Initial Unemployment Claims More Than Double In One Week

The number of Montgomery County residents who filed initial claims for unemployment during the week that ended Sept. 26 more than doubled as compared to the previous week.

There were 1,715 new unemployment claims filed during the week that ended Sept. 26. During the week that ended Sept. 19, only 695 county residents had filed initial claims, according to the Maryland Department of Labor. During the week that ended Sept. 12, 1,252 residents filed initial unemployment claims.

Statewide, the number of initial filers also rose. During the week that ended Sept. 26, 15,444 Maryland residents filed initial unemployment claims. During the week that ended Sept. 19, 9,185 residents had filed initial unemployment claims. During the week ending Sept. 12, 13,575 people had filed initial claims.

Nationally, the unemployment rate declined by 1.8 percentage points to 8.4 percent during August, and the number of unemployed persons dropped by 2.8 million to 13.6 million, according to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics.

According to the Maryland Department of Labor, Montgomery County’s unemployment rate was 7.4 percent in August. In July, it was 8.2 percent.

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