Rob Asaro-Angelo Archives

Murphy sidesteps questions on payroll tax hike, unemployment benefits for the unvaccinated

September 13, 2021 2:59 pm

At Gov. Phil Murphy’s now twice-a-week Covid press briefing today, the governor was asked about the possibility of using federal aid money to prevent a payroll tax hike and whether those fired for being unvaccinated would be eligible for unemployment...

Department of Labor ups response goal for unemployment claims referred by lawmakers

March 23, 2021 5:27 pmMarch 23, 2021 10:42 pm

This story was updated to include information about a Feb. 26 email exchange between Smith’s staff and the front office at 10:42 p.m. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) on Tuesday celebrated the removal of a limit on lawmaker unemployment referrals the...

New jobless claims lowest since mid-March

February 25, 2021 2:11 pm

New jobless claims fell to their lowest point since mid-March last week, the New Jersey Department of Labor announced Thursday. Another 10,776 new Jersey residents filed unemployment claims last week, a decline of about 7% from the previous week’s 11,563....

Expanded unemployment payments to resume next week

January 6, 2021 12:12 pm

Unemployed New Jerseyans may begin receiving supplemental $300 dollar payments next week, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced Wednesday. The department will begin processing the payments, authorized under the most recent expansion of the Coronavirus Aid,...

N.J. hits $20 billion in unemployment benefits

December 17, 2020 10:21 am

New Jersey has paid out $20 billion in unemployment benefits since the outbreak of COVID-19 in March, the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced on Thursday. More than 1.8 million New Jerseyans have applied for wage replacement benefits...

Another 17,023 New Jerseyans file for unemployment

December 10, 2020 12:05 pm

Another 17,023 New Jerseyans filed for unemployment last week, marking an increase from the number of new claims filed ever week since Nov. 7. The new figures bring the total number of unemployment received by the state since mid-March to...

New unemployment claims at lowest since mid-March

November 25, 2020 12:55 pm

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development received 12,192 new unemployment claims last week, the lowest number reported since the start of the pandemic. The new figures represent a 6% decline from the 12,986 — then the lowest...