Montgomery Community Media

Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday that FEMA has approved the state’s application for an additional $300 per week in federal unemployment benefits for Maryland residents. The Department of Labor submitted an application for the benefits, which fall under the Lost Wages Assistance program, on Wednesday. This grant will benefit the thousands of Marylanders and Montgomery […]

The number of residents filing for unemployment in Montgomery County continued to decline during the week ending on Aug. 1 More than 2,300 county residents filed initial claims for unemployment during the week ending on Aug. 1, which is a decrease of about 600 from the week ending on July 25. There were 2,377 initial […]

The number of people filing for unemployment in Montgomery County during the week ending July 18 decreased by more than 500 as compared with the week ending July 11. Slightly more than 3,500 county residents filed initial claims for unemployment last week. During the week ending July 11, 4,125 residents had filed initial claims, according […]

More than 3,500 Montgomery County residents filed for unemployment claims during the week that ended June 27, according to data from the Maryland Department of Labor. The previous week, which ended June 20, 4,800 claims were filed. While Montgomery County’s unemployment numbers continue to decrease, statewide the number of initial claims increased. Of the 3,510 […]

More than 4,800 Montgomery County residents filed for unemployment claims during the week that ended June 20, according to data from the Maryland Department of Labor. The previous week, which ended June 13, 5,418 claims were filed. Of the 4,863 new claims, a combined 1,653 stemmed from the Pandemic Unemployment Assistant (PUA) and the Pandemic […]

More than 5,400 Montgomery County residents filed for unemployment claims during the week that ended June 13, according to data from the Maryland Department of Labor. It’s a 23 percent decrease in new claims from the week that ended June 6. Of the 5,419 new claims, a combined 2,672 stemmed from the Pandemic Unemployment Assistant […]

Casi 5,000 residentes del condado de Montgomery solicitaron beneficios por desempleo durante la semana que terminó el 30 de mayo, según el Departamento de Trabajo de Maryland. Otros 1,599 residentes del condado presentaron una solicitud a través del programa de asistencia federal de desempleo por la pandemia (PUS) y la compensación de emergencia por la […]

Almost 5,000 Montgomery County residents filed for unemployment during the week that ended May 30, according to the Maryland Department of Labor. An additional 1,599 county residents filed through the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistant (PUS) and the Pandemic Emergency Compensation (PEUC), which is slightly less than last week. Those two funds are part of the […]

Los reclamos por desempleo en el Condado de Montgomery superaron los 5,200 la semana pasada, aproximadamente 2,000 reclamos menos que la semana que terminó el 9 de mayo, según el Departamento de Trabajo de Maryland. Otros 2.624 residentes del condado presentaron una solicitud a través de la asistencia federal de desempleo por la pandemia (PUS) […]

Unemployment claims in Montgomery County topped 5,200 last week, which is about 2,000 fewer than were filed the week ending on May 9, according to the Maryland Department of Labor. An additional 2,624 county residents filed through the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistant (PUS) and the Pandemic Emergency Compensation (PEUC), which is slightly less than last […]