Agencies are giving furloughed federal employees an inconsistent message about whether they will get retroactive pay once the shutdown ends.

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers may find themselves suddenly furloughed and without a paycheck. Here's what they should know to get by.

Right after setting her out-of-office email on October 1, one furloughed US Department of Agriculture worker filed for unemployment benefits to help her pay for food, rent and other necessities during the federal government shutdown.

As the government shutdown approaches its one month mark, the Virginia Employment Commission is noticing a spike in unemployment claims from federal workers.

Nearly 48,000 Michiganders are receiving $34 million in retroactive unemployment payments following a review, a release from the Michigan Labor and Economic Opportunity said. Weekly benefit rates signed into law in December increased payouts. “This money ...