Unemployment insurance claims and benefits data

The Unemployment Insurance (UI) program provides unemployment benefits to eligible workers who become unemployed through no fault of their own, and meet certain other eligibility requirements. The following resources provide information on individuals who have applied for and/or received unemployment benefits, and the claims data related to the COVID crisis.

Claims and benefits data updated weekly NEW 2021 week 36 

Weekly initial claims applications for unemployment benefits: 

• As reported to the Department of Labor. Dashboard 
• By county for 2021

Weekly claims filed  for unemployment benefits: 

• For the current week
• All 2021 weekly claims reports. 

Detailed claims and benefits data updated weekly 2021 week 35 

Continued claims by industry, occupation, demographics, and county: 

• Week 35
• Continued Claims Demographics Week 35

Initial claims by industry: 

• NAICS2 , NAICS3, and NAICS6

Initial claims by occupation:  

• SOC2 , SOC3 , and SOC6.

Initial claims demographics: 

• Demographics reports  
• Claims by type and by county 

Additional UI statistics are available in the report library

Data set for the figure shown below.