Currently on ventilator: 217
Top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Fayette, Oldham, Kenton, Warren and Morgan. Each of these counties reported 150 or more new cases; Jefferson County alone reported 758.
The Governor said he was heartbroken to learn a Capitol police officer has died after sustaining injuries from the attack on our U.S. Capitol by domestic terrorists.
“This is what happens when you foster disrespect, hate, and division,” said Gov. Beshear. “Every public servant must be responsible for their words and the messages they send. Our thoughts and prayers are with the officer’s family.”
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January 7, 2021
The number is seasonally adjusted and is a slight decrease in claims from the week before.
Meanwhile, more than 161,000 workers filed for benefits for the first time under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program, without seasonal adjustments.
The program helps those who aren’t eligible for regular state aid, such as the self-employed.
In Michigan, about 29,000 new employment claims were filed last week, which is up about 9,000 claims from the week before when nearly 20,000 people filed.
Statewide claims are far below the peak number filed during the pandemic that came the week of April 4. At that time, more than 388,000 people in Michigan filed for first-time unemployment benefits.
On Dec. 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. Although the political debate about the $600 in stimulus relief has been on the top of our.
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The number of unemployment claims in North Dakota has dropped dramatically since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Job Service North Dakota Deputy Director Darren Brostrom said at one point, around 100,000 individual claims were filed for state unemployment support. And Brostrom said the two federal programs created because of the pandemic – the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program and the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Assistance Program – had another 80,000 claims. Of those, there are quit a few repeats, Brostrom said. As far as individuals, the 110,000 mark is probably appropriate.
Brostrom said after that peak, Job Service has seen quite a reduction in filed claims.