More Than 28K Unemployment Claims Filed Week Ending Feb. 13

By CBS Baltimore StaffFebruary 18, 2021 at 10:43 am

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.

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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
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