montgomery county unemployment

August 20, 2020 | Deirdre Byrne

FEMA Approves Additional $300 per Week in Unemployment Benefits for Marylanders

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 […]

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June 25, 2020 | Suzanne Pollak

Fewer Montgomery County Residents Filed for Unemployment Last Week

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 […]

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