N.J. unemployment filings rise as certification problems continue Updated Apr 29, 2021; More than 12,300 new unemployment claims were filed the week ending April 24, a 17% jump from the previous week, which saw a decline, the Labor Department announced. The Labor Department didn’t provide an update on the New Jerseyans who were unable to certify after the state triggered off High Extended Benefits and intended to transition those claimants to the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program. It’s unclear how many people were mistakenly excluded from the switch, which the IT division has already rectified through reconfigured programming. The issue affected claimants who were past week 13 of High Extended Benefits, and was resolved en masse, spokeswoman Angela Delli-Santi said.