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8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, June 25, 2020
COVID-19 Impact
The COVID-19 virus continues to impact the number of initial claims and insured unemployment.
This report includes information on claimants filing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation claims.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending June 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 1,480,000, a decrease of
60,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 32,000 from 1,508,000 to
1,540,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,620,750, a decrease of 160,750 from the previous week's revised average.
The previous week's average was revised up by 8,000 from 1,773,500 to 1,781,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 13.4 percent for the week ending June 13, a decrease
of 0.5 percentage point from the previous week's revised rate. The previous week's rate was revised down by 0.2 from
14.1 to 13.9 percent. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June
13 was 19,522,000, a decrease of 767,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised
down by 255,000 from 20,544,000 to 20,289,000. The 4-week moving average was 20,421,250, a decrease of 329,750
from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 63,750 from 20,814,750 to
20,751,000.

1

 UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 1,457,373 in the week ending June
20, a decrease of 5,990 (or -0.4 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected an increase of 53,913
(or 3.7 percent) from the previous week. There were 225,819 initial claims in the comparable week in 2019. In addition,
for the week ending June 20, 46 states reported 728,120 initial claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 12.3 percent during the week ending June 13, a decrease of 0.3
percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 17,921,282, a decrease of 501,287 (or -2.7 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected
an increase of 202,892 (or 1.1 percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 1.1 percent and the volume
was 1,558,646.

The total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week ending June 6 was 30,553,817, an increase of
1,294,309 from the previous week. There were 1,546,208 persons claiming benefits in all programs in the comparable
week in 2019.
During the week ending June 6, Extended Benefits were available in the following 44 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas,
California, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West
Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,696 in the week ending June 13, a
decrease of 21 from the prior week. There were 1,194 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 35
from the preceding week.
2

 There were 15,339 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending June 6, a decrease of 175
from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 12,483, an increase of 582 from the prior
week.
During the week ending Jun 6, 46 states reported 11,046,401 individuals claiming Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
benefits and 38 states reported 851,983 individuals claiming Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation
benefits.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 6 were in Nevada (22.6), Puerto Rico (20.6), Hawaii
(18.3), New York (17.8), California (17.3), Michigan (16.9), Louisiana (16.2), Massachusetts (16.2), the Virgin Islands
(16.2), and Connecticut (15.8).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 13 were in Oklahoma (+7,254), Texas (+5,047), New
Jersey (+3,272), New York (+1,351), and Louisiana (+1,243), while the largest decreases were in Florida (-24,013),
Maryland (-18,188), Massachusetts (-14,731), California (-14,412), and Michigan (-6,543).

3

 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS

WEEK ENDING
Initial Claims (SA)
Initial Claims (NSA)
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)
WEEK ENDING
Insured Unemployment (SA)
Insured Unemployment (NSA)
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)
Insured Unemployment Rate (SA)2
Insured Unemployment Rate (NSA)2

June 20
1,480,000
1,457,373
1,620,750

June 13
1,540,000
1,463,363
1,781,500

Change
-60,000
-5,990
-160,750

June 6
1,566,000
1,561,267
2,008,000

Prior Year1
224,000
225,819
220,750

June 13
19,522,000
17,921,282
20,421,250
13.4%
12.3%

June 6
20,289,000
18,422,569
20,751,000
13.9%
12.6%

Change
-767,000
-501,287
-329,750
-0.5
-0.3

May 30
20,606,000
18,628,166
21,906,750
14.1%
12.8%

Prior Year1
1,692,000
1,558,646
1,691,000
1.2%
1.1%

INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
WEEK ENDING
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance

June 20
728,120

June 13
770,920

Change
-42,800

June 6
700,393

WEEK ENDING
Federal Employees (UCFE)
Newly Discharged Veterans (UCX)

June 13
1,696
1,194

June 6
1,717
1,159

Change
-21
+35

Prior Year1
543
484

Change
-218,291
-175
+582
+1,672,153
-225,336
+269
-108
+65,215
+1,294,309

Prior Year1
1,520,519
6,939
5,293
NA
NA
0
5,343
8,114
1,546,208

PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN ALL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
WEEK ENDING
Regular State
Federal Employees
Newly Discharged Veterans
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance3
Pandemic Emergency UC4
Extended Benefits5
State Additional Benefits6
STC / Workshare 7
TOTAL8

June 6
18,330,151
15,339
12,483
11,046,401
851,983
2,980
2,403
292,077
30,553,817

May 30
18,548,442
15,514
11,901
9,374,248
1,077,319
2,711
2,511
226,862
29,259,508

FOOTNOTES
SA - Seasonally Adjusted Data, NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted Data
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

7.
8.

Prior year is comparable to most recent data.
Most recent week used covered employment of 145,671,710 as denominator.
Information on the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program can be found in UIPL 16-20: PUA Program
information
Information on the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program can be found in Unemployment
Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) 17-20: PEUC Program information
Information on the EB program can be found here: EB Program information
Some states maintain additional benefit programs for those claimants who exhaust regular benefits, and when applicable,
extended benefits. Information on states that participate, and the extent of benefits paid, can be found starting on page 4-4 of
this link: Extensions and Special Programs PDF
Information on STC/Worksharing can be found starting on page 4-8 of the following link: Extensions and Special Programs
PDF
Totals include PUA Unemployment for the appropriate corresponding week.

4

 Advance State Claims - Not Seasonally Adjusted
STATE
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan*
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
US Total

Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended June 20
Advance
Prior Wk
Change
18,061
18,367
-306
7,050
6,797
253
26,786
22,419
4,367
9,135
9,381
-246
287,354
241,424
45,930
9,757
10,382
-625
10,362
11,852
-1,490
2,701
2,516
185
3,004
3,065
-61
93,394
88,148
5,246
124,283
131,997
-7,714
7,238
7,248
-10
4,053
3,631
422
46,005
44,694
1,311
31,885
24,017
7,868
8,542
9,069
-527
9,964
8,287
1,677
24,628
37,650
-13,022
20,196
23,122
-2,926
2,835
3,013
-178
31,944
23,450
8,494
29,671
30,411
-740
18,783
21,293
-2,510
20,584
24,696
-4,112
15,140
18,407
-3,267
15,968
18,912
-2,944
2,845
3,157
-312
4,441
4,868
-427
13,760
10,620
3,140
5,276
6,431
-1155
32,396
26,438
5,958
5,083
5,111
-28
90,186
95,150
-4,964
28,463
32,188
-3,725
2,002
2,073
-71
34,375
33,139
1,236
49,208
84,779
-35,571
15,737
24,645
-8,908
56,089
49,197
6,892
9,043
8,097
946
3,465
2,641
824
17,098
19,853
-2,755
857
1,065
-208
21,155
19,413
1,742
89,241
94,723
-5,482
4,961
4,803
158
1,311
1,859
-548
27
53
-26
26,072
27,186
-1,114
34,809
30,217
4,592
3,601
4,327
-726
25,417
25,543
-126
1,132
1,539
-407
1,457,373
1,463,363
-5,990

Insured Unemployment For Week Ended June 13
Advance
Prior Wk
Change
143,044
163,982
-20,938
43,922
45,792
-1,870
209,598
209,529
69
108,121
113,623
-5,502
2,812,944
3,001,413
-188,469
259,842
242,785
17,057
252,974
260,518
-7,544
50,625
47,115
3,510
71,187
72,934
-1,747
965,117
920,202
44,915
664,305
682,501
-18,196
133,113
113,969
19,144
31,635
36,764
-5,129
705,878
710,279
-4,401
206,265
211,255
-4,990
153,771
152,739
1,032
92,978
83,881
9,097
171,864
181,169
-9,305
297,016
306,358
-9,342
62,405
66,966
-4,561
238,932
250,269
-11,337
560,420
577,991
-17,571
595,995
726,922
-130,927
371,107
371,930
-823
150,376
123,192
27,184
208,192
218,596
-10,404
41,323
44,298
-2,975
55,576
57,402
-1,826
286,745
312,009
-25,264
92,132
98,440
-6,308
528,006
538,269
-10,263
103,469
102,087
1,382
1,660,336
1,677,037
-16,701
522,767
524,787
-2,020
33,486
29,103
4,383
444,205
492,958
-48,753
178,974
173,361
5,613
384,608
251,869
132,739
758,549
913,810
-155,261
194,502
175,974
18,528
69,605
73,083
-3,478
195,129
200,903
-5,774
17,052
18,649
-1,597
277,608
297,873
-20,265
1,248,199
1,297,296
-49,097
73,574
75,383
-1,809
42,228
43,338
-1,110
6,300
5,734
566
375,724
386,893
-11,169
451,510
410,204
41,306
76,609
75,236
1,373
225,199
238,528
-13,329
16,241
15,371
870
17,921,282
18,422,569
-501,287

Note: Advance claims are not directly comparable to claims reported in prior weeks. Advance claims are reported by the
state liable for paying the unemployment compensation, whereas previous weeks reported claims reflect claimants by
state of residence. In addition, claims reported as "workshare equivalent" in the previous week are added to the advance
claims as a proxy for the current week's "workshare equivalent" activity.
*Denotes state estimate.

5

 Seasonally Adjusted US Weekly UI Claims (in thousands)

Week Ending
June 15, 2019
June 22, 2019
June 29, 2019
July 6, 2019
July 13, 2019
July 20, 2019
July 27, 2019
August 3, 2019
August 10, 2019
August 17, 2019
August 24, 2019
August 31, 2019
September 7, 2019
September 14, 2019
September 21, 2019
September 28, 2019
October 5, 2019
October 12, 2019
October 19, 2019
October 26, 2019
November 2, 2019
November 9, 2019
November 16, 2019
November 23, 2019
November 30, 2019
December 7, 2019
December 14, 2019
December 21, 2019
December 28, 2019
January 4, 2020
January 11, 2020
January 18, 2020
January 25, 2020
February 1, 2020
February 8, 2020
February 15, 2020
February 22, 2020
February 29, 2020
March 7, 2020
March 14, 2020
March 21, 2020
March 28, 2020
April 4, 2020
April 11, 2020
April 18, 2020
April 25, 2020
May 2, 2020
May 9, 2020
May 16, 2020
May 23, 2020
May 30, 2020
June 6, 2020
June 13, 2020
June 20, 2020

Initial
Claims
219
224
222
211
217
211
216
214
218
215
215
219
208
211
215
218
212
218
213
217
212
222
223
211
206
237
229
218
220
212
207
220
212
201
204
215
220
217
211
282
3,307
6,867
6,615
5,237
4,442
3,867
3,176
2,687
2,446
2,123
1,897
1,566
1,540
1,480

Change
from
Prior
Week
-1
5
-2
-11
6
-6
5
-2
4
-3
0
4
-11
3
4
3
-6
6
-5
4
-5
10
1
-12
-5
31
-8
-11
2
-8
-5
13
-8
-11
3
11
5
-3
-6
71
3,025
3,560
-252
-1,378
-795
-575
-691
-489
-241
-323
-226
-331
-26
-60

Change
from
Insured
Prior
Unemployment Week
1,692
15
1,699
7
1,717
18
1,694
-23
1,682
-12
1,699
17
1,692
-7
1,719
27
1,687
-32
1,699
12
1,683
-16
1,683
0
1,675
-8
1,672
-3
1,667
-5
1,698
31
1,689
-9
1,691
2
1,700
9
1,695
-5
1,702
7
1,697
-5
1,665
-32
1,697
32
1,700
3
1,725
25
1,716
-9
1,728
12
1,775
47
1,759
-16
1,735
-24
1,704
-31
1,753
49
1,678
-75
1,729
51
1,693
-36
1,720
27
1,699
-21
1,702
3
1,784
82
3,059
1,275
7,446
4,387
11,914
4,468
15,819
3,905
18,011
2,192
22,377
4,366
22,548
171
24,912
2,364
20,841
-4,071
21,268
427
20,606
-662
20,289
-317
19,522
-767

4-Week
Average
219.25
220.75
221.25
219.00
218.50
215.25
213.75
214.50
214.75
215.75
215.50
216.75
214.25
213.25
213.25
213.00
214.00
215.75
215.25
215.00
215.00
216.00
218.50
217.00
215.50
219.25
220.75
222.50
226.00
219.75
214.25
214.75
212.75
210.00
209.25
208.00
210.00
214.00
215.75
232.50
1,004.25
2,666.75
4,267.75
5,506.50
5,790.25
5,040.25
4,180.50
3,543.00
3,044.00
2,608.00
2,288.25
2,008.00
1,781.50
1,620.75

6

4-Week
Average
1,691.00
1,692.00
1,696.25
1,700.50
1,698.00
1,698.00
1,691.75
1,698.00
1,699.25
1,699.25
1,697.00
1,688.00
1,685.00
1,678.25
1,674.25
1,678.00
1,681.50
1,686.25
1,694.50
1,693.75
1,697.00
1,698.50
1,689.75
1,690.25
1,689.75
1,696.75
1,709.50
1,717.25
1,736.00
1,744.50
1,749.25
1,743.25
1,737.75
1,717.50
1,716.00
1,713.25
1,705.00
1,710.25
1,703.50
1,726.25
2,061.00
3,497.75
6,050.75
9,559.50
13,297.50
17,030.25
19,688.75
21,962.00
22,669.50
22,392.25
21,906.75
20,751.00
20,421.25

IUR
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
2.1
5.1
8.2
10.9
12.4
15.4
15.5
17.1
14.3
14.6
14.1
13.9
13.4

 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Claims - Not Seasonally Adjusted
STATE
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
US Total

PUA Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended June 20
Advance
Prior Wk
Change
3,795
3,089
706
1,534
1,164
370
40,775
118,331
-77,556
8,379
8,957
-578
86,130
69,447
16,683
10,385
17,945
-7,560
10,624
2,100
8,524
904
556
348
831
852
-21
0
0
0
0
0
0
8,438
14,039
-5,601
698
348
350
10,820
8,987
1,833
17,439
12,016
5,423
1,557
1,720
-163
438
450
-12
0
3,620
-3,620
9,774
13,314
-3,540
2,675
2,868
-193
24,017
61,640
-37,623
14,131
15,892
-1,761
22,519
26,173
-3,654
0
718
-718
7,441
8,203
-762
3,526
5,433
-1,907
2,549
2,540
9
1,220
1,190
30
29,441
24,720
4,721
0
0
0
18,634
23,188
-4,554
2,180
2,267
-87
71,308
53,291
18,017
23,799
24,813
-1,014
689
603
86
85,599
57,760
27,839
1,445
1,339
106
2,710
0
2,710
104,940
83,662
21,278
20,513
20,501
12
3,083
2,638
445
11,896
13,819
-1,923
189
321
-132
5,931
4,811
1,120
33,533
32,630
903
1,629
1,707
-78
362
381
-19
0
0
0
8,545
9,103
-558
7,996
8,609
-613
0
0
0
2,601
2,727
-126
498
438
60
728,120
770,920
-42,800

PUA Continued Claims For Week Ended Jun 6
Jun 6
May 30
Change
36,739
34,602
2,137
16,326
16,398
-72
1,416,134
963,225
452,909
134,478
93,604
40,874
1,330,215
1,035,836
294,379
188,027
126,592
61,435
47,505
46,921
584
8,574
9,515
-941
11,978
11,444
534
0
0
0
0
0
0
145,978
137,205
8,773
54,014
898
53,116
88,107
85,156
2,951
209,080
117,441
91,639
16,266
15,714
552
65,104
34,537
30,567
59,692
0
59,692
178,859
166,615
12,244
23,813
23,370
443
444,425
204,394
240,031
470,605
532,594
-61,989
1,080,267
1,054,565
25,702
79,406
69,865
9,541
52,240
47,450
4,790
87,467
80,019
7,448
40,658
41,888
-1,230
24,421
22,023
2,398
92,845
234,575
-141,730
0
0
0
369,376
399,178
-29,802
45,418
43,732
1,686
927,026
1,098,156
-171,130
199,114
212,278
-13,164
7,482
7,362
120
815,459
562,418
253,041
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,187,770
827,441
360,329
269,686
208,790
60,896
42,680
41,620
1,060
72,701
87,195
-14,494
4,345
5,170
-825
94,465
85,670
8,795
184,030
184,302
-272
10,891
10,921
-30
8,664
10,390
-1,726
0
0
0
218,743
201,362
17,381
167,283
171,898
-4,615
0
0
0
15,100
6,974
8,126
2,945
2,945
0
11,046,401
9,374,248
1,672,153

Note: Information on the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program can be found in UIPL 16-20: PUA
Program information

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 Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Claims - Not Seasonally Adjusted
STATE
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
US Total

June 6

May 30

0
0
1,994
7,110
296,831
0
16,552
1,834
1,516
0
0
0
3,351
37,167
9,926
7,823
0
0
3,114
136
8,642
32,501
19,509
16,909
728
12,995
1,778
1,792
7,195
0
128,341
3,531
69,209
19,970
1,716
15,066
0
0
60,964
8,783
3,989
13,807
210
4,923
6,759
2,365
1,145
0
0
17,653
4,149
0
0
851,983

0
0
0
6,529
425,056
0
21,704
1,786
1,411
0
0
0
2,846
28,128
9,190
9,855
0
0
2,599
138
7,230
42,051
35,584
15,632
0
11,162
1,833
1,115
6,681
0
164,948
3,326
75,140
18,348
1,767
13,899
0
0
125,988
6,875
2,348
0
181
4,641
5,763
1,968
1,309
0
0
16,373
3,915
0
0
1,077,319

PEUC Claims Filed During Weeks Ended:
Change
May 23
0
0
1,994
581
-128,225
0
-5,152
48
105
0
0
0
505
9,039
736
-2,032
0
0
515
-2
1,412
-9,550
-16,075
1,277
728
1,833
-55
677
514
0
-36,607
205
-5,931
1,622
-51
1,167
0
0
-65,024
1,908
1,641
13,807
29
282
996
397
-164
0
0
1,280
234
0
0
-225,336

0
0
0
5,490
140,031
0
38,767
1,578
1,226
0
0
0
2,536
33,201
9,039
19,710
0
0
2,084
158
5,983
55,234
16,788
14,332
0
10,620
1,720
238
5,977
0
30,944
2,960
64,624
0
1,894
12,371
0
0
11,345
0
2,279
0
122
4,129
4,273
1,561
1,503
0
0
14,114
3,689
0
0
520,520

May 16
0
0
0
6,058
324
0
0
1,547
1,104
0
0
0
1,774
28,873
9,097
0
0
0
304
70
5,575
13,002
33,561
13,405
0
7,437
1,612
10
4,745
0
0
2,595
53,737
0
3,609
11,024
1,732
0
531
0
2,139
0
48
100
0
1,080
0
0
0
13,825
3,776
0
0
222,694

Note: Information on the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program can be found in
Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) 17-20: PEUC Program information

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 INITIAL CLAIMS FILED DURING WEEK ENDED
JUNE 13

INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT FOR WEEK ENDED
JUNE 6

CHANGE FROM
STATE NAME
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Totals

CHANGE FROM

LAST YEAR
STATE WEEK AGO UCFE 1 UCX 1
18,367 -1,582 15,945
29
17
6,797
-284
6,064
14
0
22,419 -1,948 18,200
14
4
9,381
-282
7,645
4
2
241,424 -14,412 202,671
300
212
10,382 -2,716
8,865
6
24
11,852 -3,514
8,772
20
11
2,516
-521
1,404
4
5
3,065
-320
2,592
35
0
88,148 -24,013 80,639
18
14
131,997 -3,257 127,665
106
68
7,248
-90
5,945
6
18
3,631
-322
2,797
2
2
44,694
88
35,856
11
14
24,017 1,086 21,897
20
19
9,069
-419
6,949
8
3
8,287
26
6,851
3
0
37,650 -3,083 35,714
1
1
23,122 1,243 20,750
24
23
3,013
-104
2,576
0
0
23,450 -18,188 20,090
58
18
30,411 -14,731 25,796
32
38
21,293 -6,543 16,574
9
6
24,696 -3,615 21,911
13
7
18,407 -2,876 17,125
3
6
18,912
-995
15,601
5
3
3,157
79
2,447
9
5
4,868
171
4,156
4
3
10,620
-128
8,106
3
2
6,431
128
6,001
5
3
26,438 3,272 18,374
49
55
5,111
-179
4,325
10
1
95,150 1,351 82,863
27
50
32,188 -1,677 28,865
56
71
2,073
-179
1,820
23
3
33,139 -3,015 27,441
7
26
84,779 7,254 82,959
23
18
24,645
137
21,141
234
94
49,197
370
29,649
250
58
8,097
-723
5,652
4
3
2,641
-877
1,489
2
1
19,853 -3,335 17,347
10
21
1,065
185
861
47
5
19,413 -1,495 17,050
33
23
94,723 5,047 79,642
109
192
4,803
-579
3,918
12
5
1,859
209
1,524
0
0
53
21
24
2
0
27,186 -2,045 24,595
7
11
30,217
-460
25,331
12
15
4,327
-86
3,392
1
1
25,543
496
20,335
8
13
1,539
-474
1,241
4
0
1,463,363 -97,904 1,257,442 1,696 1,194

STATE
163,982
45,792
209,529
113,623
3,001,413
242,785
260,518
47,115
72,934
920,202
682,501
113,969
36,764
710,279
211,255
152,739
83,881
181,169
306,358
66,966
250,269
577,991
726,922
371,930
123,192
218,596
44,298
57,402
312,009
98,440
538,269
102,087
1,677,037
524,787
29,103
492,958
173,361
251,869
913,810
175,974
73,083
200,903
18,649
297,873
1,297,296
75,383
43,338
5,734
386,893
410,204
75,236
238,528
15,371
18,422,569

(%) 2
8.5
14.9
7.3
9.5
17.3
9.1
15.8
10.6
12.6
10.7
15.6
18.3
5.0
12.0
6.9
10.0
6.1
9.6
16.2
11.1
9.8
16.2
16.9
13.0
11.1
7.8
9.7
6.0
22.6
15.1
13.4
12.7
17.8
11.9
7.1
9.2
11.0
13.2
15.7
20.6
15.4
9.6
4.5
9.1
10.5
5.1
14.3
16.2
10.3
12.2
11.3
8.4
5.7
12.6

LAST
WEEK YEAR AGO UCFE 1
-16,263 148,055
132
-1,331
39,762
143
-1,076
183,537
327
-1,859
100,723
173
188,929 2,701,001 1,520
-21,025 225,627
179
-8,599
232,044
200
-2,544
43,124
14
911
66,533
828
-46,423 885,071
370
-15,653 657,853
576
-11,590 106,799
230
-11,015
32,228
22
-31,459 625,474
447
-9,801
197,982
97
-5,529
139,010
182
-7,189
76,024
74
-16,533 164,634
177
1,275
289,974
130
-11,281
62,978
63
3,734
224,872
371
3,972
528,929
347
-29,354 687,780
168
-26,869 345,365
179
-25,710 112,768
179
-17,935 197,782
121
-2,007
39,838
105
-3,077
53,511
18
-22,173 294,962
126
-3,749
95,510
33
-20,788 462,991
328
-1,932
93,176
134
-17,772 1,564,192
575
-12,865 505,171
373
-752
27,133
64
-40,389 447,884
165
16,566
158,811
80
-23,899 227,959
1,067
67,022
819,681
2,246
-4,748
160,192
274
-3,863
66,705
55
-11,667 186,469
52
-1,924
17,632
204
-12,192 278,576
144
81,789 1,176,939
945
-2,762
68,730
65
-1,869
40,549
5
170
5,326
16
-9,163
367,430
478
-27,952 367,431
324
-7,926
66,370
81
-17,277 216,954
113
-181
13,853
20
-205,597 16,899,904 15,339

UCX 1
96
47
178
70
1,793
299
110
18
8
394
524
116
30
248
128
60
71
166
59
26
298
208
170
183
63
68
37
28
113
15
427
84
627
654
21
446
92
299
706
68
33
105
11
133
1,749
37
2
2
503
707
76
70
7
12,483

ALL
PROGRAMS
EXCLUDING
RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
164,210
45,982
210,034
113,866
3,004,726
243,263
260,828
47,147
73,770
920,966
683,601
114,315
36,816
710,974
211,480
152,981
84,026
181,512
306,547
67,055
250,938
578,546
727,260
372,292
123,434
218,785
44,440
57,448
312,248
98,488
539,024
102,305
1,678,239
525,814
29,188
493,569
173,533
253,235
916,762
176,316
73,171
201,060
18,864
298,150
1,299,990
75,485
43,345
5,752
387,874
411,235
75,393
238,711
15,398
18,450,391

Figures appearing in columns showing over-the-week changes reflect all revisions in data for prior week submitted by
state agencies.
1. The Unemployment Compensation program for Federal Employees (UCFE) and the Unemployment Compensation for
Ex-servicemembers (UCX) exclude claims filed jointly under other programs to avoid duplication.
2. Rate is not seasonally adjusted. The source of U.S. total covered employment is BLS.

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 UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED JUNE 13, 2020
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State
OK
TX

Change
+7,254
+5,047

NJ
NY

+3,272
+1,351

LA
IN

+1,243
+1,086

State Supplied Comment
No comment.
Layoffs in the accommodation and food services, transportation and warehousing, arts,
entertainment, and recreation, health care and social assistance, administrative, support, waste
management, and remediation services, and educational services industries.
No comment.
Layoffs in the accommodation and food services, retail trade, and arts, entertainment, and
recreation industries.
No comment.
No comment.

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000

State
FL

Change
-24,013

MD
MA
CA
MI
MN
CT
SC
GA

-18,188
-14,731
-14,412
-6,543
-3,615
-3,514
-3,335
-3,257

KY
OH
MS
CO
VA
AZ
NC

-3,083
-3,015
-2,876
-2,716
-2,045
-1,948
-1,677

AL

-1,582

TN

-1,495

State Supplied Comment
Fewer layoffs in the agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting, construction, manufacturing,
wholesale trade, retail trade, and service industries.
No comment.
No comment.
Fewer layoffs in the service industry.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing, educational services, and accommodation and food
services industries.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
Fewer layoffs in the administrative, support, waste management, and remediation services,
health care and social assistance, and manufacturing industries.
Fewer layoffs in the administrative, support, waste management, and remediation services and
health care and social assistance industries.
No comment.

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 TECHNICAL NOTES
This news release presents the weekly unemployment insurance (UI) claims reported by each state's unemployment
insurance program offices. These claims may be used for monitoring workload volume, assessing state program
operations and for assessing labor market conditions. States initially report claims directly taken by the state liable for the
benefit payments, regardless of where the claimant who filed the claim resided. These are the basis for the advance initial
claims and continued claims reported each week. These data come from ETA 538, Advance Weekly Initial and
Continued Claims Report. The following week initial claims and continued claims are revised based on a second
reporting by states that reflect the claimants by state of residence. These data come from the ETA 539, Weekly Claims
and Extended Benefits Trigger Data Report.
A. Initial Claims
An initial claim is a claim filed by an unemployed individual after a separation from an employer. The claimant requests
a determination of basic eligibility for the UI program. When an initial claim is filed with a state, certain programmatic
activities take place and these result in activity counts including the count of initial claims. The count of U.S. initial
claims for unemployment insurance is a leading economic indicator because it is an indication of emerging labor market
conditions in the country. However, these are weekly administrative data which are difficult to seasonally adjust, making
the series subject to some volatility.
B. Continued Weeks Claimed
A person who has already filed an initial claim and who has experienced a week of unemployment then files a continued
claim to claim benefits for that week of unemployment. Continued claims are also referred to as insured unemployment.
The count of U.S. continued weeks claimed is also a good indicator of labor market conditions. Continued claims reflect
the current number of insured unemployed workers filing for UI benefits in the nation. While continued claims are not a
leading indicator (they roughly coincide with economic cycles at their peaks and lag at cycle troughs), they provide
confirming evidence of the direction of the U.S. economy.
C. Seasonal Adjustments and Annual Revisions
Over the course of a year, the weekly changes in the levels of initial claims and continued claims undergo regularly
occurring fluctuations. These fluctuations may result from seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, the opening and
closing of schools, or other similar events. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year,
their influence on the level of a series can be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal variation. These adjustments
make trend and cycle developments easier to spot. At the beginning of each calendar year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
provides the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) with a set of seasonal factors to apply to the unadjusted
data during that year. Concurrent with the implementation and release of the new seasonal factors, ETA incorporates
revisions to the UI claims historical series caused by updates to the unadjusted data.

Weekly Claims Archives
Weekly Claims Data
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Resource Center converts Departmental information and documents into alternative formats, which include Braille and large
print. For alternative format requests, please contact the Department at (202) 693-7828 (voice) or (800) 877-8339 (federal
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Washington, D.C. 20210
Release Number: USDL 20-1302-NAT

Program Contacts:
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