Montgomery Community Media

The number of Montgomery County residents who filed initial claims for unemployment during the week that ended Sept. 12 rose slightly. 1,252 residents filed initial unemployment claims last week. That is a an increase of 109 residents since the week ending Sept. 5. Statewide, the number of initial filers increased by more than 2,000. During […]

The number of Montgomery County residents who filed initial claims for unemployment during the week that ended Sept. 5 remained constant. 1,143 residents filed initial unemployment claims the previous week, compared to 1,167 residents who filed the week ending Sept. 1. Statewide, the number of initial filers decreased by about 500 people. During the week […]

About the same number of Montgomery County residents filed initial claims for unemployment as did last week. During the week ending Sept. 1, 1,167 residents filed initial unemployment claims. The prior week, 1,137 initial claims were filed. Statewide, the number of Marylanders filing initial claims dropped slightly, from 11,875 during the week that ended Aug. […]

The number of Montgomery County residents filing initial claims for unemployment climbed slightly, rising to 1,137 during the week ending Aug. 22. During the week ending on Aug. 15, 926 county residents filed initial claims, according to the Maryland Department of Labor. Statewide, there was a decrease. During the week ending Aug. 22, 11,875 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 […]

The number of residents filing initial claims for unemployment in Montgomery County dipped below 1,000 during the week ending on Aug. 15. Last week, 926 Montgomery County residents filed initial claims, which continued a decreasing trend. During the week ending on Aug. 8, 1,452 county residents had filed initial claims. There were 2,377 initial claims […]

The number of residents filing for unemployment in Montgomery County continued to decline during the week ending on Aug. 8. 1,452 Montgomery County residents filed initial claims for unemployment during the week ending on Aug. 8, which is a decrease of almost 1,000 from the week ending on Aug. 1. There were 2,377 initial claims […]

The number of residents filing for unemployment in Montgomery County during the week ending July 25 continued to decline. Almost 3,000 county residents filed initial claims for unemployment during the week ending on July 25, which is a decrease of more than 500 claims that were filed from the week ending July 18. There were […]

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 […]

The state of Maryland uncovered a “massive, sophisticated criminal enterprise” of unemployment insurance fraud, Gov. Larry Hogan announced at a press conference Wednesday.  He said the crime involves widespread identity theft and more than 47,000 fraudulent claims totaling over $501 million. Department of Labor Secretary Tiffany Robinson explained that the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program […]