The resumption of three federal unemployment insurance benefit programs was accompanied by a decrease in state claims over the weekend, the N.C. Division of Employment Security reported Monday.
There were 5,853 state claims filed Friday, 3,063 on Saturday and 7,139 on Sunday. The seven-day range is 3,063 to 13,802.
The record daily high for the pandemic stands at 43,297 claims filed on Dec. 27 â the day after the federal PEUC and PUA programs expired. DES said in a Dec. 27 statement that the increase in claims filed after Dec. 26 does not indicate . new claimants entering the system.
Altogether, there have been 3.16 million state and federal UI claims during the pandemic including 1.4 million initial claims. Some federal programs require filing additional state claims.
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Jennifer Davis lost her job as director of catering and special events at a small restaurant chain within 15 minutes of Maryland shuttering bars and eateries in mid-March.
Out of work Pennsylvanians will begin receiving an extra $300 a week in unemployment payments starting this week. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry made the announcement Friday. The extension of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program is part of the federal stimulus that Congress passed last month.