Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Michigan dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 7,866 ...

Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency is entering this year in the midst of some major changes, such as a search for a new director.

Michigan's jobless can soon claim up to 26 weeks of unemployment benefits — an increase from the current 20 weeks — and higher weekly payments after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill 40 ...

A new report shows that Michigan’s jobless rate is among the worst in the nation. Michigan’s unemployment rate rose to 5.0 ...