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8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, July 30, 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 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 1,434,000, an increase of
12,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 6,000 from 1,416,000 to
1,422,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,368,500, an increase of 6,500 from the previous week's revised average.
The previous week's average was revised up by 1,750 from 1,360,250 to 1,362,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 11.6 percent for the week ending July 18, an increase
of 0.5 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending July 18 was 17,018,000, an increase of 867,000 from the previous week's
revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 46,000 from 16,197,000 to 16,151,000. The 4-week
moving average was 17,058,250, a decrease of 435,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's
average was revised down by 11,500 from 17,505,250 to 17,493,750.

1

 UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 1,205,871 in the week ending July
25, a decrease of 171,054 (or -12.4 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease of
180,650 (or -13.1 percent) from the previous week. There were 178,897 initial claims in the comparable week in 2019. In
addition, for the week ending July 25, 50 states reported 829,697 initial claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 11.6 percent during the week ending July 18, an increase of 0.4
percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 16,881,463, an increase of 536,757 (or 3.3 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected a
decrease of 323,018 (or -2.0 percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 1.2 percent and the volume was
1,680,029.

The total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week ending July 11 was 30,202,498, a decrease of
1,601,699 from the previous week. There were 1,722,040 persons claiming benefits in all programs in the comparable
week in 2019.
During the week ending July 11, Extended Benefits were available in the following 52 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, the Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Initial claims for UI
benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,393 in the week ending July 18, a decrease of 339 from the
2

 prior week. There were 1,130 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 115 from the preceding
week.
Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,393 in the week ending July 18, a
decrease of 339 from the prior week. There were 1,130 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of
115 from the preceding week.
There were 14,425 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending July 11, a decrease of
673 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 13,707, a decrease of 345 from the
prior week.
During the week ending Jul 11, 46 states reported 12,413,322 individuals claiming Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
benefits and 46 states reported 1,055,098 individuals claiming Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation
benefits.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending July 11 were in Puerto Rico (24.6), Nevada (22.0), Hawaii
(21.0), Louisiana (16.6), New York (16.3), Georgia (16.0), California (15.5), Connecticut (15.1), Massachusetts (14.5),
and the Virgin Islands (14.5).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 18 were in Louisiana (+5,728), Virginia (+5,654),
California (+4,680), Tennessee (+3,713), and Alabama (+3,113), while the largest decreases were in Florida (-23,855),
Texas (-17,608), Georgia (-16,139), New Jersey (-12,893), and Washington (-12,261).

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 25
1,434,000
1,205,871
1,368,500

July 18
1,422,000
1,376,925
1,362,000

Change
+12,000
-171,054
+6,500

July 11
1,308,000
1,512,816
1,377,000

Prior Year1
216,000
178,897
213,750

July 18
17,018,000
16,881,463
17,058,250
11.6%
11.6%

July 11
16,151,000
16,344,706
17,493,750
11.1%
11.2%

Change
+867,000
+536,757
-435,500
+0.5
+0.4

July 4
17,304,000
17,321,763
18,263,750
11.8%
11.9%

Prior Year1
1,699,000
1,680,029
1,698,000
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 25

July 18

Change

July 11

829,697

936,073

-106,376

955,272

July 18
1,393
1,130

July 11
1,732
1,245

Change
-339
-115

Prior Year1
663
494

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

July 11
16,220,937
14,425
13,707
12,413,322
1,055,098
83,293
2,808
398,908
30,202,498

July 4
17,188,908
15,098
14,052
13,179,880
940,113
22,904
2,534
440,708
31,804,197

Change
-967,971
-673
-345
-766,558
+114,985
+60,389
+274
-41,800
-1,601,699

Prior Year1
1,694,876
6,830
5,784
NA
NA
1
4,828
9,721
1,722,040

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 25
Advance
Prior Wk
Change
16,835
23,676
-6,841
6,312
6,606
-294
20,638
21,441
-803
14,716
15,932
-1,216
249,007
289,594
-40,587
7,844
8,531
-687
11,310
11,667
-357
2,403
2,720
-317
2,614
3,053
-439
87,062
108,976
-21,914
84,581
122,313
-37,732
6,033
7,581
-1,548
4,477
5,687
-1,210
32,465
36,435
-3,970
20,609
17,911
2,698
7,441
8,811
-1,370
10,891
9,389
1,502
20,810
24,488
-3,678
17,578
32,079
-14,501
1,979
2,276
-297
11,974
17,242
-5,268
19,218
18,638
580
21,949
24,596
-2,647
15,917
17,706
-1,789
8,952
12,094
-3,142
14,257
12,332
1,925
2,365
2,735
-370
3,557
3,989
-432
21,673
15,548
6,125
3,024
3,519
-495
27,398
25,932
1,466
7,704
7,668
36
85,000
88,176
-3,176
26,141
29,204
-3,063
1,318
1,915
-597
27,415
30,325
-2,910
7,614
9,879
-2,265
8,905
10,152
-1,247
34,996
37,986
-2,990
6,601
7,017
-416
3,589
3,258
331
12,194
14,307
-2,113
753
772
-19
19,461
25,773
-6,312
76,109
87,908
-11,799
3,737
4,483
-746
1,470
1,637
-167
13
110
-97
46,524
37,946
8,578
33,026
33,361
-335
2,910
3,758
-848
23,096
25,129
-2,033
1,406
2,664
-1,258
1,205,871
1,376,925
-171,054

Insured Unemployment For Week Ended July 18
Advance
Prior Wk
Change
88,565
105,644
-17,079
40,078
41,685
-1,607
224,924
229,352
-4,428
90,079
100,026
-9,947
3,169,156
2,704,904
464,252
224,839
239,098
-14,259
252,912
249,732
3,180
45,465
41,572
3,893
71,147
73,115
-1,968
625,806
748,004
-122,198
641,458
703,153
-61,695
130,835
130,618
217
25,213
27,622
-2,409
644,903
655,951
-11,048
226,972
190,854
36,118
110,961
115,930
-4,969
91,011
85,734
5,277
140,940
146,091
-5,151
314,448
313,117
1,331
60,295
60,614
-319
207,458
232,305
-24,847
505,049
519,211
-14,162
574,095
519,655
54,440
323,619
314,937
8,682
155,846
122,686
33,160
179,825
177,150
2,675
35,127
36,715
-1,588
45,640
53,151
-7,511
353,838
306,077
47,761
65,522
71,824
-6,302
483,113
476,539
6,574
97,608
97,940
-332
1,545,743
1,535,579
10,164
308,295
327,363
-19,068
28,931
25,974
2,957
400,720
428,880
-28,160
118,809
127,134
-8,325
213,732
196,415
17,317
755,875
670,901
84,974
201,000
211,358
-10,358
62,076
63,177
-1,101
195,208
200,340
-5,132
15,511
16,600
-1,089
252,519
260,009
-7,490
1,358,964
1,247,269
111,695
66,319
68,097
-1,778
39,183
38,405
778
4,852
5,330
-478
345,542
357,098
-11,556
424,634
375,988
48,646
69,866
65,680
4,186
212,999
218,606
-5,607
13,938
13,497
441
16,881,463
16,344,706
536,757

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.

5

 Seasonally Adjusted US Weekly UI Claims (in thousands)

Week Ending
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
July 18, 2020
July 25, 2020

Initial
Claims
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
1,308
1,422
1,434

Change
from
Prior
Week
-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
-2
114
12

Change
from
Insured
Prior
Unemployment Week
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
17,304
-456
16,151
-1,153
17,018
867

4-Week
Average
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
1,377.00
1,362.00
1,368.50

6

4-Week
Average
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
18,263.75
17,493.75
17,058.25

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
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
11.8
11.1
11.6

 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 25
Advance
Prior Wk
Change
1,307
2,644
-1,337
566
557
9
0
0
0
11,156
11,165
-9
224,679
163,525
61,154
9,727
9,233
494
2,716
2,419
297
427
373
54
451
525
-74
15,908
13,538
2,370
17,625
37,138
-19,513
3,798
3,423
375
273
347
-74
6,458
74,414
-67,956
7,330
7,565
-235
1,840
1,710
130
6,301
0
6,301
2,936
2,956
-20
13,127
10,279
2,848
515
1,649
-1,134
10,725
15,670
-4,945
14,850
12,402
2,448
19,722
23,665
-3,943
573
665
-92
3,861
8,874
-5,013
1,837
5,088
-3,251
2,956
2,298
658
1,614
1,553
61
34,072
19,557
14,515
5,456
32,095
-26,639
4,693
9,711
-5,018
3,774
3,413
361
48,316
58,826
-10,510
18,790
19,821
-1,031
102
13
89
56,600
72,584
-15,984
2,039
2,033
6
21,622
10,609
11,013
134,826
195,224
-60,398
24,115
23,407
708
13,596
8,177
5,419
9,533
10,414
-881
138
121
17
8,901
10,407
-1,506
22,988
33,555
-10,567
1,310
1,486
-176
581
619
-38
0
0
0
25,049
0
25,049
6,162
6,860
-698
0
0
0
3,206
3,128
78
550
338
212
829,697
936,073
-106,376

PUA Continued Claims For Week Ended Jul 11
Jul 11
Jul 4
Change
37,496
44,321
-6,825
15,230
16,633
-1,403
0
0
0
113,867
88,579
25,288
2,414,077
2,253,420
160,657
90,490
93,079
-2,589
62,215
63,854
-1,639
9,760
10,343
-583
13,981
13,316
665
0
0
0
220,676
166,810
53,866
80,182
86,594
-6,412
670
2,727
-2,057
158,762
142,913
15,849
161,862
267,770
-105,908
9,496
13,658
-4,162
0
136,546
-136,546
32,478
56,969
-24,491
151,757
148,322
3,435
24,959
23,852
1,107
454,835
503,235
-48,400
456,228
437,247
18,981
860,073
996,849
-136,776
63,813
65,187
-1,374
60,537
51,332
9,205
71,628
98,059
-26,431
44,420
44,136
284
26,597
27,589
-992
132,955
135,727
-2,772
8,220
23,481
-15,261
396,540
396,381
159
73,421
62,449
10,972
1,129,638
1,060,127
69,511
209,510
197,123
12,387
6,190
8,112
-1,922
414,213
412,034
2,179
0
0
0
35,569
28,450
7,119
3,154,311
3,421,264
-266,953
470,044
529,714
-59,670
51,802
49,085
2,717
73,418
66,515
6,903
4,069
4,123
-54
190,929
142,896
48,033
184,291
184,253
38
10,880
10,776
104
9,703
9,296
407
0
0
0
0
381,215
-381,215
151,366
145,759
5,607
0
0
0
66,793
54,379
12,414
3,371
3,381
-10
12,413,322
13,179,880
-766,558

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
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

July 11
56,759
3,330
11,945
7,070
215,671
0
11,296
1,672
1,990
64,346
0
0
5,195
33,607
7,926
10,786
2,170
0
3,488
2,543
11,374
36,432
32,139
21,778
5,992
11,449
2,832
1,979
11,963
0
55,682
4,605
79,753
168,679
3,276
17,338
673
11,562
44,151
6,903
3,259
14,608
311
5,702
7,359
5,581
1,239
0
30,899
5,921
4,173
7,692
0
1,055,098

PEUC Claims Filed During Weeks Ended:
July 4
Change
43,666
2,945
11,296
5,712
228,541
0
10,882
1,780
1,881
0
0
0
5,004
35,951
7,671
9,356
2,030
0
3,453
1,979
11,347
36,640
25,180
21,396
4,571
11,346
2,685
1,830
10,457
0
60,125
4,506
78,651
144,716
3,168
17,331
648
10,954
38,418
7,722
3,144
15,399
327
5,088
7,304
4,680
1,319
0
17,445
7,058
4,641
9,870
0
940,113

13,093
385
649
1,358
-12,870
0
414
-108
109
64,346
0
0
191
-2,344
255
1,430
140
0
35
564
27
-208
6,959
382
1,421
103
147
149
1,506
0
-4,443
99
1,102
23,963
108
7
25
608
5,733
-819
115
-791
-16
614
55
901
-80
0
13,454
-1,137
-468
-2,178
0
114,985

June 27

June 20

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

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 18
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

LAST
STATE
WEEK
23,676
3,113
6,606
-2,966
21,441
-7,254
15,932
1,777
289,594
4,680
8,531
-2,023
11,667
1,712
2,720
-447
3,053
-247
108,976 -23,855
122,313 -16,139
7,581
-87
5,687
229
36,435
-1,826
17,911
-10,449
8,811
-1,842
9,389
-3,979
24,488
-56
32,079
5,728
2,276
-2,420
17,242
-2,274
18,638
-5,493
24,596
-3,124
17,706
-3,931
12,094
-129
12,332
-4,551
2,735
-255
3,989
-3,922
15,548
882
3,519
589
25,932
-12,893
7,668
1,287
88,176
-3,370
29,204
1,096
1,915
383
30,325
-5,430
9,879
199
10,152
-1,561
37,986
-6,812
7,017
-928
3,258
125
14,307
-4,965
772
-444
25,773
3,713
87,908
-17,608
4,483
-309
1,637
-193
110
40
37,946
5,654
33,361
-12,261
3,758
-312
25,129
-3,922
2,664
1,179
1,376,925 -135,891

YEAR
AGO UCFE 1 UCX 1
20,891
43
20
5,957
22
3
16,892
13
2
14,416
4
1
250,253
294
239
7,025
12
44
9,064
21
9
2,188
4
7
2,525
35
0
102,057
29
50
116,206
54
51
6,513
19
27
5,038
2
2
28,449
13
2
15,628
22
19
6,976
5
8
8,023
3
1
19,100
0
1
29,730
41
18
1,783
0
0
14,342
43
33
14,312
29
30
15,048
22
10
15,370
9
7
10,943
7
2
9,284
3
3
2,199
3
5
3,427
6
3
13,527
2
2
3,111
10
2
17,862
38
28
7,037
1
0
76,331
19
42
25,940
50
64
1,642
20
3
24,670
11
31
8,041
25
16
6,716
20
12
26,616
198
62
5,611
3
1
2,566
1
1
11,923
10
25
568
6
0
23,540
26
25
74,950
138
179
3,649
14
8
1,375
0
0
82
0
0
35,493
9
4
28,690
22
15
2,853
2
2
21,688
9
10
2,423
1
1
1,180,543 1,393 1,130

INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT FOR WEEK ENDED
JULY 11
ALL
CHANGE FROM
PROGRAMS
EXCLUDING
LAST
YEAR
RAILROAD
STATE (%) 2 WEEK
AGO UCFE 1 UCX 1 RETIREMENT
105,644 5.5 -11,744
86,866
106
90
105,840
41,685 13.5 -1,540
36,620
170
67
41,922
229,352 7.9
1,933
200,527
343
242
229,937
100,026 8.4
943
86,214
131
57
100,214
2,704,904 15.5 -241,903 2,398,516 1,693 1,990
2,708,587
239,098 8.9 10,874
221,849
195
332
239,625
249,732 15.1 -4,729
213,795
143
109
249,984
41,572
9.3
-622
36,312
18
29
41,619
73,115 12.6
590
65,918
841
7
73,963
748,004 8.6 -166,797 706,451
282
279
748,565
703,153 16.0 -89,564
676,005
682
753
704,588
130,618 21.0 1,980
123,385
288
229
131,135
27,622
3.7 -1,144
22,617
17
27
27,666
655,951 11.1 -8,812
562,067
499
246
656,696
190,854 6.3
685
176,952
100
137
191,091
115,930 7.6 -18,354
100,960
162
55
116,147
85,734
6.3
4,173
76,262
97
96
85,927
146,091 7.7 -12,568
128,344
148
237
146,476
313,117 16.6
224
295,429
140
76
313,333
60,614 10.0
-9
56,589
31
40
60,685
232,305 9.1 -1,959
203,488
300
255
232,860
519,211 14.5 -18,091
462,385
289
230
519,730
519,655 12.1 -85,191
463,225
187
229
520,071
314,937 11.0 -17,103
288,192
190
178
315,305
122,686 11.1 22,495
110,822
214
79
122,979
177,150 6.5 -20,161
153,271
120
96
177,366
36,715
8.0 -2,369
31,852
70
48
36,833
53,151
5.5 -3,803
49,145
20
40
53,211
306,077 22.0 10,083
288,168
127
146
306,350
71,824 10.9
-699
68,301
25
19
71,868
476,539 11.8 -14,757
378,979
362
619
477,520
97,940 12.1 5,832
89,637
237
82
98,259
1,535,579 16.3 14,747 1,401,483 500
676
1,536,755
327,363 7.4 -38,407
307,010
448
665
328,476
25,974
6.3 -1,651
23,817
174
26
26,174
428,880 8.0 -5,377
381,991
188
386
429,454
127,134 8.1 -4,798
111,902
81
109
127,324
196,415 10.2 -10,341
170,533
356
139
196,910
670,901 11.5 -144,381 556,420 1,462 597
672,960
211,358 24.6 -11,982
190,622
269
79
211,706
63,177 13.3 -2,200
54,102
52
33
63,262
200,340 9.6
-757
184,837
77
115
200,532
16,600
4.0 -2,122
15,483
261
16
16,877
260,009 7.9 -8,211
239,357
146
146
260,301
1,247,269 10.1 -65,817 1,119,070 1,014 2,066
1,250,349
68,097
4.6 -1,902
61,531
68
40
68,205
38,405 12.7
70
35,188
5
3
38,413
5,330
14.5
-244
4,904
4
4
5,338
357,098 9.5 -14,972
337,023
505
505
358,108
375,988 11.1 -11,570
332,650
343
793
377,124
65,680
9.9
1,338
56,411
94
77
65,851
218,606 7.7 -6,159
192,080
138
105
218,849
13,497
5.0
-214
11,644
13
8
13,518
16,344,706 11.2 -977,057 14,647,201 14,425 13,707
16,372,838

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 18, 2020
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State
LA
VA
CA
TN

Change
+5,728
+5,654
+4,680
+3,713

AL

+3,113

AR
CT

+1,777
+1,712

NM
WY
NC

+1,287
+1,179
+1,096

State Supplied Comment
No comment.
Layoffs in the accommodation and food services assistance industry.
No comment.
Layoffs in the public administration, arts, entertainment, and recreation, management of
companies and enterprises, wholesale trade, and educational services industries.
Layoffs in the accommodation and food services, administrative and support and waste
management and remediation services, and health care and social assistance industries.
No comment.
Layoffs in the accommodation and food service and health care and social assistance
industries.
No comment.
No comment.
Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.

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

Change
-23,855

TX
GA

-17,608
-16,139

NJ
WA
IN
AZ
PA

-12,893
-12,261
-10,449
-7,254
-6,812

MA
OH
SC
MO

-5,493
-5,430
-4,965
-4,551

KS
MN
WI
NE
NY

-3,979
-3,931
-3,922
-3,922
-3,370

MI
AK
ME
MD
CO
IA
IL
OR

-3,124
-2,966
-2,420
-2,274
-2,023
-1,842
-1,826
-1,561

State Supplied 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, accommodation and food services, and
administrative and support and waste management and remediation services industries.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
Fewer layoffs in the transportation and warehousing, manufacturing, and educational services
industries.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing and administrative and support and waste management and
remediation services industries.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
Fewer layoffs in the health care and social assistance, educational services, and transportation
and warehousing industries.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
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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