In total, approximately 1,800 people were filing an initial claim or reopening their unemployment claim.
Unemployment continued claims filed each week continue to steadily decline, down roughly 1,600 claims from the previous week.
About 10,600 weekly certifications, or continued claims, were filed last week for state unemployment, with another 12,300 weekly certifications filed under PUA.
In addition, about 16,100 weekly certifications were filed for the federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation program. Weekly certifications must be filed by claimants every week in order to continue to receive unemployment benefits.
For the same time period, roughly 4,400 unemployment claimants reported having partial earnings for the week. In many cases, people receiving unemployment benefits can work part-time and still retain the $300 weekly Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) offered by Congress through September 4. More information, including a walk-through video an
The governor announced the end of pandemic related Directed Health Measures, an end to the state’s participation in the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program and executive orders which were signed in response to the pandemic.