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INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDING 8/29/2020

September 03, 2020

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For Immediate Release: September 3, 2020

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDING 8/29/2020

MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Department of Labor released the official count for initial claims filed during the week of August 23 – August 29, 2020.

7,823 initial claims were filed either online or by telephone during this period. 4,404 of those claims are COVID-19 related.

County Breakdown: http://www2.labor.alabama.gov/LAUS/InitialClaimsTab.aspx
Industry Breakdown: http://www2.labor.alabama.gov/LAUS/InitialClaimsbyindustryTab.aspx

*Be sure to click week ending day 2020-08-29.

Industry sectors with the greatest number of claims are: Industry Not Available (3,045), Manufacturing (838), Retail Trade (726), Remediation Services (693), Accommodation and Food Services (686), and Health Care and Social Assistance (544).

Jefferson County had the largest number of claims with 1,177.

Initial Claims Historic Data

3/14/2020 1,824
3/21/2020 10,982
3/28/2020 80,984
4/4/2020 106,739
4/11/2020 77,515
4/18/2020 66,432
4/25/2020 74,966
5/2/2020 28,985
5/9/2020 26,666
5/16/2020 25,150
5/23/2020 27,920
5/30/2020 21,335
6/6/2020 19,950
6/13/2020 18,367
6/20/2020 18,671
6/27/2020 18,340
7/4/2020 19,058
7/11/2020 20,505
7/18/2020 23,678
7/25/2020 17,439
8/1/2020 11,692
8/8/2020 9,468
8/15/2020 11,048
8/22/2020 8,676
8/29/2020 7,823