MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Labor released the official count for initial claims filed during the week of May 3 – May 9, 2020.
26,666 initial claims were filed either online or by telephone during this time period. 17,880 of those claims are COVID-19 related.
Click County Breakdown for a breakdown by county. Click Industry Breakdown for a breakdown by industry.
*Be sure to click week ending day 2020-05-09.
Industries with most number of claims are: INA (not available) (7,798), followed by Food Service and Drinking Places (2,479), Administrative and Support Services (2,486), Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (1,573), and General Merchandise Stores (693).
Jefferson County had the largest number of claims with 3,920.
| Historical Table | |
| 3/14/2020 | 1,824 |
| 3/21/2020 | 12,369 |
| 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 |
Media Release/Communications Director Tara Hutchison/Alabama Department of Labor
