COLUMBUS, Ohio—New jobless claims in Ohio rose slightly last week, though the number of continued unemployment claims kept falling for the eighth straight week, according to state data released Thursday.
For the week of June 14-20, 34,553 new claims were filed, up from 32,788 the previous week. It’s only the second time in 11 weeks that new claims didn’t decrease, though it’s far below the record of 272,188 new claims filed the week ending March 28, when bars, restaurants, and other “non-essential” businesses were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Last week, 461,558 continuing claims were filed, down from the record 776,302 for the week ending April 25, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. That marked a decrease of 27,245 continued claims from the previous week, according to department spokesman Bret Crow.
In all, 1,395,184 of Ohio’s 11.75 million residents have filed for unemployment since the coronavirus crisis led Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration to close businesses starting in mid-March. That’s more than the number of claims filed during the past three years combined.
During the past 14 weeks, the state of Ohio says it has paid $4.4 billion in unemployment compensation payments to more than 716,000 people. In addition, more than $2.8 billion in federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) payments has been paid out to more than 332,000 claimants.
About 94% of claims have been processed, according to a department release.
Nationwide, 1,480,000 people filed initial jobless claims, down 60,000 from the previous week’s revised level, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
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