For Release:
April 11, 2024
Contact:
Virginia Works
Economic Information & Analytics Division
LMI@virginiaworks.gov
(804) 786-7496

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,288; Continued Claims at 15,351

RICHMOND— Virginia Works announced today that 2,288 unemployment insurance weekly initial claims were filed during the week ending April 06, 2024, which is 9.9 percent higher than last week's 2,081 claims and 46.9 percent higher than the comparable week of last year (1,558).  Nearly 78 percent of claimants self-reported an associated industry; of those reported, the top five industries (61 percent) were Administrative and Support and Waste Management (260); Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (260); Retail Trade (207); Manufacturing (176); and Health Care and Social Assistance (166).

Continued weeks claims (15,351) were 0.3 percent higher than last week (15,302) and were 31.4 percent higher than the comparable week of last year (11,681). Nearly 93 percent of claimants self-reported an associated industry; of those reported, the top five industries (57 percent) were Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (2,242); Administrative and Support and Waste Management (2,078); Health Care and Social Assistance (1,354); Manufacturing (1,293); and Retail Trade (1,169).

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

04/06/2024

Week Ending

03/30/2024

Week Ending

03/23/2024

Last Year

04/08/2023

Initial Claims

2,288

2,081

2,098

1,558

Initial Change (%)

+207 (+9.9%)

-17 (-0.8%)

+194 (+10.2%)

+730 (+46.9%)

Continued Claims

15,351

15,302

15,497

11,681

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Virginia Continued Weeks Claimed

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Initial Claims for All States

In the week ending April 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 211,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 221,000 to 222,000. The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 214,386 in the week ending April 6, an increase of 17,037 (or 8.6 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected an increase of 27,749 (or 14.1 percent) from the previous week. There were 223,382 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

Iowa

1,571

2,910

-1,339

Maryland

2,594

3,313

-719

Ohio

5,618

6,228

-610

Nevada

1,800

2,214

-414

Missouri

2,718

3,082

-364

 

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

 

State

Initial Claims (this week)

Initial Claims (prior week)

Change

New Jersey

13,807

9,617

4,190

New York

16,701

14,089

2,612

Pennsylvania

13,150

11,411

1,739

Texas

15,191

13,796

1,395

Oregon

5,870

4,547

1,323

 

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