Over-the-Year Job Growth Surpasses National Growth
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Labor released the official count for initial claims filed during the week of April 19 – April 25, 2020.
74,966 initial claims were filed either online or by telephone during this time period. 62,448 of those claims are COVID-19 related.
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*Be sure to click week ending day 2020-04-25.
The majority of claims filed were from employees in the Industry Not Available (unclassified) section (37,616), followed by Manufacturing (6,932), Accommodation and Food Services (6,279), Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (5,067), Retail Trade (4,980), and Health Care and Social Assistance (4,349).
Jefferson County had largest number of claims with 11,878.
| 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 |
Media Release/Alabama Department of Labor
