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Initial state jobless claims hit pandemic low in Maine
Just over 1,000 initial claims for state unemployment aid were filed last week, the lowest number since businesses closed and Maine went into lockdown last year.
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New state unemployment claims hit their lowest point in Maine since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, an indication of an improving economy and employers’ recent hiring spree.
Maine logged just over 1,000 claims for the state’s unemployment insurance program during the week ending Saturday, the lowest number since mid-March last year, just before the coronavirus triggered a tidal wave of joblessness.
State jobless claims during the pandemic
AUGUSTA For the week ending May 22, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,000 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 200 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). In total, approximately.