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8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, July 9, 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 July 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 1,314,000, a decrease of 99,000
from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 14,000 from 1,427,000 to
1,413,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,437,250, a decrease of 63,000 from the previous week's revised average.
The previous week's average was revised down by 3,500 from 1,503,750 to 1,500,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 12.4 percent for the week ending June 27, a decrease
of 0.5 percentage point from the previous week's revised rate. The previous week's rate was revised down by 0.3 from
13.2 to 12.9 percent. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June
27 was 18,062,000, a decrease of 698,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised
down by 530,000 from 19,290,000 to 18,760,000. The 4-week moving average was 19,085,500, a decrease of 636,000
from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 132,500 from 19,854,000
to 19,721,500.

1

 UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 1,399,699 in the week ending July
4, a decrease of 31,644 (or -2.2 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected an increase of 73,475
(or 5.1 percent) from the previous week. There were 231,995 initial claims in the comparable week in 2019. In addition,
for the week ending July 4, 49 states reported 1,038,905 initial claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 11.5 percent during the week ending June 27, a decrease of 0.5
percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 16,797,353, a decrease of 630,587 (or -3.6 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected
an increase of 18,760 (or 0.1 percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 1.1 percent and the volume was
1,610,633.

The total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week ending June 20 was 32,922,335, an increase of
1,410,788 from the previous week. There were 1,612,122 persons claiming benefits in all programs in the comparable
week in 2019.
During the week ending June 20, Extended Benefits were available in the following 50 states: 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, Tennessee,
Texas, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

2

 Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,331 in the week ending June 27, a
decrease of 268 from the prior week. There were 1,021 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of
175 from the preceding week.
There were 14,482 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending June 20, a decrease of
163 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 13,107, an increase of 470 from the
prior week.
During the week ending June 20, 47 states reported 14,363,143 individuals claiming Pandemic Unemployment
Assistance benefits and 41 states reported 850,461 individuals claiming Pandemic Emergency Unemployment
Compensation benefits.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 20 were in Puerto Rico (25.4), Nevada (20.8), Hawaii
(20.7), the Virgin Islands (17.5), New York (17.1), California (16.7), Louisiana (16.2), Massachusetts (15.6), Georgia
(15.1), and Connecticut (15.0).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 27 were in Michigan (+18,668), Indiana (+15,496), Texas
(+7,046), Virginia (+6,662), and Kentucky (+5,794), while the largest decreases were in Oklahoma (-40,208), Florida
(-11,313), Maryland (-9,926), Georgia (-8,240), and California (-7,132).

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

July 4
1,314,000
1,399,699
1,437,250

June 27
1,413,000
1,431,343
1,500,250

Change
-99,000
-31,644
-63,000

June 20
1,482,000
1,460,056
1,621,250

Prior Year1
211,000
231,995
219,000

June 27
18,062,000
16,797,353
19,085,500
12.4%
11.5%

June 20
18,760,000
17,427,940
19,721,500
12.9%
12.0%

Change
-698,000
-630,587
-636,000
-0.5
-0.5

June 13
19,231,000
17,654,450
20,348,500
13.2%
12.1%

Prior Year1
1,717,000
1,610,633
1,696,250
1.2%
1.1%

INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
WEEK ENDING
Pandemic Unemployment
Assistance
WEEK ENDING
Federal Employees (UCFE)
Newly Discharged Veterans (UCX)

July 4

June 27

Change

June 20

1,038,905

996,842

+42,063

881,242

June 27
1,331
1,021

June 20
1,599
1,196

Change
-268
-175

Prior Year1
594
509

Change
-235,682
-163
+470
+1,509,659
+81,306
-349
+113
+55,434
+1,410,788

Prior Year1
1,586,713
7,017
5,400
NA
NA
1
5,041
7,950
1,612,122

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 20
17,316,689
14,482
13,107
14,363,143
850,461
2,266
2,241
359,946
32,922,335

June 13
17,552,371
14,645
12,637
12,853,484
769,155
2,615
2,128
304,512
31,511,547

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 July 4
Advance
Prior Wk
Change
18,498
18,338
160
6,437
6,467
-30
26,627
26,328
299
10,797
10,395
402
267,123
277,362
-10,239
7,727
8,646
-919
12,369
10,133
2,236
2,663
2,771
-108
2,538
3,132
-594
67,070
84,370
-17,300
103,590
117,485
-13,895
7,734
8,192
-458
4,705
5,417
-712
38,897
45,752
-6,855
24,086
44,827
-20,741
10,698
7,732
2,966
12,183
9,738
2,445
23,068
30,640
-7,572
31,907
21,976
9,931
2,837
3,119
-282
32,497
22,623
9,874
26,755
29,699
-2,944
34,470
38,309
-3,839
19,886
19,373
513
11,850
13,673
-1,823
16,894
20,008
-3,114
2,613
2,695
-82
6,143
4,203
1,940
16,169
11,110
5,059
5,285
5,163
122
46,711
27,992
18,719
6,113
5,083
1,030
93,797
89,834
3,963
27,202
29,580
-2,378
1,830
1,511
319
33,176
35,908
-2,732
7,562
18,405
-10,843
9,771
11,195
-1,424
43,602
49,986
-6,384
11,158
10,228
930
3,357
3,229
128
16,062
17,654
-1,592
799
644
155
25,843
21,544
4,299
117,244
96,593
20,651
4,850
4,965
-115
1,814
2,163
-349
4
57
-53
33,069
31,955
1,114
29,889
33,266
-3,377
3,143
3,532
-389
27,487
24,925
2,562
1,100
1,418
-318
1,399,699
1,431,343
-31,644

Insured Unemployment For Week Ended June 27
Advance
Prior Wk
Change
132,490
141,450
-8,960
41,643
43,208
-1,565
209,930
217,505
-7,575
101,990
108,691
-6,701
2,784,366
2,901,601
-117,235
247,094
237,236
9,858
252,966
247,195
5,771
47,723
44,034
3,689
70,357
72,807
-2,450
648,508
741,344
-92,836
644,633
661,233
-16,600
124,307
128,819
-4,512
27,356
30,886
-3,530
668,804
676,722
-7,918
189,085
191,288
-2,203
135,177
141,748
-6,571
95,372
79,455
15,917
150,476
159,565
-9,089
299,411
306,089
-6,678
61,735
62,989
-1,254
241,585
233,086
8,499
537,616
557,288
-19,672
525,843
633,953
-108,110
344,786
337,382
7,404
141,667
147,624
-5,957
198,849
204,121
-5,272
37,903
41,027
-3,124
54,330
56,831
-2,501
284,458
286,943
-2,485
73,963
86,586
-12,623
490,572
519,167
-28,595
95,215
95,903
-688
1,610,200
1,611,991
-1,791
405,149
463,568
-58,419
31,654
28,446
3,208
410,783
448,112
-37,329
123,267
165,298
-42,031
348,019
216,513
131,506
653,926
809,609
-155,683
227,323
217,712
9,611
66,659
67,100
-441
191,537
197,125
-5,588
15,801
17,142
-1,341
267,112
279,199
-12,087
1,270,086
1,301,714
-31,628
70,590
72,216
-1,626
38,706
42,420
-3,714
4,640
6,194
-1,554
379,906
366,714
13,192
415,819
416,604
-785
71,370
69,096
2,274
219,797
222,897
-3,100
14,799
14,494
305
16,797,353
17,427,940
-630,587

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 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
June 27, 2020
July 4, 2020

Initial
Claims
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
1,482
1,413
1,314

Change
from
Prior
Week
-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
-58
-69
-99

Change
from
Insured
Prior
Unemployment Week
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
19,231
-1,058
18,760
-471
18,062
-698

4-Week
Average
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
1,621.25
1,500.25
1,437.25

6

4-Week
Average
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
20,348.50
19,721.50
19,085.50

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
2.1
5.1
8.2
10.9
12.4
15.4
15.5
17.1
14.3
14.6
14.1
13.9
13.2
12.9
12.4

 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 July 4
Advance
Prior Wk
Change
2,464
3,352
-888
1,129
1,210
-81
184,105
156,038
28,067
9,938
9,274
664
100,588
101,660
-1,072
5,900
6,173
-273
1,569
1,682
-113
503
509
-6
609
623
-14
11,166
28,380
-17,214
23,438
0
23,438
4,586
7,080
-2,494
466
700
-234
42,785
32,587
10,198
0
15,257
-15,257
1,296
1,484
-188
5,111
733
4,378
2,950
3,892
-942
9,089
10,207
-1,118
2,274
2,241
33
32,931
32,931
0
12,969
14,154
-1,185
29,261
30,675
-1,414
138
721
-583
4,849
7,472
-2,623
4,159
4,204
-45
2,696
2,829
-133
1,530
1,549
-19
55,834
69,144
-13,310
0
0
0
11,338
24,195
-12,857
2,691
2,285
406
54,723
54,204
519
23,606
27,134
-3,528
671
849
-178
48,533
50,064
-1,531
1,948
1,826
122
4,666
4,100
566
205,645
164,806
40,839
39,502
37,519
1,983
6,197
3,821
2,376
11,022
11,751
-729
108
165
-57
11,164
6,881
4,283
33,547
33,542
5
1,506
1,675
-169
416
418
-2
0
0
0
13,820
12,140
1,680
10,178
8,963
1,215
0
0
0
2,954
3,556
-602
337
187
150
1,038,905
996,842
42,063

PUA Continued Claims For Week Ended June 20
Jun 20
Jun 13
Change
41,329
41,103
226
18,950
20,946
-1,996
1,983,612
2,322,335
-338,723
84,065
78,095
5,970
1,708,298
1,168,326
539,972
101,348
130,301
-28,953
48,580
47,044
1,536
11,164
12,700
-1,536
12,762
12,479
283
0
0
0
0
0
0
106,207
112,319
-6,112
2,243
16,839
-14,596
108,112
93,665
14,447
279,532
261,370
18,162
15,766
16,559
-793
56,155
45,436
10,719
56,959
41,173
15,786
149,592
150,962
-1,370
27,962
26,378
1,584
712,097
532,637
179,460
430,983
425,391
5,592
1,069,572
916,421
153,151
63,474
66,362
-2,888
540,403
75,185
465,218
88,820
81,948
6,872
46,489
44,030
2,459
29,446
25,715
3,731
165,233
114,766
50,467
0
0
0
391,603
380,583
11,020
50,908
47,067
3,841
1,010,677
906,534
104,143
202,756
199,299
3,457
6,951
7,581
-630
598,238
1,193,835
-595,597
0
0
0
25,899
26,483
-584
2,650,885
1,954,660
696,225
553,519
395,010
158,509
43,942
42,580
1,362
72,732
67,862
4,870
4,109
4,296
-187
129,748
114,795
14,953
184,183
184,138
45
10,808
10,632
176
9,896
9,473
423
0
0
0
280,883
227,730
53,153
150,519
179,818
-29,299
0
0
0
21,430
17,675
3,755
4,304
2,948
1,356
14,363,143
12,853,484
1,509,659

Note: Information on the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program can be found in UIPL 16-20:
PUA Program information. Backdated claims data may be included in these figures.

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 Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Claims - Not Seasonally Adjusted
STATE

June 20

June 13

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

24,279
20
0
7,251
251,012
0
15,101
1,981
1,770
0
0
0
4,409
39,265
11,280
9,070
0
0
3,432
125
11,699
34,024
22,033
19,817
4,093
14,814
2,187
1,590
8,561
0
73,018
4,027
73,072
78,038
2,122
16,702
694
0
39,955
9,143
3,085
15,363
344
4,797
7,166
3,557
1,165
0
0
6,812
4,487
19,101
0
850,461

19,452
0
6,924
7,067
208,089
0
16,067
1,919
1,659
0
0
0
3,967
32,604
12,192
9,384
1,402
0
3,367
127
10,579
31,078
37,471
18,436
4,591
13,198
1,991
1,605
7,817
0
72,750
3,797
71,696
35,360
1,868
15,653
0
0
67,549
8,690
2,946
9,988
670
4,782
7,053
2,898
1,143
0
0
7,070
4,256
0
0
769,155

PEUC Claims Filed During Weeks Ended:
Change
June 6
4,827
20
-6,924
184
42,923
0
-966
62
111
0
0
0
442
6,661
-912
-314
-1,402
0
65
-2
1,120
2,946
-15,438
1,381
-498
1,616
196
-15
744
0
268
230
1,376
42,678
254
1,049
694
0
-27,594
453
139
5,375
-326
15
113
659
22
0
0
-258
231
19,101
0
81,306

15,243
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
867,226

May 30
16,019
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
1,093,338

Note: Information on the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program can be found
in Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) 17-20: PEUC Program information. Backdated claims
may be included in these figures.

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 INITIAL CLAIMS FILED DURING WEEK ENDED
JUNE 27
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

STATE
18,338
6,467
26,328
10,395
277,362
8,646
10,133
2,771
3,132
84,370
117,485
8,192
5,417
45,752
44,827
7,732
9,738
30,640
21,976
3,119
22,623
29,699
38,309
19,373
13,673
20,008
2,695
4,203
11,110
5,163
27,992
5,083
89,834
29,580
1,511
35,908
18,405
11,195
49,986
10,228
3,229
17,654
644
21,544
96,593
4,965
2,163
57
31,955
33,266
3,532
24,925
1,418
1,431,343

LAST YEAR
WEEK AGO UCFE 1 UCX 1
-333
15,060
34
21
-290
5,778
12
2
442
22,120
9
1
726
8,831
2
6
-7,132 234,958
201
155
-1,367
7,291
6
32
-278
5,026
17
7
-26
2,121
3
4
59
2,541
33
1
-11,313 77,525
12
12
-8,240 113,149
82
67
1,014
7,106
6
21
1,132
4,551
0
0
-524
37,714
18
9
15,496 42,602
30
21
-476
5,609
9
6
559
8,222
1
3
5,794
27,085
1
0
2,452
19,770
29
25
208
2,588
0
1
-9,926 18,726
64
35
-306
22,735
32
24
18,668 31,419
22
14
-1,114 16,374
7
6
-1,557 12,086
6
2
2,650
15,965
2
3
-302
1,990
6
5
-203
3,205
3
5
763
8,980
1
1
-250
4,548
3
8
-5,035
9,434
37
24
138
4,412
5
0
803
75,458
34
52
381
26,259
55
59
-310
1,135
4
1
982
29,938
14
34
-40,208 16,584
19
10
-5,079
7,424
27
7
-4,097 35,503
212
71
1,068
8,697
2
3
-785
1,581
0
1
43
15,471
20
24
-266
464
11
0
1,038
18,640
26
19
7,046
82,938
145
176
50
4,008
16
7
774
1,560
0
1
-6
28
0
0
6,662
29,540
15
8
2,473
27,640
21
15
-224
2,739
2
0
-503
20,580
13
12
16
1,070
2
0
-28,713 1,206,778 1,331 1,021

INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT FOR WEEK ENDED
JUNE 20
CHANGE FROM
ALL
PROGRAMS
EXCLUDING
LAST
YEAR
RAILROAD
STATE (%) 2 WEEK
AGO UCFE 1 UCX 1 RETIREMENT
141,450 7.3 -8,552
124,190
138
125
141,713
43,208 14.0 -1,172
37,804
137
51
43,396
217,505 7.5 -429
191,035
359
202
218,066
108,691 9.1 -3,498
96,088
158
62
108,911
2,901,601 16.7 122,176 2,601,026 1,573 1,845
2,905,019
237,236 8.9 -22,105 220,276
170
360
237,766
247,195 15.0 -3,579
212,104
151
146
247,492
44,034
9.9 -1,078
38,387
14
33
44,081
72,807 12.6 -120
65,967
798
8
73,613
741,344 8.6 -254,448 702,611
320
293
741,957
661,233 15.1 -8,502
636,260
556
545
662,334
128,819 20.7 -3,647
121,862
314
153
129,286
30,886
4.2 -2,174
26,218
18
23
30,927
676,722 11.4 -29,117 590,100
451
253
677,426
191,288 6.3 -9,954
178,183
105
127
191,520
141,748 9.3 -11,033 127,662
173
65
141,986
79,455
5.8 -1,718
71,584
76
75
79,606
159,565 8.4 -12,580 142,966
218
220
160,003
306,089 16.2 5,700
288,472
129
62
306,280
62,989 10.4 -1,728
59,023
35
25
63,049
233,086 9.1 -10,625 205,283
54
6
233,146
557,288 15.6 -8,877
501,634
338
213
557,839
633,953 14.7 49,529 595,231
171
248
634,372
337,382 11.8 -14,390 311,262
200
180
337,762
147,624 13.3 50,555 136,558
194
69
147,887
204,121 7.3 -6,074
181,600
146
96
204,363
41,027
9.0 -1,654
36,219
111
51
41,189
56,831
5.9 -415
52,923
14
31
56,876
286,943 20.8 -7,706
269,145
103
157
287,203
86,586 13.3 -6,190
83,195
36
15
86,637
519,167 12.9 -9,006
439,077
257
486
519,910
95,903 11.9 -4,445
86,957
177
77
96,157
1,611,991 17.1 -37,872 1,497,992 543
698
1,613,232
463,568 10.5 -65,775 443,489
460
829
464,857
28,446
6.9 -290
26,506
202
32
28,680
448,112 8.4 -18,251 402,683
217
389
448,718
165,298 10.5 -16,893 150,754
75
118
165,491
216,513 11.3 -7,963
191,812
408
151
217,072
809,609 13.9 60,735 698,631 1,793 600
812,002
217,712 25.4 21,209 199,404
264
76
218,052
67,100 14.2 -2,136
59,157
55
38
67,193
197,125 9.4 -1,099
182,007
71
105
197,301
17,142
4.1
-21
16,098
236
14
17,392
279,199 8.5 -4,432
259,081
147
143
279,489
1,301,714 10.6 79,901 1,177,455 1,152 1,981
1,304,847
72,216
4.9 -1,403
65,540
62
40
72,318
42,420 14.0 -261
39,328
4
2
42,426
6,194
17.5 -100
5,818
6
6
6,206
366,714 9.8 -8,865
346,917
482
538
367,734
416,604 12.4 -1,855
374,632
394
878
417,876
69,096 10.3 -1,180
60,192
82
70
69,248
222,897 7.8 -2,527
197,791
109
89
223,095
14,494
5.4 -576
12,872
26
8
14,528
17,427,940 11.9 -226,510 15,839,061 14,482 13,107
17,455,529

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 27, 2020

STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State
MI

Change
+18,668

IN
TX

+15,496
+7,046

VA
KY
MO
WA
LA
ID
PR
TN

+6,662
+5,794
+2,650
+2,473
+2,452
+1,132
+1,068
+1,038

HI

+1,014

State Supplied Comment
Layoffs in the accommodation and food services and health care and social assistance
industries.
No comment.
Layoffs in the health care and social assistance, transportation and warehousing, and art,
entertainment and recreation industries.
Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
No comment.
Layoffs in the manufacturing and construction industries.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
Layoffs in the public administration, arts, entertainment, and recreation, management
of companies and enterprises, wholesale trade, and educational services industries.
No comment.

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State
OK
FL

Change
-40,208
-11,313

MD
GA

-9,926
-8,240

CA
OR
NJ
PA
MS
CO
MN

-7,132
-5,079
-5,035
-4,097
-1,557
-1,367
-1,114

State Supplied Comment
No comment.
Fewer layoffs in the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, construction, manufacturing,
wholesale trade, retail trade, and service industries.
No comment.
Fewer layoffs in the transportation and warehousing, trade, administrative, support, waste
management, and remediation services, and educational services industries.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
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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Release Number: USDL 20-1364-NAT

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