More Than 17K Filed For Unemployment Last Week In Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- More than 17,000 unemployment claims were filed last week in Maryland.

According to the state's Department of Labor, 17,734 people filed for unemployment insurance for the week ending on Dec. 17.

That's up about 2,000 from the previous week when 15,754 files were made.

Here's a breakdown:

MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DIVISION OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TOTAL CLAIMS FILED BY COUNTY Week Ending - December 19, 2020
Claim Filed By:	Regular UI	PUA (New)	PUA (Reclassified)*	PEUC Claims**	EB Claims

Allegany	172	24	27	24	1
Anne Arundel	905	155	208	189	17
Baltimore City	1,259	292	478	298	36
Baltimore County	1,653	391	494	373	35
Calvert	101	13	14	20	2
Caroline	72	8	10	8	3
Carroll	181	47	44	42	1
Cecil	136	30	27	21	0
Charles	238	55	74	53	9
Dorchester	53	13	32	14	1
Frederick	338	62	80	64	3
Garrett	92	11	12	13	0
Harford	313	74	88	67	15
Howard	388	65	128	72	13
Kent	51	8	4	13	0
Montgomery	1,266	265	341	266	34
Non - Maryland	1,764	587	336	168	18
Prince George's	1,586	561	531	290	34
Queen Anne's	65	5	24	15	4
Somerset	46	11	17	10	0
St. Mary's	88	20	29	19	1
Talbot	82	11	11	10	2
Unknown	974	5	7	9	0
Washington	340	37	45	38	2
Wicomico	167	64	56	36	3
Worcester	167	24	33	31	2

Totals by Type:	12,497	2,838	3,150	2,163	236

Total Regular UI Claims:	12,497
Total New PUA, PEUC and EB Claims:	5,237
Total New UI Claims:	17,734