What does it mean to be "actively" looking for work?

How claims data fit into a bigger picture of unemployment benefits

Job seekers try to find work after unemployment benefits run out.

The number of jobless Americans who've lost their extended unemployment benefits has swelled to 1.7 million.

President Obama has called on employers to stop passing over long-term jobless applicants.

For one woman looking for work, unemployment benefits kept certain career options. With Congress not extending benefits, a new plan is in order.

As Congress considers extending federal benefits, the long-term unemployed find it harder to find a job with every day they're out of the workforce.

Despite today's vote, Washington gridlock has led to creative accounting on Capitol Hill.

Expect unemployment to drop — but not because people are heading back to work.

1.3 million people take an immediate hit, but that number would go up throughout the year.