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 COVID related claims still pending or on appeal.

Claims and benefits data updated weekly NEW 2021 week 37 

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 37 

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

• Week 37
• Continued Claims Demographics Week 37

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.