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.

After Oct. 7, 2021 ESD will no longer be sending a weekly press release of unemployment data. Information will be available on our website and shared in a release on a monthly basis. ESD will send out the first monthly release for the month of October on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 at 10a.m. Pacific Time.

Claims and benefits data updated for 2021 

Weekly initial claims applications for unemployment benefits for week 40: 

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

Weekly claims filed  for unemployment benefits for week 40: 

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

Detailed claims and benefits data for 2021 week 39

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

• Week 39
• Continued Claims Demographics Week 39

Initial claims by industry: 

• NAICS2 , NAICS3, and NAICS6

Initial claims by occupation:  

• SOC2 , SOC3 , and SOC6.

Initial claims demographics: 

• Demographics reports  

Additional UI statistics are available in the report library

Data set for the figure shown below.