Initial Unemployment Claims For Week Ending 07/18/20

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Labor released the official count for initial claims filed during the week of July 12 – July 18, 2020.

23,678 initial claims were filed either online or by telephone during this period. 16,938 of those claims are COVID-19 related.

County Breakdown

Industry Breakdown

*Be sure to click week ending day 2020-07-18.

Sectors with the most number of claims are: Industry Not Available (10,663), Manufacturing (2,765), Remediation Services (2,118), Accommodation and Food Services (2,078), Retail Trade (1,573), and Healthcare and Social Assistance (1,312).

Jefferson County had the largest number of claims with 3,110.

Initial Claims Historic Data

3/14/2020    1,824

3/21/2020    10,982

3/28/2020    80,984

4/4/2020    106,739

4/11/2020    77,515

4/18/2020    66,432

4/25/2020    74,966

5/2/2020    28,985

5/9/2020    26,666

5/23/2020    27,920

5/30/2020    21,335

6/6/2020    19,950

6/13/2020    18,367

6/20/2020    18,671

6/27/2020    18,340

7/4/2020    19,058

7/11/2020    20,505
7/18/2020    23,678

5/16/2020    25,150

Media Release/Tara Hutchison/Alabama Department of Labor