Press Release
November 5, 2020
Utah’s Unemployment Insurance Claims Report (October 25-31)
SALT LAKE CITY (Nov. 5, 2020) — The number of total new claims filed for unemployment benefits in Utah was 3,866 for the week of Oct. 25-31, 2020, with a total of $11,956,086 of benefits paid. There were 31,239 continued claims filed during that same week.
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New Unemployment Insurance Claims - October 25-31 |
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Traditional Benefits |
% Change |
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance |
% Change |
Extended Benefits |
% Change |
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10/25 to 10/31 |
2,368 |
670 |
828 |
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Week Prior (10/18 to 10/24) |
2,382 |
-.6% |
701 |
-4.4% |
910 |
-9% |
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Continued Unemployment Insurance Claims - October 25-31 |
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Traditional Benefits |
% Change |
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance |
% Change |
Extended Benefits |
% Change |
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10/25 to 10/31 |
19,791 |
3,075 |
8,373 |
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Week Prior (10/18 to 10/24) |
20,991 |
-5.711% |
3,410 |
-9.8% |
8,468 |
-1.1% |
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New and Continued Claim Comparison Current Week / Previous Week / 2019 Weekly Average |
Total New Claims and Benefits Paid March 15 to October 31, 2020 |
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Current Week (10/25 - 10/31) |
Previous Week (10/18 - 10/24) |
2019 Weekly Average |
Traditional (State) |
PUA (Federal) |
Extended (Federal) |
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New Claims |
3,866 |
3,993 |
1,131 |
256,948 |
51,131 |
25,569 |
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Continued Claims |
31,239 |
32,869 |
8,856 |
$545,816,100 |
$62,582,761 |
$54,483,500 |
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$600 Stimulus (Expired July 25, 2020) |
$850,787,467 |
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Lost Wages Assistance (Expired Sept. 5, 2020) |
$75,190,200 |
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The number of individuals who have not requested a benefit for two consecutive weeks as of Oct. 24, 2020, was 3,134. A total of 3,919 met the same criteria during the previous week.
“We continue to see some positive trends in the claims data, as new claims have gone down for three consecutive weeks while continued claims have decreased for 26 consecutive weeks,” said Kevin Burt, Unemployment Insurance Division director for the Utah Department of Workforce Services. “We do expect to see a seasonal increase in claims, as well as continued employment disruption with the ongoing pandemic concerns, but certainly not near the levels we saw earlier this year; Utah’s economy continues to recover and prove to be very resilient.”
New Claims (Weekly)
Continued Claims (Weekly)
If an individual's employment has been impacted by COVID-19, they should visit jobs.utah.gov/covid19 for updated information including help for employees and employers returning to work.
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