Just Over 43K More Marylanders Filed For Unemployment Last Week
In Baltimore City, 5,345 people filed for unemployment insurance last week, and 6,782 people did in Baltimore County.
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In Baltimore City, 5,345 people filed for unemployment insurance last week, and 6,782 people did in Baltimore County.
Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday addressed the continued hurdles some Marylanders have had trying to get unemployment benefits, saying that while the state has processed more than 400,000 unemployment claims, the system is "still not helping everybody."
Despite the Memorial Day holiday, the Maryland Department of Labor said it will have employees available to answer unemployment questions over the phone on Monday.
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A total of 65,000 Marylanders filed for unemployment last week.
About 135,000 Marylanders are still awaiting for the unemployment claims to be processed, according to Labor Secretary Tiffany Robinson.
The Maryland Department of Labor said it has paid 327,649 Marylanders unemployment insurance claims during the coronavirus pandemic.
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More than 109,000 Marylanders filed for unemployment last week.
The state's labor secretary said steps have been taken to improve the performance.
New federal guidelines requiring states to capture more information about unemployment insurance claimants has created another obstacle in what some say is an already frustrating process to file for unemployment insurance in Maryland.
For some workers in the service industry, it can make more sense for them to stay at home amid the coronavirus pandemic rather than go back to work since they are making more money now on unemployment.
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More than 37,000 Marylanders filed for unemployment last week.
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More than 38,000 new unemployment claims have been successfully filed using Maryland's new one-stop online application, Gov. Larry Hogan's office said Saturday.
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Maryland is getting more than $1.6 million to help workers laid off due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Starting next Friday, Marylanders seeking unemployment benefits will be able to apply for assistance for a variety of programs in one place.
In the last week, 61,770 more Marylanders filed for unemployment- compared to nearly 85,000 the week before, the week ending on March 27.
There were over 16,000 claims filed in Baltimore County alone.
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