COLORADO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CHARTS
Transcript of COLORADO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CHARTS
COLORADO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CHARTS
THROUGH WEEK ENDING MAY 22, 2021
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
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While CDLE is discontinuing the weekly UI press release (as of 5/27/21), these series of charts will continue to be
available on a weekly basis until at least the expiration of the American Rescue Plan in early September. Look on
the LMI Gateway homepage each Thursday afternoon for the most recent version.
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TECHNICAL NOTES
On May 27th, 2021 CDLE announced revisions to both regular UI and PUA claims data via the weekly UI press
release. These revisions covered both initial and continued claims and spanned the week ending January 16th,
2021 to the week ending May 8th, 2021. The systematic adjustments to regular UI and PUA claims attempt to
account for fraudulent activity within those programs. Similar revisions for periods prior to the launch of
MyUI+ are not possible given the switch in UI systems. As such, regular UI and PUA initial and continued claims
data for the week ending January 16th and onward should be treated as a series break. Pandemic Emergency
Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) continued claims data remain unchanged.
The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation
(PEUC) programs were both established through the CARES Act in early 2020. The programs, originally set to
expire on December 26, 2020, were extended through mid-March 2021 via the Continued Assistance Act. With
the start of the Phase 1 rollout on February 1st, PEUC and PUA claimants who had a monetary balance on their
claim on December 26th were able to reopen their respective claim. Continued claim data will look distorted
for a period of time, as these individuals are able to backdate their claims to December 27th, which will show in
the data as multiple weeks claimed for a single week. However, the chart on page 12 attempts to estimate the
number of individuals requesting payment within a given week (starting the week ending February 6th). For
information on additional program rollouts, go here. With the passage of the American Rescue Plan on March
11th, 2021, the PUA and PEUC programs have been extended through September 4th, 2021.
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Similar to PUA and PEUC, the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program – which
provided eligible claimants an extra $600 per week in benefits – was established through the CARES Act and
expired at the end of July 2020. Via the Continued Assistance Act, FPUC was extended from December 27,
2020 to mid-March 2021, and will provide eligible claimants an extra $300 per week in benefits. FPUC
payments were available to eligible claimants starting the week ending February 6th. With the passage of the
American Rescue Plan on March 11th, 2021, FPUC payments of $300 per week have been extended through
September 4th, 2021.
The April 2021 implementation of the ID.me identify verification requirement will alter the number of
continued weeks claimed and benefit payment amounts, compared to the weeks and months prior. These
impacts can be observed in a few UI programs, starting the week ending April 3rd (for continued claims) and
week ending April 10th (for benefit payment amounts).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INITIAL CLAIMS: Pages 5 & 6
CONTINUED CLAIMS: Pages 7 – 13
WORKSHARE: Pages 14 & 15
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (IUR): Page 16
WEEKS AND BENEFITS PAID: Pages 17 – 26
# OF PERSONS RECEIVING UI PAYMENT BY MONTH & YTD: Pages 27 & 28
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Week Ending Date
Colorado Regular Unemployment Insurance Initial Claims
2019 Weekly average = 1,900High week = 3,162 (12/7/19)
2009‐2010Weekly average = 4,800High week = 7,749 (1/9/10)
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment; Employment and Training Administration*Initial claim: a claim filed to establish or reestablish benefit eligibility. Initial claims are typically considered a reliable leading indicator of economic activity.**Regular UI claims only reflected in this chart, does not include initial claims which stemmed from extended benefit programs during the Great Recession. Also excludes UCFE (federal)and UCX (ex‐servicemember) claims.Claims totals for weeks ending 01/16/21 to 05/08/21 have been revised from previously reported in an attempt to adjust for fraudulent activity within regular UI during those weeks.
2020Weekly average = 14,300High week = 104,217 (4/11)
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Colorado Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Initial Claims
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment; Employment and Training Administration*Initial claim: a claim filed to establish or reestablish benefit eligibility. Initial claims are considered a reliable leading indicator of economic activity.**Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claims only reflected in this chart; program started in Colorado week ending April 25, 2020. PUA, which was established through the CARES Act, ended on12/26/20, but extended through mid‐March 2021 via the Continued Assistance Act, and extended again via the American Rescue Plan through September 4th. Initial claims for PUA showed up as zerofor several weeks following 12/26/20, as the Department underwent UI modernization efforts as well as the implementation of Continued Assistance Act programming. More information on the variousprogram rollouts tied to the Continued Assistance Act can be viewed here: https://cdle.colorado.gov/press‐releases/press‐release‐state‐labor‐department‐begins‐rollout‐of‐continued‐assistance‐act. Claims totals for weeks ending 01/16/21 to 05/08/21 have been revised from previously reported in an attempt to adjust for fraudulent activity within PUA during those weeks.
Restart of PUA, after implementation of Continued Assistance Act guidance within MyUI+. Per USDOLguidance, PUA initial claims have been revised from previously reported. These revised figures now only reflect those filing a new PUA claim or those who had intervening employment between active gaps withinthe PUA program. The claims that were removed fromthe previously reported numbers were existing PUA claims that had a break in filing that was not relatedto new employment and were subsequently reopenedwhen programming became available to do so.
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Colorado Regular Unemployment Insurance Continued Weeks Claimed
2019 Weekly average = 18,600High week = 23,468 (2/16/19)
2009‐2010Weekly average = 67,600High week = 78,978 (1/30/10)
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment; Employment and Training Administration*Continued weeks claimed: a claim filed to request payment for a given week after eligibility has been established. Weeks claimed provide information as to current labor market conditions.**Regular UI claims only reflected in this chart, does not include continued claims which stemmed from extended benefit programs during the Great Recession. Also excludes UCFE (federal)and UCX (ex‐servicemember) claims. Claims totals for the weeks ending 01/16/21 to 05/08/21 have been revised from previously reported in an attempt to adjust for fraudulent activity within regular UIduring those weeks.
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Colorado Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Continued Weeks Claimed
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment; Employment and Training Administration*Continued weeks claimed: a claim filed to request payment for a given week after eligibility has been established. Weeks claimed provide information as to current labor market conditions.**Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims only reflected in this chart; program started in Colorado week ending April 25, 2020. PUA, which was established through the CARES Act, ended on12/26/20, but extended through mid‐March 2021 via the Continued Assistance Act and extended again via the American Rescue Plan through September 4th. A claimant's payment request schedule may allow for continued claims the week following 12/26/20. Claims totals for weeks ending 01/16/21 to 05/08/21 have been revised from previously reported in an attempt to adjust for fraudulentactivity within PUA during those weeks.
Restart of PUA, afterimplementation ofContinued AssistanceAct guidance. Onlybackdated claims from12/27/20 to 1/30/31are reflected this week.
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Colorado Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Continued Weeks Claimed
2009‐2011Emergency UnemploymentCompensation (EUC), Four TiersWeekly average = 51,900High week = 80,406 (4/2/11)
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment; Employment and Training Administration*Continued weeks claimed: a claim filed to request payment for a given week after eligibility has been established. Weeks claimed provide information as to current labor market conditions.**This chart shows current Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) claims activity and compares to the 2009‐11 weekly average number of continued weeks claimed from the Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 (EUC08) program established during the Great Recession. PEUC, as part of the CARES Act, extended unemployment benefits by an additional 13 weeks.PEUC ended on 12/26/20, but was extended through mid‐March 2021 via the Continued Assistance Act, and extended again via the American Rescue Plan through September 4th. Continued claimsfor PEUC may show up as zero for several weeks following 1/9/21, as the Department undergoes UI modernization efforts as wel as the implementation of various Continued Assistance Act programs. A claimant's payment request schedule may allow for continued claims the week following 12/26/20. The PEUC program became active in Colorado in early July. For more information on the EUC08 program, go to: https://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/euc.asp.
Restart of PEUC, afterimplementation ofContinued AssistanceAct guidance. Onlybackdated claims from12/27/20 to 1/30/31are reflected this week.
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Colorado State Extended Benefits (SEB) Continued Weeks Claimed
2009‐2011State Extended BenefitsWeekly average = 11,000
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment; Employment and Training Administration*Continued weeks claimed: a claim filed to request payment for a given week after eligibility has been established. Weeks claimed provide information as to current labor market conditions.**This chart shows current State Extended Benefits (SEB) claims activity and compares to the 2009‐11 weekly average number of continued weeks claimed from the same program during the GreatRecession. SEB extends unemployment benefits by an additional 13 weeks. The SEB program became active in Colorado in mid‐August. SEB triggered off at the end of November due to the IUR falling below 5%. However, continued claims data for SEB program will still show up after November due to backdating and other reasons (adjustment made for 12/19 to 12/26 to more accurately reflect probable SEB activity). For more information on the SEB program, go to: https://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/extenben.asp and https://cdle.colorado.gov/unemployment/extended‐benefits.
See the notes section fora brief explanation of SEBcontinued claims activityafter the week ending 12/12/20
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Colorado Regular UI, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), and State Extended Benefits (SEB)
Continued Weeks Claimed
Regular UI PUA PEUC SEB
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment; Employment and Training Administration*Continued weeks claimed: a claim filed to request payment for a given week after eligibility has been established. Weeks claimed provide information as to current labor market conditions.**Regular UI, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), and State Extended Benefits (SEB) claims reflected in this chart. PUA program started in Colorado week ending April 25, 2020. PEUC progam became active in Colorado in early July and extends unemployment benefits by an additional 13 weeks through the CARES Act,and another 11 weeks through the Continued Assistance Act. SEB program became active in Colorado in mid‐August and extends unemployment benefits by an additional 13 weeks. SEB triggered offat the end of November due to the IUR falling below 5%. However, continued claims data for the SEB program will still show up after November due to backdating and other reasons.***Weekly average of regular UI continued weeks claimed in 2019 was 18,600; during the Great Recession (2009‐10) the weekly average was 67,600.****Weekly average of last federal extension program (Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008) from 2009‐11 was 51,900.*****Claims totals for regular UI and PUA for weeks ending 01/16/21 to 05/08/21 have been revised from previously reported in an attempt to adjust for fraudulent activity within those programs during those weeks.
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Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment*Note: this is a new data series added after the February 1st, 2021 Phase 1 Continued Assistance Act rollout. Activity and trends prior to that week are not available. This chart estimates the number of individuals filing a continued claim within a given week, by program type. Please note that this dataset is not adjusted for potential fraudulent activity within UI. However, this data can be used as a rough proxy for the number of Coloradans requesting payment on a weekly basis.**Continued weeks claimed: a claim filed to request payment for a given week(s) after eligibility has been established. Weeks claimed provide information as to current labor market conditions.***Regular UI, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) claims reflected in this chart. PUA program started in Colorado week ending April 25, 2020. PEUC progam became active in Colorado in early July and extends unemployment benefits by an additional 13 weeks through the CARES Act,and extended again through September 4th 2021, through both the Continued Assistance Act and the American Rescue Plan.
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Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment; Employment and Training Administration*Continued weeks claimed: a claim filed to request payment for a given week after eligibility has been established. Weeks claimed provide information as to current labor market conditions.**This chart shows the total number of continued weeks claimed when combining regular UI with Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 (EUC08) and Pandemic Emergency UnemploymentCompensation (PEUC), when applicable. The EUC08 program was established during the Great Recession, for more information go to: https://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/euc.asp. PEUC, as part of the CARES Act, extends unemployment benefits by an additional 13 weeks, and through both the Continued Assistance Act and the American Rescue plan has been extended through early September 4th, 2021. The PEUC program became active in Colorado in early July.
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Colorado Short‐Time Compensation (Work‐Share) Initial Claims
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment; Employment and Training Administration*Short‐Time Compensation (STC) Equivalent Initial Claim: this is the equivalent of the full time layoff initial claims that would have taken place if not for the STC program.**As of December 31, 2020 there were 1,173 active work‐share plans, with 877 participating employers. Prior to outbreak of COVID‐19 there were 6 employers with active work‐share plans.***Combined number of Federal‐State UI Extended and State UI Additional Compensation Program claims reflected in this chart.****For more information on the STC program, go to: https://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/docs/stc_fact_sheet.pdf and https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdle/layoffassistance.
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Colorado Short‐Time Compensation (Work‐Share) Continued Claims
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment; Employment and Training Administration*Short‐Time Compensation (STC) Equivalent Continued Weeks Claimed: this is based on the proportion of the week being claimed. **As of December 31, 2020 there were 1,173 active work‐share plans, with 877 participating employers. Prior to outbreak of COVID‐19 there were 6 employers with active work‐share plans.***Combined number of Federal‐State UI Extended and State UI Additional Compensation Program claims reflected in this chart.****For more information on the STC program, go to: https://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/docs/stc_fact_sheet.pdf and https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdle/layoffassistance.
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Colorado Insured Unemployment Rate
2019 Weekly average = 0.71%High week = 0.85% (3/30/19)
2009‐2010Weekly average = 3.01%High week = 3.52% (4/10/10)
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment; Employment and Training Administration*Insured unemployment rate (IUR): estimates the share of the State’s UI‐covered workforce claiming regular UI benefits.**Regular UI only reflected in the the calculation of the official IUR, does not include claims from extended or federal benefits programs that stemmed from either the Great Recession or the COVID‐19pandemic. Also excludes UCFE (federal) and UCX (ex‐servicemember) claims.
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Colorado Unemployment Insurance Weeks Paid
2019 Weekly average = 16,700High week = 21,390 (3/9/19)
2009‐2010Weekly average = 55,100High week = 67,017 (3/6/10)
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment*Weeks paid: payment made for a week after eligibility has been established. Not all weeks claimed result in a week paid because claimant may not be available to work,may have earnings that exceed the allowed amount, or other reasons.
**Regular UI, UCFE (federal), and UCX (ex‐servicemember) weeks paid reflected in this chart. Does not include weeks paid which stemmed from extended benefit programs during the Great Recession.
Due to a change in theunderlying report usedto generate this chart,weekly updates will not be available for theforeseeable future.
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Colorado Regular Unemployment Insurance Benefit Amounts Paid
2019 Weekly average = $7.1mHigh month = $36.9m (Dec)
2009‐2010Weekly average = $19.0mHigh month = $102.8m (May '09)
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment**Regular UI benefit payment amounts only reflected in this chart, does not include benefit payments which stemmed from extended benefit programs during the Great Recession. Also excludes UCFE (federal) and UCX (ex‐servicemember) claims.
2020Weekly average = $49.2mHigh week = $96.0m (5/9)
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Colorado Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Benefit Amounts Paid
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment**This chart reflects benefits payment amounts for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, which started in Colorado April 20, 2020. PUA, which was established through the CARESAct, ended on 12/26/20, but was extended through mid‐March 2021 via the Continued Assistance Act (CAA) and then extended again through September 4th via the American Rescue Plan.Starting with the week ending February 6, 2021, payments to PUA claimants stem from the extension of the program through the CAA. PUA amounts for week ending 4/25/20 include backdated benefitsprior to the week of April 25th; PUA amounts in February 2021 include backdated benefits prior to the week ending 2/6/21 to 12/27/20.
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Colorado Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) Benefit Amounts Paid
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment**This chart reflects benefits payment amounts for the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program, which, as part of the CARES Act, provided eligible claimants an extra $600in federal benefits each week through July 25, 2020. FPUC, which was reestablished via the Continued Assistance Act (CAA) and extended again through the American Rescue plan, will provide eligible claimants an extra $300 in federal benefits each week through September 4th. Starting with the week ending February 6, 2021, FPUC payments stem from the extension of the program through the CAA. FPUC amounts for week ending 4/25/20 include backdated benefits prior to the week of April 25th. Some FPUC payments were received after July 25th due to a claimant's payment request schedule and/or backdated payments throughout the second half of 2020. FPUC amounts in February 2021 include backdated benefit prior to the week ending 2/6/21 to 12/27/20.
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Colorado Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Benefit Amounts Paid
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment**This chart reflects benefits payment amounts for the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program, which, as part of the CARES Act, extended unemployment benefits by up to 13 weeks through December 26, 2020. The PEUC program became active in Colorado in early July 2020. PEUC, which was reestablished via the Continued Assistance Act (CAA) and extended again via theAmerican Rescue Plan, provides extends unemployment benefits through September 4th. Starting with the week ending February 6,2021, payments to PEUC claimants stem from the extension of the program through the CAA. PEUC amounts in February 2021 include backdated benefits prior to the week ending 2/6/21 to 12/27/20.
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Colorado State Extended Benefits (SEB) Benefit Amounts Paid
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment**This chart reflects benefits payment amounts for the State Extended Benefits (SEB) program, which extends unemployment benefits by an additional 13 weeks. The SEB became active in Colorado inmid‐August 2020, triggered on by the insured unemployment rate (IUR) exceeding 5% earlier in the year. SEB triggered off at the end of November 2020 due to the IUR fallig below 5%. SEB payments made after November are due to claimant payment request schedules and/or backdating.
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Colorado Lost Wages Assistance (LWA)Benefit Amounts Paid
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment**This chart reflects benefits payment amounts for the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program, which, as part of a Presidential Executive Order, provided eligible claimaints an extra $300 in weekly federal benefits (available through a FEMA program), retroactive to week ending 8/1/20 to week 9/5/20 (six weeks total).
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Colorado Unemployment Insurance Weekly Benefit Amounts Paid(Includes the following programs, when applicable: Regular UI, PUA, FPUC, PEUC, SEB, and LWA)
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment**This chart reflects aggregated weekly benefits payment amounts for the following programs: Regular UI; Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA); Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC); Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC); State Extended Benefits (SEB); and Lost Wages Assistance (LWA). Weekly breakouts by specific program can be viewed in the previous charts.
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Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment*Rolling totals from March 29, 2020 through May 22, 2021.
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Annual Colorado Unemployment Insurance Benefit Amounts Paid(Combined Amounts for All Active** UI Programs by Year)
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment*2021 totals through May 22, 2021.**Every year includes regular UI, UCFE (federal) and UCX (ex‐servicemember) benefit amounts. Additionally, totals from 2008 ‐ 2019 include Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) andState Extended Benefits (SEB), when applicable; while totals from 2020‐21 also reflect the following programs, when applicable: PUA, PEUC, SEB, FPUC, and LWA.
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Number of Persons Receiving a UI Payment by Month
Regular State UI EUC08/PEUC PUA State Extended Benefits Total
April 2021Regular State UI = 72,464PUA = 38,881PEUC = 81,886State Extended Benefits = 979UCFE/UCX = 345Total = 194,555
February 2010Regular State UI = 71,117 EUC08 (all tiers) = 73,071State Extended Benefits = 1,985UCFE/UCX = 1,928Total = 148,101
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment*Number of persons receiving UI payment by month and program: updated once per month, at the beginning of month. Count of UI payment by program type based upon relationship between last payment received and associated program. Data related to new unemployment compensation programs will be incorporated into this report as they become available (PUA added April 2020;PEUC added July 2020; SEB reactivated August 2020).
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Number of Persons Receiving a UI Payment (Year‐to‐Date)
Regular State UI EUC08/PEUC PUA State Extended Benefits Total
Calendar Year 2020Regular State UI = 419,094PUA = 323,023PEUC = 88,193State Extended Benefits = 19,913UCFE/UCX = 1,534Total = 851,757
Calendar Year 2010Regular State UI = 127,265 EUC08 (all tiers) = 102,821State Extended Benefits = 40,714UCFE/UCX = 4,836Total = 275,636
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment*Number of persons receiving UI payment by YTD and program: updated once per month, at the beginning of month. Count of UI payment by program type based upon relationship between last payment received and associated program. Data related to new unemployment compensation programs will be incorporated into this report as they become available (PUA added April 2020;PEUC added July 2020; SEB reactivated August 2020).
January 1 ‐ April 30, 2021Regular State UI = 217,010PUA = 81,825PEUC = 118,135State Extended Benefits = 2,604UCFE/UCX = 771Total = 420,345
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