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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Regular weekly unemployment claims nearly doubled last week as claimants were required to refile. Labor Commissioner Michael Harrington said on Friday that the pandemic hit one year ago. The annual refiling then triggered the increase.
On March 28, 2020, the Labor Department reported 1,511 new weekly filings, an increase of 729. This week s filings, which are a recent high, are, however, 13,122 fewer than the same time last year.
Nationally, claims unexpectedly rose back over 700,000. These remain historically high numbers.
Weekly UI Report
Regular weekly UI claims in Vermont had been edging down since late January. Governor Scott signed the Executive Order March 13, 2020 and closed restaurants and bars after lunch on March 17.
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New Mexico Unemployment Rate January 2021: 8.7 Percent
NMDWS News:
New Mexico’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.7 percent in January 2021, up from 8.6 percent in December 2020 and up from 5.1 percent in the previous year.
The national unemployment rate in January was 6.3 percent, down from 6.7 percent in December and up from 3.5 percent in January 2020.
Total nonagricultural payroll employment fell by 86,700 jobs, or 10.1 percent, between January 2020 and January 2021.
Most losses came from the private sector, which was down 71,100 jobs, or 10.6 percent. The public sector was down 15,600 jobs, or 8.4 percent.
Losses were reported in both components of the private sector:
The private service-providing industries were down 56,200 jobs, or 10.0 percent, while the goods-producing industries were down 14,900 jobs, representing a decrease of 14.3 percent.
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DLIR News Release: HAWAI‘I’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 10.2 PERCENT IN JANUARY
Posted on Mar 15, 2021 in Latest News, Newsroom, Press Releases
HONOLULU The Hawai‘i State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for January was 10.2 percent compared to the revised rate of 10.3 percent in December. Statewide, 588,050 were employed and 67,000 unemployed in January for a total seasonally adjusted labor force of 655,050. Nationally, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.3 percent in January, down from 6.7 percent in December.
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