Nearly 13K Marylanders Apply For Unemployment In Last Week
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Layoffs across the country remain high Thursday morning.
More than 712,000 Americans filed for new unemployment benefits last week. Nearly 13,000 of them are Marylanders.
| MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DIVISION OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TOTAL CLAIMS FILED BY COUNTY Week Ending - November 28, 2020 |
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| Claim Filed By: | Regular UI | PUA (New) | PUA (Reclassified)* | PEUC Claims** | EB Claims | |
| Allegany | 128 | 18 | 6 | 23 | 6 | |
| Anne Arundel | 421 | 88 | 38 | 180 | 19 | |
| Baltimore City | 784 | 238 | 92 | 267 | 65 | |
| Baltimore County | 925 | 263 | 108 | 314 | 51 | |
| Calvert | 176 | 44 | 4 | 35 | 9 | |
| Caroline | 29 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |
| Carroll | 87 | 16 | 2 | 26 | 5 | |
| Cecil | 133 | 36 | 8 | 23 | 2 | |
| Charles | 142 | 23 | 10 | 35 | 5 | |
| Dorchester | 73 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| Frederick | 174 | 49 | 13 | 49 | 7 | |
| Garrett | 73 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| Harford | 232 | 37 | 13 | 60 | 10 | |
| Howard | 196 | 49 | 25 | 84 | 9 | |
| Kent | 85 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
| Montgomery | 674 | 201 | 80 | 271 | 21 | |
| Non - Maryland | 1,673 | 320 | 84 | 151 | 24 | |
| Prince George's | 1,213 | 384 | 128 | 242 | 38 | |
| Queen Anne's | 35 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | |
| Somerset | 38 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| St. Mary's | 57 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 0 | |
| Talbot | 29 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 1 | |
| Unknown | 650 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 7 | |
| Washington | 200 | 40 | 11 | 32 | 4 | |
| Wicomico | 190 | 30 | 4 | 32 | 5 | |
| Worcester | 148 | 22 | 8 | 45 | 17 | |
| Totals by Type: | 8,565 | 1,938 | 660 | 1,972 | 315 | |
| Total Regular UI Claims: | 8,565 | |||||
| Total New PUA, PEUC and EB Claims: | 4,225 | |||||
| Total New UI Claims: | 12,790 | |||||
Before the virus paralyzed the economy in March, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits each week had typically amounted to about 225,000.
It's now nearly nine months after the pandemic struck and many employers are still being forced to slash jobs.
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