For Release:
March 27, 2024
Contact:
Virginia Works
Economic Information & Analytics Division
LMI@virginiaworks.gov
(804) 786-7496

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,098; Continued Claims at 15,497

RICHMOND— Virginia Works announced today that 2,098 unemployment insurance weekly initial claims were filed during the week ending March 23, 2024, which is 10.2 percent higher than last week's 1,904 claims and 11.8 percent higher than the comparable week of last year (1,876).  Nearly 84 percent of claimants self-reported an associated industry; of those reported, the top five industries (61 percent) were Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (275); Administrative and Support and Waste Management (229); Health Care and Social Assistance (183); Manufacturing (167); and Retail Trade (152).

Continued weeks claims (15,497) were 0.7 percent lower than last week (15,612) and were 31.8 percent higher than the comparable week of last year (11,758). Nearly 93 percent of claimants self-reported an associated industry; of those reported, the top five industries (56 percent) were Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (2,227); Administrative and Support and Waste Management (2,084); Manufacturing (1,297); Health Care and Social Assistance (1,290); and Construction (1,226).

Significant Layoffs and Announcements are available at the following websites:

WARN Notices | Virginia Employment Commission

Announcements | Virginia Economic Development Partnership

Initial Claims – Comparison of Unemployment Insurance Activity

 

Week Ending

03/23/2024

Week Ending

03/16/2024

Week Ending

03/09/2024

Last Year

03/25/2023

Initial Claims

2,098

1,904

2,229

1,876

Initial Change (%)

+194 (+10.2%)

-325 (-14.6%)

+55 (+2.5%)

+222 (+11.8%)

Continued Claims

15,497

15,612

15,629

11,758

 
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Virginia Continued Weeks Claimed

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Initial Claims for all States

In the week ending March 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 210,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 210,000 to 212,000. The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 191,485 in the week ending March 23, a decrease of 287 (or  0.1 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected an increase of 1,907 (or 1.0 percent) from the previous week. There were 214,153 initial claims in the comparable week in 2023.   

 

Initial State Claims (5 largest decreases)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

 

State

Initial Claims (this week)

Initial Claims (prior week)

Change

Michigan

5,657

6,972

-1,315

Mississippi

811

1,336

-525

Oregon

2,880

3,365

-485

Connecticut

2,522

2,906

-384

Tennessee

2,745

3,115

-370

 

 

Initial State Claims (5 largest increases)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

 

State

Initial Claims (this week)

Initial Claims (prior week)

Change

Texas

16,979

14,770

2,209

Missouri

5,294

4,139

1,155

Illinois

8,300

7,480

820

Ohio

4,968

4,258

710

Indiana

3,130

2,450

680

 

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