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8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, July 16, 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 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 1,300,000, a decrease of 10,000
from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 4,000 from 1,314,000 to
1,310,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,375,000, a decrease of 60,000 from the previous week's revised average.
The previous week's average was revised down by 2,250 from 1,437,250 to 1,435,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 11.9 percent for the week ending July 4, a decrease
of 0.3 percentage point from the previous week's revised rate. The previous week's rate was revised down by 0.2 from
12.4 to 12.2 percent. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending July
4 was 17,338,000, a decrease of 422,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised
down by 302,000 from 18,062,000 to 17,760,000. The 4-week moving average was 18,272,250, a decrease of 737,750
from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 75,500 from 19,085,500 to
19,010,000.

1

 UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 1,503,892 in the week ending July
11, an increase of 108,811 (or 7.8 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected an increase of
120,514 (or 8.6 percent) from the previous week. There were 243,621 initial claims in the comparable week in 2019. In
addition, for the week ending July 11, 47 states reported 928,488 initial claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 11.9 percent during the week ending July 4, an increase of 0.6
percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 17,355,176, an increase of 838,307 (or 5.1 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected
an increase of 1,260,965 (or 7.6 percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 1.2 percent and the volume
was 1,702,745.

The total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week ending June 27 was 32,003,330, a decrease of
433,005 from the previous week. There were 1,632,689 persons claiming benefits in all programs in the comparable
week in 2019.
During the week ending June 27, Extended Benefits were available in the following 51 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, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
2

 Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,323 in the week ending July 4, a
decrease of 8 from the prior week. There were 1,077 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 56
from the preceding week.
There were 14,146 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending June 27, a decrease of
336 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 12,792, a decrease of 315 from the
prior week.
During the week ending June 27, 48 states reported 14,282,999 individuals claiming Pandemic Unemployment
Assistance benefits and 44 states reported 936,431 individuals claiming Pandemic Emergency Unemployment
Compensation benefits.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 27 were in Puerto Rico (26.8), Nevada (20.9), Hawaii
(19.9), New York (17.0), Louisiana (16.6), California (15.9), Massachusetts (15.6), Connecticut (15.2), Georgia (14.1),
and Rhode Island (14.0).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 4 were in Texas (+20,506), New Jersey (+19,410),
Maryland (+10,568), Louisiana (+9,441), and New York (+3,906), while the largest decreases were in Indiana (-22,725),
Florida (-17,429), California (-12,571), Georgia (-12,325), and Oklahoma (-8,982).

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 11
1,300,000
1,503,892
1,375,000

July 4
1,310,000
1,395,081
1,435,000

Change
-10,000
+108,811
-60,000

June 27
1,408,000
1,426,618
1,499,000

Prior Year1
217,000
243,621
218,500

July 4
17,338,000
17,355,176
18,272,250
11.9%
11.9%

June 27
17,760,000
16,516,869
19,010,000
12.2%
11.3%

Change
-422,000
+838,307
-737,750
-0.3
+0.6

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

Prior Year1
1,694,000
1,702,745
1,700,500
1.2%
1.2%

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

July 11

July 4

Change

June 27

928,488

1,046,433

-117,945

996,842

July 4
1,323
1,077

June 27
1,331
1,021

Change
-8
+56

Prior Year1
554
569

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 27
16,410,059
14,146
12,792
14,282,999
936,431
2,181
2,056
342,666
32,003,330

June 20
17,316,689
14,482
13,107
13,877,143
850,461
2,266
2,241
359,946
32,436,335

Change
-906,630
-336
-315
+405,856
+85,970
-85
-185
-17,280
-433,005

Prior Year1
1,608,768
6,447
5,438
NA
NA
0
5,109
6,927
1,632,689

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 146,125,989 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 11
Advance
Prior Wk
Change
19,660
19,056
604
10,011
6,124
3,887
30,257
25,774
4,483
13,576
10,832
2,744
287,732
264,791
22,941
10,495
7,928
2,567
9,965
12,267
-2,302
3,023
2,791
232
3,210
2,858
352
129,408
66,941
62,467
136,336
105,160
31,176
7,794
7,648
146
5,179
4,924
255
37,626
39,015
-1,389
29,037
22,102
6,935
11,125
9,957
1,168
16,321
11,458
4,863
24,312
23,282
1,030
26,812
31,417
-4,605
4,685
2,939
1,746
18,657
33,191
-14,534
23,665
27,051
-3,386
24,897
34,602
-9,705
22,368
19,362
3,006
11,795
11,266
529
15,817
17,685
-1,868
2,801
2,788
13
8,229
5,803
2,426
18,132
12,484
5,648
2,557
5,776
-3219
37,347
47,402
-10,055
6,742
5,666
1,076
91,583
93,740
-2,157
26,861
27,937
-1,076
1,687
1,720
-33
34,854
33,830
1,024
8,621
9,423
-802
11,056
10,343
713
44,155
44,086
69
7,823
11,257
-3,434
3,000
3,436
-436
19,329
16,015
3,314
1,160
835
325
22,431
24,920
-2,489
105,590
117,099
-11,509
4,828
4,802
26
1,743
1,876
-133
23
38
-15
33,850
31,825
2,025
41,778
29,506
12,272
3,856
3,330
526
28,851
27,385
1,466
1,242
1,338
-96
1,503,892
1,395,081
108,811

Insured Unemployment For Week Ended July 4
Advance
Prior Wk
Change
112,147
138,272
-26,125
42,697
42,110
587
221,776
216,603
5,173
94,758
104,692
-9,934
2,974,562
2,758,474
216,088
229,058
246,108
-17,050
255,221
251,926
3,295
46,900
45,598
1,302
70,703
72,802
-2,099
889,934
581,952
307,982
785,649
619,947
165,702
129,303
123,471
5,832
26,799
29,090
-2,291
663,399
667,460
-4,061
190,024
183,968
6,056
137,036
134,215
2,821
94,734
82,694
12,040
158,303
150,748
7,555
303,529
313,157
-9,628
59,617
63,635
-4,018
225,826
246,437
-20,611
529,777
557,705
-27,928
553,162
529,147
24,015
345,571
326,245
19,326
142,377
137,330
5,047
195,643
205,120
-9,477
37,658
39,032
-1,374
55,147
58,199
-3,052
293,490
287,968
5,522
71,599
74,476
-2,877
489,182
491,778
-2,596
95,410
96,390
-980
1,526,806
1,598,667
-71,861
358,770
412,353
-53,583
31,983
27,021
4,962
410,784
433,867
-23,083
122,452
131,034
-8,582
222,547
203,600
18,947
819,225
651,160
168,065
221,711
229,039
-7,328
65,227
66,304
-1,077
198,318
187,282
11,036
18,687
15,942
2,745
262,394
273,815
-11,421
1,340,255
1,237,931
102,324
69,952
70,639
-687
39,800
39,089
711
5,590
4,638
952
373,310
378,607
-5,297
436,281
380,975
55,306
69,787
65,556
4,231
225,560
218,553
7,007
14,746
14,048
698
17,355,176
16,516,869
838,307

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
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
July 11, 2020

Initial
Claims
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
1,408
1,310
1,300

Change
from
Prior
Week
-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
-74
-98
-10

Change
from
Insured
Prior
Unemployment Week
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
17,760
-1,000
17,338
-422

4-Week
Average
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
1,499.00
1,435.00
1,375.00

6

4-Week
Average
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
19,010.00
18,272.25

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
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
12.2
11.9

 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 11
Advance
Prior Wk
Change
6,387
2,464
3,923
873
1,120
-247
0
184,098
-184,098
9,938
11,231
1,293
126,780
26,192
100,588
5,402
5,900
-498
2,882
1,569
1,313
442
503
-61
754
609
145
0
11,166
-11,166
31,812
23,438
8,374
3,952
4,586
-634
892
466
426
57,157
42,785
14,372
41,088
0
41,088
1,522
1,296
226
4,528
5,111
-583
2,586
2,950
-364
9,531
9,070
461
3,357
2,274
1,083
17,594
32,931
-15,337
12,832
12,969
-137
26,485
29,443
-2,958
150
584
-434
0
4,849
-4,849
5,263
4,159
1,104
2,315
2,696
-381
1,628
1,529
99
26,999
62,810
-35,811
0
0
0
19,530
11,338
8,192
2,865
2,685
180
51,576
54,723
-3,147
20,563
23,606
-3,043
1,231
671
560
92,636
48,532
44,104
1,966
1,948
18
5,648
4,666
982
209,036
205,645
3,391
26,183
39,490
-13,307
6,334
6,197
137
11,570
11,022
548
138
108
30
12,082
11,143
939
33,556
33,547
9
1,487
1,506
-19
522
416
106
0
0
0
14,560
13,820
740
9,422
10,178
-756
0
0
0
2,875
2,954
-79
266
337
-71
928,488
1,046,433
-117,945

PUA Continued Claims For Week Ended Jun 27
Jun 27
Jun 20
Change
45,963
41,329
4,634
19,007
18,950
57
2,270,171
1,983,612
286,559
100,545
84,065
16,480
1,572,438
1,708,298
-135,860
94,637
101,348
-6,711
49,218
48,580
638
10,600
11,164
-564
13,103
12,762
341
0
0
0
67,249
0
67,249
92,086
106,207
-14,121
2,774
2,243
531
112,891
108,112
4,779
105,809
279,532
-173,723
15,484
15,766
-282
118,650
56,155
62,495
36,848
56,959
-20,111
154,047
149,592
4,455
24,687
27,962
-3,275
712,097
712,097
0
428,570
430,983
-2,413
886,607
1,069,572
-182,965
63,882
63,474
408
56,913
54,403
2,510
91,964
88,820
3,144
46,429
46,489
-60
29,158
29,446
-288
157,196
165,233
-8,037
0
0
0
387,853
391,603
-3,750
57,619
50,908
6,711
1,104,345
1,010,677
93,668
192,944
202,756
-9,812
7,153
6,951
202
438,320
598,238
-159,918
0
0
0
20,354
25,899
-5,545
3,073,064
2,650,885
422,179
617,061
553,519
63,542
47,016
43,942
3,074
70,734
72,732
-1,998
3,506
4,109
-603
139,324
129,748
9,576
184,229
184,183
46
10,481
10,808
-327
9,485
9,896
-411
0
0
0
351,287
280,883
70,404
164,538
150,519
14,019
0
0
0
22,283
21,430
853
2,380
4,304
-1,924
14,282,999
13,877,143
405,856

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

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 Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Claims - Not Seasonally Adjusted
PEUC Claims Filed During Weeks Ended:
Change
June 13

STATE

June 27

June 20

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

31,334
3,478
9,583
7,483
228,594
0
15,499
2,046
1,919
0
0
0
4,787
36,561
10,893
9,572
1,905
0
3,609
1,603
11,781
35,765
39,067
21,558
4,123
19,842
2,345
1,644
9,405
0
68,872
4,400
75,980
115,952
2,572
17,113
564
9,486
61,587
8,151
3,377
13,181
294
4,843
7,242
4,031
1,173
0
0
8,114
4,641
10,462
0
936,431

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

7,055
3,458
9,583
232
-22,418
0
398
65
149
0
0
0
378
-2,704
-387
502
1,905
0
177
1,478
82
1,741
17,034
1,741
30
5,028
158
54
844
0
-4,146
373
2,908
37,914
450
411
-130
9,486
21,632
-992
292
-2,182
-50
46
76
474
8
0
0
1,302
154
-8,639
0
85,970

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

June 6
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

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
JULY 4
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
19,056
6,124
25,774
10,832
264,791
7,928
12,267
2,791
2,858
66,941
105,160
7,648
4,924
39,015
22,102
9,957
11,458
23,282
31,417
2,939
33,191
27,051
34,602
19,362
11,266
17,685
2,788
5,803
12,484
5,776
47,402
5,666
93,740
27,937
1,720
33,830
9,423
10,343
44,086
11,257
3,436
16,015
835
24,920
117,099
4,802
1,876
38
31,825
29,506
3,330
27,385
1,338
1,395,081

LAST YEAR
WEEK AGO UCFE 1 UCX 1
718
16,693
19
16
-343
5,572
11
2
-554
21,362
6
5
437
7,894
7
2
-12,571 229,597
261
214
-718
6,478
9
26
2,134
8,716
17
7
20
2,262
1
10
-274
2,357
40
1
-17,429 59,791
12
13
-12,325 99,926
53
51
-544
6,209
8
18
-493
3,841
3
4
-6,737 29,878
7
7
-22,725 20,012
18
15
2,225
6,650
11
6
1,720
9,039
1
0
-7,358 17,212
0
0
9,441
29,573
32
17
-180
2,498
0
0
10,568 30,036
49
26
-2,648 21,304
29
33
-3,707 20,983
25
8
-11
16,173
13
6
-2,407
9,950
2
0
-2,323 12,661
3
4
93
2,000
9
1
1,600
5,015
7
2
1,374
10,125
4
0
613
5,223
2
5
19,410 34,790
38
13
583
4,980
6
0
3,906
68,461
18
48
-1,643 25,258
41
56
209
1,223
7
1
-2,078 27,535
17
39
-8,982
7,412
17
12
-852
5,428
21
14
-1,175 30,954
237
60
1,029
9,799
1
3
207
2,072
1
0
-1,639 14,056
11
18
191
683
19
1
3,376
21,925
32
21
20,506 105,501
129
249
-163
3,941
20
10
-287
1,338
0
0
-19
17
0
0
-130
29,338
15
4
-3,760 23,959
19
14
-202
2,714
2
3
2,460
21,776
13
11
-80
896
0
1
-31,537 1,163,086 1,323 1,077

INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT FOR WEEK ENDED
JUNE 27
ALL
CHANGE FROM
PROGRAMS
EXCLUDING
LAST
YEAR
RAILROAD
STATE (%) 2 WEEK
AGO UCFE 1 UCX 1 RETIREMENT
138,272 7.2 -3,178
120,387
134
91
138,497
42,110 13.7 -1,098
36,800
131
51
42,292
216,603 7.5 -902
189,914
331
213
217,147
104,692 8.8 -3,999
92,536
141
76
104,909
2,758,474 15.9 -143,127 2,451,024 1,694 1,516
2,761,684
246,108 9.2 8,872
228,803
207
304
246,619
251,926 15.2 4,731
216,245
158
134
252,218
45,598 10.2 1,564
40,625
20
23
45,641
72,802 12.6
-5
65,912
781
8
73,591
581,952 6.8 -159,392 544,250
235
218
582,405
619,947 14.1 -41,286 594,975
516
515
620,978
123,471 19.9 -5,348
116,020
284
147
123,902
29,090
4.0 -1,796
24,414
20
25
29,135
667,460 11.3 -9,262
581,139
443
219
668,122
183,968 6.0 -7,320
171,023
103
141
184,212
134,215 8.8 -7,533
119,855
134
52
134,401
82,694
6.1 3,239
74,780
95
90
82,879
150,748 8.0 -8,817
132,910
170
240
151,158
313,157 16.6 7,068
296,060
141
61
313,359
63,635 10.5 646
59,852
43
23
63,701
246,437 9.6 13,351 217,807
332
312
247,081
557,705 15.6 417
501,882
305
227
558,237
529,147 12.3 -104,806 488,932
157
195
529,499
326,245 11.4 -11,137 299,785
185
185
326,615
137,330 12.4 -10,294 126,532
166
72
137,568
205,120 7.3
999
182,547
135
95
205,350
39,032
8.6 -1,995
34,257
82
42
39,156
58,199
6.0 1,368
53,929
25
30
58,254
287,968 20.9 1,025
270,338
139
165
288,272
74,476 11.5 -12,110
71,032
25
15
74,516
491,778 12.2 -27,389 404,734
291
561
492,630
96,390 12.0 487
87,707
205
88
96,683
1,598,667 17.0 -13,324 1,474,859 523
713
1,599,903
412,353 9.4 -51,215 392,693
415
723
413,491
27,021
6.5 -1,425
24,928
210
25
27,256
433,867 8.1 -14,245 389,921
186
396
434,449
131,034 8.4 -34,264 116,396
78
134
131,246
203,600 10.6 -12,913 179,084
370
134
204,104
651,160 11.2 -158,449 541,729 1,533 565
653,258
229,039 26.8 11,327 210,702
242
59
229,340
66,304 14.0 -796
57,668
56
48
66,408
187,282 9.0 -9,843
172,116
38
105
187,425
15,942
3.8 -1,200
14,975
293
14
16,249
273,815 8.4 -5,384
253,448
159
176
274,150
1,237,931 10.1 -63,783 1,114,079 1,095 1,976
1,241,002
70,639
4.8 -1,577
64,089
60
37
70,736
39,089 12.9 -3,331
35,879
4
3
39,096
4,638
13.1 -1,556
4,290
2
0
4,640
378,607 10.1 11,893 359,637
507
611
379,725
380,975 11.4 -35,629 339,376
348
773
382,096
65,556
9.8 -3,540
57,093
68
62
65,686
218,553 7.7 -4,344
193,592
118
98
218,769
14,048
5.2 -446
12,676
13
6
14,067
16,516,869 11.3 -911,071 14,906,236 14,146 12,792
16,543,807

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 JULY 4, 2020
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State
TX

Change
+20,506

NJ
MD
LA
NY

+19,410
+10,568
+9,441
+3,906

TN

+3,376

WI

+2,460

IA

+2,225

CT

+2,134

KS
NE
NV
PR

+1,720
+1,600
+1,374
+1,029

State Supplied Comment
Layoffs in the manufacturing, accommodation and food services, information, transportation
and warehousing, wholesale trade, art, entertainment, and recreation, administrative and
support and waste management and remediation services, professional, scientific, and technical
services, real estate and rental and leasing, and health care and social assistance industries.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
Layoffs in the health care and social assistance, accommodation and food services, and
manufacturing industry.
Layoffs in the public administration, art, entertainment, and recreation, management of
companies and enterprises, wholesale trade, and educational services industries.
Layoffs in the manufacturing, construction, and mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
industries.
Layoffs in the manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, and accommodation and food
services industries.
Layoffs in the retail trade, accommodations and food services, and health care and social
assistance industries.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.

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

Change
-22,725
-17,429

CA
GA

-12,571
-12,325

OK
KY
IL
WA
MI
MA
MS
MO

-8,982
-7,358
-6,737
-3,760
-3,707
-2,648
-2,407
-2,323

OH
NC

-2,078
-1,643

SC
PA

-1,639
-1,175

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

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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 20-1406-NAT

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