NJ Upgrade of Unemployment Online System Not Without Glitches
The state's unemployment insurance system, which operates using a decades-old programming language, has been beset with problems since the start of the pandemic. Continue reading…
View ArticleMore NJ Workers Reject Jobs to Collect Benefits
Many in NJ are still rejecting jobs to take the summer off on unemployment. Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ Lawmakers Urge Murphy to Crack Down More on Unemployment Fraud
Lawmakers from a Shore-area district say they’ve been getting an increased number of requests for help from residents who are victims of unemployment fraud. Continue reading…
View ArticleDespite money in bank, NJ now pays interest on unemployment loan
Not only will employers soon pay higher payroll taxes, but now the state is paying interest to the federal government on the loan it has to pay jobless benefits. Continue reading…
View ArticleMore than 1 in 5 High-risk U.S. Housing Markets are NJ Counties
Beside COVID concerns, what the high-risk markets also all have in common is that they are high-density, and would be prone to risk even without a pandemic. Continue reading…
View ArticleSenate to Murphy: Enough Already, Reopen All State Offices
Democrats joined Republicans in expressing their frustration that unemployment offices and others aren't fully reopened to the public. Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ Labor Chief Doubts Demand for In-person Unemployment Help Will Last
At an often-tense hearing in the Senate Thursday, the state labor commissioner defended his office’s handling of jobless claims during the pandemic and cast doubt on how many people will want in-person...
View ArticleNJ Labor Department Starts Scheduling In-person Unemployment Meetings
The state labor department has started scheduling in-person appointments that will begin being held Monday to help people having trouble with their unemployment claims. Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ Makes Unemployment Process Mobile-friendly, ‘Plain-language’
Still sifting through unemployment claims filed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced what it calls “the first of many...
View ArticleComing Soon: Make-your-own Appointments for NJ Unemployment Help
As soon as next month, New Jerseyans might be able to make their own appointments for in-person visits to unemployment offices to deal with problems getting benefits. Continue reading…
View ArticleGood News and Bad News About NJ Employment in May
It was the 18th consecutive month of jobs gains in New Jersey, though the third smallest monthly increase in that year and a half. Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ Unemployment Down
Revised federal data released Monday suggests New Jersey's unemployment rate declined more gradually last year than previously reported. Continue reading…
View ArticleMore Jobs, Lower Unemployment in NJ [AUDIO]
New federal data indicates the unemployment rate in New Jersey dropped to 7.1 percent in January, the lowest rate in more than five years. Continue reading…
View ArticleUnchanged Unemployment
Showing no change from the month prior, New Jersey's unemployment rate held at 7.1 percent in February, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ Veterans Post Highest Jobless Rate [AUDIO]
The unemployment rate among veterans was higher last year in New Jersey than any other state. Continue reading…
View Article6.9 Percent
New Jersey's unemployment rate for April fell to its lowest level in five years, and more people are getting "back into the game" in the state's economy. Continue reading…
View ArticleUnemployment Rate Falls
July was a good month for hiring in New Jersey, although the pace of hiring is still slower. Continue reading…
View ArticleBudget Good News, Bad News
It's very rare for good news to come out of a hearing on the New Jersey state budget, but that's what happened Thursday when New Jersey's labor commissioner testified before the Senate Budget...
View ArticleBill Aims to Speed Up NJ’s Unemployment Benefits Process
Too many people are waiting too long to get their unemployment insurance benefits according to State Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Trenton). Continue reading…
View ArticleStates Reduce Unemployment Benefits, NJ Isn’t One of Them
With the national economy continuing to improve, a growing number of states have started reducing the amount of unemployment benefits their residents can receive. Continue reading…
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