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  Average Weekly Initial Claims - State of Connecticut Last Updated: January 6th, 2026

Average weekly initial unemployment claims (not seasonally adjusted) for first-time filers (AWIC) in Connecticut for November 2025 were 2,885. This is 833 (40.6%) claims higher than October 2025 (2,052) and higher by 264 claims (10.1%) than the November 2024 (2,621) level.

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Month 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Jan 6,571 6,616 10,344 8,854 8,967 8,395 8,070 7,363 6,620 5,702 5,849 5,306 4,697 4,181 10,334 5,111 4,215 4,239 4,059
Feb 4,771 4,820 7,845 6,256 5,804 4,916 5,186 4,173 4,226 3,865 3,438 3,739 2,785 2,708 6,856 2,611 3,249 2,847 2,745
Mar 3,293 3,375 6,305 5,107 4,247 4,168 3,794 3,491 3,290 2,935 3,602 3,222 2,501 18,646 7,634 2,247 2,898 2,525 2,534
Apr 4,453 4,801 7,066 5,666 5,540 5,134 5,182 4,673 4,248 4,170 3,774 3,760 4,628 49,471 6,158 3,283 3,610 3,324 3,322
May 2,927 3,446 5,222 4,107 4,097 3,749 3,536 3,197 2,907 3,098 3,095 2,493 2,339 22,070 6,451 2,277 3,972 2,331 2,423
Jun 4,141 4,799 6,743 5,421 5,119 5,452 4,710 4,640 4,498 5,087 4,453 3,743 4,408 12,045 5,214 2,294 7,738 4,389 4,409
Jul 4,059 4,672 6,600 5,296 5,019 4,749 5,132 4,138 3,728 3,665 3,774 3,389 2,922 10,713 3,822 9,947 6,646 3,109 2,898
Aug 3,106 4,827 5,458 5,182 4,131 4,012 3,770 3,394 3,309 3,303 2,987 2,567 2,608 7,420 3,517 5,218 3,035 2,780 4,056
Sep 2,665 3,924 4,455 3,861 4,403 3,445 3,209 2,919 2,608 2,758 2,735 2,159 2,263 5,143 2,580 2,838 2,387 2,173 5,251
Oct 3,212 4,511 4,609 4,371 4,082 3,885 3,770 3,215 2,916 3,087 2,752 2,406 2,392 5,153 2,421 2,389 2,253 2,017 2,052
Nov 3,842 5,430 4,997 4,296 7,384 6,371 4,123 3,939 3,205 3,345 3,291 3,181 3,002 6,254 2,938 3,001 2,885 2,621 2,885
Dec 6,432 8,121 7,321 6,548 6,605 6,700 7,020 6,334 5,364 5,528 4,841 6,211 6,774 8,935 5,282 5,508 5,214 5,495
Month 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Jan 5,978 5,441 5,751 8,819 11,008 11,895 9,840 9,260 7,822 8,003 6,688 5,726 7,041 6,438 7,151 9,715 8,856 7,590 7,394 6,135
Feb 3,593 3,317 4,018 5,087 6,891 7,620 5,882 5,169 5,145 4,870 4,083 3,750 4,080 3,472 4,458 4,997 5,584 4,941 4,296 4,555
Mar 2,675 2,501 3,020 4,548 5,190 5,592 5,144 4,955 4,279 3,647 3,469 2,969 3,403 2,914 4,272 4,302 4,295 3,552 3,627 3,340
Apr 2,617 2,482 3,710 4,941 6,038 5,728 5,453 4,956 4,533 4,043 4,101 3,305 3,505 3,198 4,500 5,695 5,269 4,430 4,412 4,439
May 2,423 2,271 2,847 4,128 4,696 4,499 4,115 3,987 3,793 3,347 2,882 2,813 2,858 2,470 4,017 4,899 3,774 3,107 2,923 3,132
Jun 2,971 3,063 4,299 5,116 6,236 6,035 5,049 4,667 5,237 4,085 3,994 3,995 3,941 3,788 4,976 5,880 4,982 4,247 4,018 4,180
Jul 4,442 5,267 5,833 6,398 7,772 6,808 5,530 5,515 5,581 4,843 4,042 4,143 3,830 3,379 5,388 5,212 5,034 3,968 4,115 4,094
Aug 2,736 3,039 4,013 4,446 6,785 5,077 4,136 3,913 3,823 3,399 3,059 3,424 3,128 3,074 4,306 4,072 3,904 3,220 3,379 3,162
Sep 1,803 1,928 2,952 4,136 4,429 4,130 3,506 3,236 3,226 2,814 2,430 3,407 2,653 2,246 4,007 3,701 3,347 2,865 2,751 2,737
Oct 1,940 2,681 3,546 4,681 4,783 4,442 4,149 3,636 3,818 3,272 2,728 2,724 2,608 2,577 4,626 4,304 3,565 3,148 3,344 3,039
Nov 2,343 2,667 3,890 5,088 6,522 4,933 5,073 3,859 4,207 3,290 3,110 3,379 2,936 3,077 4,958 4,332 3,799 3,583 3,503 3,516
Dec 5,325 6,277 6,915 7,742 9,729 6,373 6,137 6,820 6,078 6,529 6,240 5,283 4,698 4,476 6,477 7,444 6,799 5,889 6,536 6,208
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NOTE:  Average weekly initial claims are calculated by dividing the total number of new claims for unemployment insurance received in the month by the number of weeks in the month. A minor change in methodology took effect with data published in the March 1997 issue of the DIGEST. Data have been revised back to January 1980.
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Month 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Jan 4,081 4,126 5,256 6,290 5,423 5,402 5,054 4,733 4,228 3,833 3,891 3,671 3,464 3,400 13,241 4,832 3,819 4,011 3,139
Feb 4,099 4,130 5,508 6,157 5,385 5,328 5,077 4,649 4,232 3,803 3,855 3,696 3,384 3,394 13,587 4,478 3,872 3,977 3,131
Mar 4,095 4,137 5,752 6,057 5,314 5,322 5,045 4,623 4,215 3,774 3,911 3,664 3,324 4,739 12,669 4,029 3,926 3,946 3,131
Apr 4,096 4,166 5,941 5,941 5,303 5,288 5,049 4,581 4,180 3,767 3,878 3,663 3,397 8,476 9,060 3,790 3,954 3,922 3,131
May 4,079 4,210 6,089 5,848 5,303 5,259 5,032 4,553 4,156 3,783 3,878 3,613 3,384 10,120 7,758 3,442 4,095 3,785 3,139
Jun 4,076 4,264 6,251 5,738 5,277 5,286 4,970 4,547 4,144 3,832 3,825 3,554 3,439 10,757 7,189 3,198 4,549 3,506 3,141
Jul 4,073 4,315 6,411 5,629 5,254 5,264 5,002 4,464 4,110 3,827 3,834 3,522 3,400 11,406 6,614 3,709 4,274 3,211 3,123
Aug 4,068 4,459 6,464 5,606 5,167 5,254 4,982 4,433 4,103 3,827 3,808 3,487 3,404 11,807 6,289 3,851 4,092 3,190 3,220
Sep 4,062 4,564 6,508 5,556 5,212 5,174 4,962 4,409 4,077 3,839 3,806 3,438 3,412 12,047 6,076 3,872 4,054 3,172 3,487
Oct 4,077 4,672 6,516 5,537 5,188 5,158 4,953 4,362 4,052 3,853 3,778 3,410 3,411 12,277 5,848 3,870 4,043 3,153 3,490
Nov 4,104 4,804 6,480 5,478 5,445 5,073 4,765 4,347 3,991 3,865 3,773 3,400 3,396 12,548 5,572 3,875 4,033 3,131 3,512
Dec 4,123 4,945 6,414 5,414 5,450 5,081 4,792 4,290 3,910 3,879 3,716 3,515 3,443 12,728 5,267 3,894 4,009 3,154
Month 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Jan 3,854 3,192 3,437 4,488 5,610 6,747 5,923 5,286 4,878 4,810 4,235 3,822 3,853 3,673 3,485 5,142 5,308 4,829 4,195 4,087
Feb 3,826 3,169 3,495 4,577 5,760 6,808 5,778 5,227 4,876 4,787 4,170 3,794 3,880 3,623 3,568 5,187 5,357 4,775 4,142 4,108
Mar 3,776 3,155 3,539 4,705 5,814 6,842 5,741 5,211 4,819 4,735 4,155 3,753 3,916 3,582 3,681 5,189 5,356 4,713 4,148 4,084
Apr 3,710 3,144 3,641 4,807 5,905 6,816 5,718 5,169 4,784 4,694 4,160 3,686 3,933 3,556 3,789 5,289 5,321 4,643 4,146 4,087
May 3,662 3,131 3,689 4,914 5,953 6,799 5,686 5,159 4,768 4,657 4,121 3,681 3,937 3,524 3,918 5,362 5,227 4,587 4,131 4,104
Jun 3,588 3,139 3,792 4,982 6,046 6,782 5,604 5,127 4,816 4,561 4,114 3,681 3,932 3,511 4,017 5,438 5,152 4,526 4,112 4,117
Jul 3,535 3,207 3,839 5,029 6,160 6,702 5,497 5,126 4,821 4,499 4,047 3,689 3,906 3,474 4,185 5,423 5,137 4,437 4,124 4,116
Aug 3,472 3,233 3,920 5,065 6,355 6,560 5,419 5,107 4,814 4,464 4,019 3,719 3,882 3,469 4,287 5,403 5,123 4,380 4,137 4,098
Sep 3,425 3,243 4,005 5,164 6,380 6,535 5,367 5,085 4,813 4,429 3,987 3,801 3,819 3,435 4,434 5,378 5,094 4,340 4,128 4,096
Oct 3,371 3,305 4,078 5,259 6,388 6,506 5,342 5,042 4,828 4,384 3,941 3,800 3,809 3,433 4,605 5,351 5,032 4,305 4,144 4,071
Nov 3,308 3,332 4,179 5,359 6,508 6,374 5,354 4,941 4,857 4,308 3,926 3,823 3,772 3,444 4,761 5,299 4,988 4,287 4,138 4,072
Dec 3,237 3,411 4,233 5,428 6,673 6,094 5,334 4,998 4,795 4,345 3,902 3,743 3,723 3,426 4,928 5,379 4,934 4,212 4,192 4,045
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