DOL numbers indicate that 22.8 million workers are either receiving unemployment benefits or have applied and are waiting to see if they will get benefits (as of October 31, 2020): *But caution, this is an overestimate due to reporting issues (see below)*
| Regular state UI: Continued claims | PEUC: Continued claims | Regular state UI: Initial claims | PUA: Continued claims | PUA: Initial claims | Other programs (mostly STC and EB) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumulative | 7,285,000 |
3,961,060 | 751,000 | 9,332,610 |
721,927 |
778,746 | 0 |
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Seasonally adjusted data are used for regular state UI claims; seasonally adjusted data are not available for the other components of the chart. Regular state UI continued claims are for the week ending October 24; PEUC continued claims are for the week ending October 17; regular state UI initial claims are for the week ending October 31. PUA continued claims are for the week ending October 17; PUA initial claims are for the weeks ending October 24 and October 31. “Other programs” are continued claims in other programs for the week ending October 17. A full list of programs can be found in the bottom panel of the table on page 4 at this link: https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf.
Source: Department of Labor (DOL) Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims (News Release), retrieved from DOL, https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf, November 5, 2020.
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