More Than 28K Unemployment Claims Filed Week Ending Feb. 13
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- More than 28,000 unemployment claims were filed last week.
According to the state's Department of Labor, 28,927 unemployment insurance claims were filed during the week ending on Feb. 13, 2021.
That's up from last week when 22,428 unemployment claims were filed.
Roughly 861,000 people filed for first-time unemployment aid in the week ended February 13, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week.
Here's a breakdown of the numbers.
| MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DIVISION OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TOTAL CLAIMS FILED BY COUNTY Week Ending - February 13, 2021 |
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| Claim Filed By: | Regular UI | PUA (New) | PUA (Reclassified)* | PEUC Claims | ||
| Allegany | 175 | 66 | 3 | 29 | ||
| Anne Arundel | 1,145 | 430 | 16 | 148 | ||
| Baltimore City | 1,656 | 598 | 37 | 240 | ||
| Baltimore County | 2,827 | 1,238 | 46 | 330 | ||
| Calvert | 195 | 66 | 3 | 21 | ||
| Caroline | 108 | 36 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Carroll | 346 | 104 | 5 | 31 | ||
| Cecil | 264 | 88 | 11 | 17 | ||
| Charles | 391 | 191 | 10 | 44 | ||
| Dorchester | 149 | 40 | 4 | 11 | ||
| Frederick | 518 | 171 | 7 | 64 | ||
| Garrett | 92 | 44 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Harford | 588 | 188 | 8 | 64 | ||
| Howard | 604 | 229 | 10 | 84 | ||
| Kent | 98 | 53 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Montgomery | 1,858 | 806 | 41 | 235 | ||
| Non - Maryland | 2,949 | 2,258 | 65 | 157 | ||
| Prince George's | 2,778 | 1,740 | 62 | 287 | ||
| Queen Anne's | 102 | 46 | 1 | 13 | ||
| Somerset | 98 | 40 | 5 | 4 | ||
| St. Mary's | 177 | 80 | 3 | 20 | ||
| Talbot | 88 | 28 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Unknown | 28 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Washington | 385 | 116 | 6 | 40 | ||
| Wicomico | 311 | 155 | 4 | 33 | ||
| Worcester | 184 | 55 | 5 | 30 | ||
| Totals by Type: | 18,114 | 8,876 | 358 | 1,937 | ||
| Total Regular UI Claims: | 18,114 | |||||
| Total New PUA and PEUC Claims: | 10,813 | |||||
| Total New UI Claims: | 28,927 | |||||
