Unemployment

For those who have begun collecting unemployment, what must be paid out in taxes relative to the assistance a laid-off or furloughed worker receives?

A Senate committee votes Tuesday on a bill allowing civil-service employees to be transferred during emergencies as a way to help process unemployment claims.

The number of new unemployment claims is rising again in NJ and now exceeds 1 million since the pandemic began, according to the labor department.

Another 141,420 New Jerseyans filed new unemployment claims last week, bringing the four-week total of layoffs and furloughs in the state after coronavirus-related shutdowns to more than 718,300.

Roughly one of every seven New Jerseyans covered by unemployment insurance has filed new claims for benefits in three weeks since coronavirus lockdown began.

Nearly 214,000 New Jerseyans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week, setting a state record for the third consecutive week.

One in 12 workers in New Jersey filed for unemployment in a two-week span. The state urges patience as the system to file for benefits can't keep up.

The 206,253 claims reported by the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development for the week ending March 28 was the eighth highest among states.

A new report finds the practice is widespread and it may be growing

New Jersey's unemployment rate increased for the fifth month in a row in July to 5.2 percent. But the news was not all bad.