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8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, August 6, 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 August 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 1,186,000, a decrease of
249,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 1,434,000 to
1,435,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,337,750, a decrease of 31,000 from the previous week's revised average.
The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 1,368,500 to 1,368,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 11.0 percent for the week ending July 25, a decrease
of 0.6 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending July 25 was 16,107,000, a decrease of 844,000 from the previous week's revised
level. The previous week's level was revised down by 67,000 from 17,018,000 to 16,951,000. The 4-week moving
average was 16,628,250, a decrease of 413,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average
was revised down by 16,750 from 17,058,250 to 17,041,500.

1

 UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 984,192 in the week ending
August 1, a decrease of 222,852 (or -18.5 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease
of 15,788 (or -1.3 percent) from the previous week. There were 179,879 initial claims in the comparable week in 2019. In
addition, for the week ending August 1, 51 states reported 655,707 initial claims for Pandemic Unemployment
Assistance.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 10.8 percent during the week ending July 25, a decrease of 0.7
percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 15,849,488, a decrease of 965,711 (or -5.7 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected a
decrease of 135,606 (or -0.8 percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 1.2 percent and the volume was
1,665,287.

The total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week ending July 18 was 32,118,678, an increase of
1,302,816 from the previous week. There were 1,707,267 persons claiming benefits in all programs in the comparable
week in 2019.
During the week ending July 18, 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.

2

 Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,403 in the week ending July 25, an
increase of 10 from the prior week. There were 1,029 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 101
from the preceding week.
There were 16,170 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending July 18, an increase of
1,745 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 16,271, an increase of 2,564 from the
prior week.
During the week ending Jul 18, 49 states reported 12,956,478 individuals claiming Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
benefits and 48 states reported 1,144,429 individuals claiming Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation
benefits.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending July 18 were in Nevada (24.9), Puerto Rico (23.5), Hawaii
(21.0), California (18.1), Louisiana (17.2), New York (16.3), Connecticut (15.2), Georgia (14.5), Massachusetts (14.3),
and Michigan (13.8).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 25 were in Virginia (+5,020), Nevada (+2,842), Missouri
(+2,606), Indiana (+2,218), and New Jersey (+2,141), while the largest decreases were in California (-44,941), Georgia
(-37,329), Florida (-17,514), Louisiana (-13,568), and Texas (-11,104).

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

August 1
1,186,000
984,192
1,337,750

July 25
1,435,000
1,207,044
1,368,750

Change
-249,000
-222,852
-31,000

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

Prior Year1
214,000
179,879
214,500

July 25
16,107,000
15,849,488
16,628,250
11.0%
10.8%

July 18
16,951,000
16,815,199
17,041,500
11.6%
11.5%

Change
-844,000
-965,711
-413,250
-0.6
-0.7

July 11
16,151,000
16,344,839
17,493,750
11.1%
11.2%

Prior Year1
1,692,000
1,665,287
1,691,750
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)

August 1

July 25

Change

July 18

655,707

908,800

-253,093

960,229

July 25
1,403
1,029

July 18
1,393
1,130

Change
+10
-101

Prior Year1
579
513

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 18
16,691,063
16,170
16,271
12,956,478
1,144,429
67,909
2,973
413,385
31,308,678

July 11
16,221,070
14,425
13,707
13,026,553
1,055,098
83,293
2,808
398,908
30,815,862

Change
+469,993
+1,745
+2,564
-70,075
+89,331
-15,384
+165
+14,477
+492,816

Prior Year1
1,676,882
7,208
5,447
NA
NA
0
4,920
12,810
1,707,267

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 August 1
Advance
Prior Wk
Change
11,148
17,437
-6,289
5,407
6,069
-662
16,351
19,063
-2,712
12,267
15,257
-2,990
228,530
244,653
-16,123
7,037
8,037
-1,000
10,572
11,181
-609
1,998
2,563
-565
2,090
2,712
-622
73,955
91,462
-17,507
72,695
84,984
-12,289
5,195
5,884
-689
3,402
4,703
-1,301
24,712
33,230
-8,518
12,533
20,129
-7,596
6,765
6,970
-205
9,319
10,462
-1,143
20,813
21,041
-228
12,490
18,511
-6,021
1,602
2,014
-412
9,762
13,038
-3,276
15,218
19,646
-4,428
17,029
23,219
-6,190
12,659
15,311
-2,652
6,897
9,169
-2,272
9,884
14,938
-5,054
1,854
2,388
-534
2,847
3,656
-809
16,708
18,390
-1,682
2,545
3,276
-731
15,845
28,073
-12,228
5,997
7,254
-1,257
73,740
85,049
-11,309
17,402
26,995
-9,593
1,061
1,203
-142
25,279
28,033
-2,754
5,720
8,927
-3,207
7,175
9,417
-2,242
28,671
35,808
-7,137
2,168
6,715
-4,547
3,642
3,635
7
8,909
12,195
-3,286
731
808
-77
11,690
20,091
-8,401
61,940
76,804
-14,864
3,137
3,709
-572
1,220
1,519
-299
8
48
-40
25,990
42,966
-16,976
26,965
30,653
-3,688
2,333
3,123
-790
19,302
23,026
-3,724
983
1,600
-617
984,192
1,207,044
-222,852

Insured Unemployment For Week Ended July 25
Advance
Prior Wk
Change
74,859
94,069
-19,210
38,444
40,596
-2,152
224,592
230,822
-6,230
74,893
94,113
-19,220
2,817,289
3,140,619
-323,330
224,612
224,204
408
250,787
251,760
-973
43,771
40,923
2,848
70,757
72,710
-1,953
591,417
691,070
-99,653
629,739
636,912
-7,173
132,387
130,048
2,339
23,641
26,445
-2,804
629,814
648,727
-18,913
218,351
228,226
-9,875
104,970
110,042
-5,072
94,640
78,979
15,661
136,457
141,290
-4,833
311,660
324,357
-12,697
52,787
62,377
-9,590
191,577
219,029
-27,452
493,642
511,477
-17,835
495,387
592,707
-97,320
301,819
305,530
-3,711
148,268
104,109
44,159
169,002
182,144
-13,142
33,798
34,702
-904
42,478
47,311
-4,833
326,226
346,138
-19,912
60,470
66,396
-5,926
465,040
485,809
-20,769
98,070
97,432
638
1,561,879
1,539,400
22,479
273,519
315,116
-41,597
27,482
24,988
2,494
379,609
426,858
-47,249
114,130
127,617
-13,487
238,097
190,993
47,104
635,333
753,353
-118,020
163,151
202,321
-39,170
61,485
63,285
-1,800
188,292
197,886
-9,594
15,477
15,643
-166
233,824
258,469
-24,645
1,247,674
1,338,900
-91,226
63,983
66,351
-2,368
37,337
37,797
-460
3,520
4,842
-1,322
327,020
344,826
-17,806
414,902
356,149
58,753
67,650
64,365
3,285
209,854
211,944
-2,090
13,626
13,023
603
15,849,488
16,815,199
-965,711

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 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
August 1, 2020

Initial
Claims
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
1,435
1,186

Change
from
Prior
Week
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
13
-249

Change
from
Insured
Prior
Unemployment Week
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
16,951
800
16,107
-844

4-Week
Average
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
1,368.75
1,337.75

6

4-Week
Average
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
17,041.50
16,628.25

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
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
11.0

 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 August 1
Advance
Prior Wk
Change
2,642
1,307
1,335
730
566
164
23,904
58,604
-34,700
11,041
11,156
-115
203,894
224,679
-20,785
7,585
9,727
-2,142
2,171
2,716
-545
292
427
-135
446
450
-4
13,344
15,969
-2,625
9,765
17,625
-7,860
3,120
3,798
-678
160
447
-287
4,515
6,458
-1,943
6,648
7,330
-682
1,602
1,840
-238
6,016
6,301
-285
2,964
2,936
28
5,760
13,127
-7,367
572
591
-19
6,741
10,725
-3,984
9,765
14,850
-5,085
14,856
19,794
-4,938
0
573
-573
3,108
3,861
-753
1,797
1,837
-40
1,913
2,956
-1,043
1,210
1,613
-403
18,495
34,072
-15,577
563
5,456
-4,893
20,127
24,821
-4,694
2,719
3,768
-1,049
44,627
48,316
-3,689
12,205
18,790
-6,585
106
102
4
42,249
56,600
-14,351
1,443
2,039
-596
20,781
21,622
-841
78,713
134,826
-56,113
4,025
24,111
-20,086
11,858
13,596
-1,738
7,183
9,533
-2,350
119
138
-19
4,583
8,901
-4,318
18,418
22,988
-4,570
831
1,310
-479
899
581
318
48
0
48
11,390
25,049
-13,659
4,641
6,162
-1,521
0
0
0
2,845
3,206
-361
278
550
-272
655,707
908,800
-253,093

PUA Continued Claims For Week Ended Jul 18
Jul 18
Jul 11
Change
35,512
37,496
-1,984
15,230
-798
14,432
762,148
0
762,148
113,867
-5,730
108,137
2,414,077
778,272
3,192,349
74,905
90,490
-15,585
62,215
4,550
66,765
10,906
9,760
1,146
13,981
-44
13,937
0
0
0
377,945
220,676
157,269
80,182
9,664
89,846
670
0
670
158,762
-22,116
136,646
161,862
-18,836
143,026
9,496
6,886
16,382
153,097
-51,335
101,762
32,478
25,305
57,783
155,670
151,757
3,913
24,959
1,045
26,004
454,835
-179,583
275,252
486,182
456,228
29,954
860,073
92,522
952,595
63,813
-592
63,221
60,537
-4,086
56,451
71,628
-7,927
63,701
56,475
44,420
12,055
26,597
103
26,700
132,955
6,105
139,060
8,220
10,583
18,803
396,540
3,050
399,590
73,421
10,565
83,986
1,129,638
64,810
1,194,448
209,510
11,161
220,671
6,190
-937
5,253
414,213
-48,978
365,235
0
0
0
35,569
40,305
75,874
3,154,311
-1,917,169
1,237,142
470,044
56,806
526,850
51,802
4,325
56,127
73,418
-511
72,907
4,069
197
4,266
190,929
23,022
213,951
184,291
97,038
281,329
10,880
-206
10,674
9,703
-66
9,637
0
0
0
460,134
-29,986
430,148
151,366
-5,252
146,114
0
0
0
29,458
66,793
96,251
3,371
-611
2,760
13,026,553
-70,075
12,956,478

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
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 18
67,880
3,419
12,904
10,525
248,098
0
8,969
2,310
2,178
53,423
0
0
5,442
30,690
7,525
13,876
2,421
0
3,340
4,012
10,984
38,508
31,283
23,053
6,873
12,768
3,048
2,173
14,855
278
57,651
4,941
84,708
189,498
3,776
18,749
1,647
12,249
37,497
5,884
3,404
15,803
311
6,216
16,318
6,121
1,264
0
37,841
6,081
4,435
7,724
1,476
1,144,429

PEUC Claims Filed During Weeks Ended:
July 11
Change
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

11,121
89
959
3,455
32,427
0
-2,327
638
188
-10,923
0
0
247
-2,917
-401
3,090
251
0
-148
1,469
-390
2,076
-856
1,275
881
1,319
216
194
2,892
278
1,969
336
4,955
20,819
500
1,411
974
687
-6,654
-1,019
145
1,195
0
514
8,959
540
25
0
6,942
160
262
32
1,476
89,331

July 4

June 27

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

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

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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 Extended Benefits (EB) 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

EB Claims Filed During Weeks Ended:
July 18
July 11

Change

0
730
122

0
678
149

0
52
-27

785
15,142
49
34
314
0
271
0
4
100
11,392
1,277
8
0
0
409
14
183
0
0
2,999
798
1,535
186
55
392
747
13,091
348
0
4,124
54
1,941
0
930
6,893
201
132
2,027
0
572
0
0
10
0
0
0
8
27
5
67,909

210
45,452
56
12
121
2
250
0
10
54
6,042
1,168
8
0
0
266
9
0
0
8
2,072
285
1,076
147
52
308
708
10,892
227
0
3,211
44
1,255
0
314
5,930
156
9
1,646
0
433
0
0
10
0
0
0
3
20
0
83,293

575
-30,310
-7
22
193
-2
21
0
-6
46
5,350
109
0
0
0
143
5
183
0
-8
927
513
459
39
3
84
39
2,199
121
0
913
10
686
0
616
963
45
123
381
0
139
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
7
5
-15,384

Note: Information on the EB program can be found here: EB Program information

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 INITIAL CLAIMS FILED DURING WEEK ENDED
JULY 25
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
17,437
6,069
19,063
15,257
244,653
8,037
11,181
2,563
2,712
91,462
84,984
5,884
4,703
33,230
20,129
6,970
10,462
21,041
18,511
2,014
13,038
19,646
23,219
15,311
9,169
14,938
2,388
3,656
18,390
3,276
28,073
7,254
85,049
26,995
1,203
28,033
8,927
9,417
35,808
6,715
3,635
12,195
808
20,091
76,804
3,709
1,519
48
42,966
30,653
3,123
23,026
1,600
1,207,044

LAST
YEAR
WEEK
AGO UCFE 1 UCX 1
-6,239
15,145
42
19
-537
5,450
16
4
-2,378
15,044
19
2
-675
13,820
2
3
-44,941 206,215
239
162
-494
6,577
14
23
-486
8,992
26
3
-157
2,072
1
4
-341
2,221
34
0
-17,514 84,971
45
34
-37,329 80,709
80
59
-1,697
4,822
16
19
-984
4,054
2
1
-3,205
22,875
9
3
2,218
18,078
29
16
-1,841
4,590
11
6
1,073
9,102
5
1
-3,447
18,999
1
1
-13,568 16,489
28
20
-262
1,449
0
2
-4,204
10,281
42
34
1,008
15,743
19
32
-1,377
18,100
20
17
-2,395
13,212
12
5
-2,925
8,120
7
2
2,606
12,212
5
3
-347
1,893
7
5
-333
3,133
10
2
2,842
16,486
2
1
-243
2,851
6
2
2,141
20,808
46
39
-414
6,620
3
4
-3,127
73,389
20
42
-2,209
23,890
43
84
-712
989
4
5
-2,292
23,084
11
17
-952
7,420
22
16
-735
6,269
25
10
-2,178
25,785
201
49
-302
5,559
1
1
377
2,989
1
2
-2,112
10,328
19
18
36
658
18
1
-5,682
17,893
34
18
-11,104 64,539
132
183
-774
2,951
22
4
-118
1,230
0
0
-62
12
0
0
5,020
40,781
6
4
-2,708
25,997
23
37
-635
2,230
6
2
-2,103
19,599
16
8
-1,064
1,422
1
0
-169,881 1,028,147 1,403 1,029

INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT FOR WEEK ENDED
JULY 18
ALL
CHANGE FROM
PROGRAMS
EXCLUDING
LAST
YEAR
RAILROAD
STATE (%) 2 WEEK
AGO UCFE 1 UCX 1 RETIREMENT
94,069
4.9 -11,575 76,108
122
79
94,270
40,596 13.2 -1,089
35,568
147
67
40,810
230,822 7.9 1,470
201,586
369
249
231,440
94,113
7.9 -5,913
81,109
125
44
94,282
3,140,619 18.1 435,715 2,828,933 2,948 4,014
3,147,581
224,204 8.4 -14,894 207,210
197
382
224,783
251,760 15.2 2,028
216,057
213
173
252,146
40,923
9.2 -649
35,699
57
32
41,012
72,710 12.5 -405
65,568
861
8
73,579
691,070 7.9 -56,934 648,979
379
394
691,843
636,912 14.5 -66,241 610,835
668
610
638,190
130,048 21.0 -703
123,213
362
205
130,615
26,445
3.6 -1,177
21,342
19
27
26,491
648,727 11.0 -7,224 560,125
516
325
649,568
228,226 7.5 37,372 214,833
132
144
228,502
110,042 7.2 -5,888
95,573
125
54
110,221
78,979
5.8 -6,755
69,671
90
81
79,150
141,290 7.4 -4,801 123,305
137
195
141,622
324,357 17.2 11,240 306,617
136
69
324,562
62,377 10.3 1,763
58,305
35
26
62,438
219,029 8.6 -13,276 190,135
348
226
219,603
511,477 14.3 -7,734 454,230
301
215
511,993
592,707 13.8 73,052 545,585
237
176
593,120
305,530 10.7 -9,407 279,359
182
158
305,870
104,109 9.4 -18,577 92,424
239
97
104,445
182,144 6.6 4,994
159,676
116
93
182,353
34,702
7.6 -2,013
29,916
79
45
34,826
47,311
4.9 -5,840
43,316
36
52
47,399
346,138 24.9 40,061 328,431
134
223
346,495
66,396 10.1 -5,428
62,955
23
21
66,440
485,809 12.0 9,270
389,008
391
563
486,763
97,432 12.1 -508
88,600
209
102
97,743
1,539,400 16.3 3,821 1,406,927 496
726
1,540,622
315,116 7.1 -12,247 294,370
456
699
316,271
24,988
6.0 -986
22,789
233
23
25,244
426,858 8.0 -2,022 381,563
194
401
427,453
127,617 8.1
483
112,545
105
146
127,868
190,993 9.9 -5,422 165,998
370
158
191,521
753,353 12.9 82,452 637,299 1,499 632
755,484
202,321 23.5 -9,037 181,614
232
65
202,618
63,285 13.3 108
54,556
47
36
63,368
197,886 9.5 -2,454 181,882
66
109
198,061
15,643
3.7 -957
14,469
235
19
15,897
258,469 7.8 -1,540 237,955
133
168
258,770
1,338,900 10.8 91,631 1,209,343 1,037 2,359
1,342,296
66,351
4.5 -1,746
59,702
61
43
66,455
37,797 12.5 -608
34,640
3
3
37,803
4,842
13.2 -488
4,346
4
4
4,850
344,826 9.2 -12,272 324,629
455
555
345,836
356,149 10.5 -19,839 313,385
385
796
357,330
64,365
9.7 -1,315
55,376
77
76
64,518
211,944 7.4 -6,662 186,309
131
97
212,172
13,023
4.8 -474
11,202
18
7
13,048
16,815,199 11.5 470,360 15,135,170 16,170 16,271
16,847,640

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 25, 2020

STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000

State
VA
NV
MO

Change
+5,020
+2,842
+2,606

IN
NJ
KS
MA

+2,218
+2,141
+1,073
+1,008

State Supplied Comment
Layoffs in the professional, scientific, and technical services industry.
No comment.
Layoffs in the accommodation and food services, administrative and support and waste
management and remediation services industries.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.
No comment.

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State
CA
GA

Change
-44,941
-37,329

FL

-17,514

LA
TX
AL

-13,568
-11,104
-6,239

TN
MD
KY
IL
NY

-5,682
-4,204
-3,447
-3,205
-3,127

MS
WA
MN
AZ
OH
NC

-2,925
-2,708
-2,395
-2,378
-2,292
-2,209

PA

-2,178

SC
WI
IA
HI
MI
WY

-2,112
-2,103
-1,841
-1,697
-1,377
-1,064

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