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Nationwide, 963,000 filed for unemployment insurance last week

The U.S. Department of Labor issued its weekly report on initial claims for unemployment insurance this morning. Nationwide, the number of seasonally adjusted claims was 963,000 last week. This is 228,000 less than the (upwardly revised) number of claims for the previous week, 1,186,000. The 4-week moving average of seasonally adjusted claims was 1,252,750, down […]

Initial claims by sector

Here are two charts presentinginitial claims for unemployment insurance by sector in Washington state for the four-week period from July 5 to August 1. The first chart shows the number of claims by sector. The five sectors with the greatest number of claims are, in descending order, accommodation and food services; health services and social […]

In Washington 36,293 filed initial claims for unemployment insurance last week

In Washington 36,293 filed initial claims for unemployment insurance last week This morning the state Employment Security Department (ESD) gave its weekly report on unemployment insurance claims. ESD reported a total of 36,293 initial claims for unemployment insurance during the July 26–August 1 week. Of this total, 24,985 initial claims were under the regular unemployment […]

Nationwide, 1,186,000 filed for unemployment insurance last week

The U.S. Department of Labor issued its weekly report on initial claims for unemployment insurance this morning. Nationwide, the number of seasonally adjusted claims was 1,186,000 last week. This is 249,000 less than the (downwardly revised) number of claims for the previous week, 1,435,000. The 4-week moving average of seasonally adjusted claims was 1,337,750, down […]

New details on imposter fraud

In a press conference yesterday, Employment Security Department (ESD) Commissioner Suzan LeVine provided new details regarding the imposter fraud attack on the state unemployment insurance system. The amount of confirmed fraudulent payments totals $576 million, for 86,449 fraudulent claims. About $410 million of this was paid between May 2nd and May 8th. ESD reports that […]

Initial claims by sector

Here are two charts presenting initial claims for unemployment insurance by sector in Washington state for the four-week period from June 28 to July 25. The first chart shows the number of claims by sector. The five sectors with the greatest number of claims are, in descending order, accommodation and food services; health services and […]

In Washington 42,004 filed initial claims for unemployment insurance last week

This morning the state Employment Security Department (ESD) gave its weekly report on unemployment insurance claims. ESD reported a total of 42,004 initial claims for unemployment insurance during the July 19–25 week. Of this total, 28,840 initial claims were under the regular unemployment insurance program; 6,133 claims were under the federal pandemic unemployment assistance program, […]

Nationwide, 1,434,000 filed for unemployment insurance last week

The U.S. Department of Labor issued its weekly report on initial claims for unemployment insurance this morning. Nationwide, the number of seasonally adjusted claims was 1,434,000 last week. This is 12,000 more than the (upwardly revised) number of claims for the previous week, 1,422,000. The 4-week moving average of seasonally adjusted claims was 1,368,500, up […]

Initial claims by sector

Here are two charts presenting initial claims for unemployment insurance by sector in Washington state for the four-week period from June 21 to July 18. The first chart shows the number of claims by sector. The five sectors with the greatest number of claims are, in descending order, accommodation and food services; health services and […]

In Washington 43,352 filed initial claims for unemployment insurance last week

This morning the state Employment Security Department (ESD) gave its weekly report on unemployment insurance claims. ESD reported a total of 43,352 initial claims for unemployment insurance during the July 2–18 week. Of this total, 29,438 initial claims were under the regular unemployment insurance program; 6,827 claims were under the federal pandemic unemployment assistance program, […]