LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - The unemployment rate in Kentucky rose 1.6% in just 30 days last month. The rate sat at 3.9% unemployed in May, and surged to 5.5% in the month of June. "One of the things ...

Losing your job can be scary and stressful, and applying for unemployment can feel complicated, overwhelming and confusing — but you're not alone. Many Americans have found themselves in this position ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Office of Unemployment Insurance (UI) is requiring claimants to use a new ID verification system. The office said the new requirement is an effort to mitigate fraud.

Jan. 3—Kentucky will go from among one of the most generous states for unemployment benefits to one of the least starting in 2023 — thanks to House Bill 4 which took effect on Jan. 1. The changes to ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- An overhaul of Kentucky's unemployment system goes into effect next month, with benefits being cut nearly in half. But opinion is divided on whether the result will be ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It’s a rare thing for Democrats and Republicans in Congress to agree on anything, even rarer when Congressman James Comer (R-Kentucky) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ...

HARSHLY IMPACT THE STATE’S. THE STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM ALSO CHANGED AT THE START OF THE NEW YEAR. DRASTIC REDUCING THE NUMBER OF WEEKS KENTUCKIANS CAN RECEIVE BENEFITS UNDER A BILL ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Lexington woman trying to obtain employment benefits for months is now fighting her case from her hospital bed. Briana Strickland reached out to LEX 18 for help with ...

BEREA, Ky. (WKYT) - Inside the Madison County home where Beverly Miller lives with her mother, sister and nephew are several signs - mounted above a doorway, hanging from a handle, sitting on a shelf ...

Scott County, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky is among the states with the longest possible unemployment benefits, at 26 weeks. However, come January, 1, those unemployment benefits will change for the first ...