COVID-19 Impact
The COVID-19 virus continues to impact the number of initial claims and insured unemployment. This report now includes information on claimants filing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation claims.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
May 21, 2020 - In the week ending May 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 2,438,000, a decrease of 249,000 from the
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previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 294,000 from 2,981,000 to 2,687,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,042,000, a decrease of 501,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 73,500 from 3,616,500 to 3,543,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted
insured unemployment rate was 17.2 percent for the week ending May 9, an increase of 1.7 percentage points from the previous week's revised rate. The previous week's rate was revised down by 0.2 from 15.7 to 15.5 percent. The advance number for seasonally adjusted
insured unemployment during the week ending May 9 was 25,073,000, an increase of 2,525,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 285,000 from 22,833,000 to 22,548,000. The 4-week moving average was 22,002,250, an increase of 2,313,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 71,250 from 19,760,000 to 19,688,750.
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Source: DOL
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