unemployment

As in the rest of the country, the unemployment rate in southwestern Pennsylvania is the lowest it's been since the pandemic began. But with the number of people looking for work at its lowest level since 1990, businesses continue to struggle with hiring.

In a new survey, about one-third of southwestern Pennsylvanians who have exited the labor force say they're staying home to manage childcare or other responsibilities.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last July that New York would spend $100 million in federal coronavirus relief to help cash-strapped tenants pay months of…

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate rose in January, as the labor force shrank but payrolls rebounded, according to state figures released…

When Janice Roundtree, 58, first enrolled in the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, she called it “a miracle.”Roundtree lives with three children…

When two checks for nearly $10,000 arrived at her home last summer from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Annette Ravinsky didn’t cash…

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate remained stable and on par with the national rate in December, although the labor force and payrolls shrank, according to…

Pittsburgher Criseena Johnson is one of millions of people who will lose her unemployment benefits in a matter of days, without Congressional…

Driven by the pandemic and related restrictions, and public health concerns, employment in Pittsburgh’s restaurant industry has declined by more than…

On today's program: Pittsburgh International Airport increased safety protocols for COVID-19, but fewer than half of their usual passengers are flying…