Unemployment Crisis

The struggle to find workers has put a strain on some restaurants. Their owners hope Thursday’s announcement will change that.

The governor said the assistance was always meant to be temporary.

The state could also stop participating in the federal pandemic unemployment program.

Ohio's auditor says if fraud numbers had been revealed sooner, it could have saved millions of dollars and protected thousands.

ODJFS says there are two fake websites in question.

Unemployed Kentuckians will soon be required to prove they are searching for work at least once a week in order to receive benefits, a rule that was waived by Governor Andy Beshear at the beginning of the pandemic.

State unemployment officials say the average wait time on the phone is now less than 10 minutes.

The audit also revealed 37 state employees filed for jobless benefits for “loss of a part-time job” despite being full-time employees of the commonwealth.

The state’s Unemployment Trust Fund hasn’t been solvent since 1974 and was unable to pay out benefits during the pandemic.

Kentucky's front-facing unemployment website will shut down until Tuesday morning after an unprecedented cyberattack targeting user accounts.