Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Ohio rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 7,206 in the week ending November 29, up from 6,765 the week before, the Labor Department said.

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell to a more than three-year low last week, allaying fears of a sharp deterioration in labor market conditions after independent surveys showed job losses in November.

The total number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the week ending Nov. 15 rose 7,000 to 1.96 million, the government said. The increase is a sign that the unemployed are taking longer to find new work.

The auditor-controller's office estimates Los Angeles County has lost over $3 million due to pandemic unemployment insurance fraud.

Around 500 Moses Lake teachers on strike may soon qualify for unemployment benefits under a state law that Democrats passed this year, despite another statute deeming it illegal. State Democrats approved Senate Bill 5041 last spring without a single Republican vote,

Charges of felony grand theft were unveiled yesterday by L.A. County's District Attorney's Office against 11 county employees, following a similar announcement in October.