Initial Iowa unemployment claims down 44% last week
$8,661,749.66 in unemployment insurance benefits were paid out in the state last week, a weekly decrease of $1,578,801.37 (15.42%). Author: Mario Rossi, The Associated Press Published: 4:53 PM CDT April 29, 2021 Updated: 5:23 PM CDT April 29, 2021
IOWA, USA 3,893 initial unemployment claims were filed last week in Iowa, a decrease of 3,088 (44.23%) from the previous week.
3,494 initial claims for the week of April 18-24 were by people who work and live in Iowa, and 399 were by individuals who work in Iowa but live outside the state. For the week ending April 24, 2021, nearly 50.7% of claimants indicated their claims were not COVID-19 related, which is an increase from 41.5% the previous week, Iowa Workforce Development said in a release.
AJ Taylor2 days agoLast Updated: April 29, 2021
The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, April 18, and Saturday, April 24, was 3,893, a decrease of 3,088 from last week’s adjusted numbers. There were 3,494 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 399 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live in another state. The number of continuing weekly unemployment claims was 31,149, a decrease of 1,801 from the previous week. For the week ending April 24, 2021, nearly 50.7% of claimants indicated their claims were not COVID-19 related, which is an increase from 41.5% the previous week.
The U.S. Department of Labor adjusted last week’s initial claim number to 6,981 (a decrease of 274) and continuing claims to 32,950 (a decrease of 596). Iowa Workforce Development relies upon the weekly data released by the U.S. Department of Labor to report its numbers and as such, adopts the revisions to the previously publi
Jobless claims in Iowa up 45% last week, $10.2M paid out in benefits
$10,240,551.03 in unemployment insurance benefits were paid out in the state last week, a weekly decrease of $125,589.03 (1.21%). Author: Mario Rossi, The Associated Press Published: 3:21 PM CDT April 23, 2021 Updated: 3:21 PM CDT April 23, 2021
IOWA, USA 7,255 initial unemployment claims were filed last week in Iowa, an increase of 2,250 (44.96%) from the previous week.
6,673 initial claims for the week of April 11-17 were by people who work and live in Iowa, and 582 were by individuals who work in Iowa but live outside the state. The number of continuing weekly unemployment claims was 33,546, a decrease of 46 from the previous week. For the week ending April 17, 2021, nearly 41.5% of claimants indicated their claims were not COVID-19 related, which is a decrease from 45.7% the previous week., Iowa Workforce Development said in a release.
By Jason Taylor
Unemployment claim form on an office table.
DES MOINES, Iowa - Weekly jobless claims in Iowa are are showing a short term spike, but long term stability.
First time claims rose by about 30 percent.
But ongoing weekly claims, which most accurately reflect the state s actual unemployment rate, are largely unchanged from the previous week
Iowa s overall unemployment rate is tied for fourth lowest in the country at 3.7 percent.
By the numbers, first time weekly jobless claims are rose by 2,250 from 5,005 to 7,255, a jump of about 30 percent. First time claims dropped 14 percent in the previous week.
First time claims can wobble by seemingly wide margins from week to week without greatly impacting overall longer range numbers.