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  Average Weekly Initial Claims - State of Connecticut Last Updated: June 23, 2025

Average weekly initial unemployment claims (not seasonally adjusted) for first-time filers (AWIC) in Connecticut for May 2025 were 2,423. This is 899 (-27.1%) claims lower than April 2025 (3,322) but just slightly higher by 92 claims (3.9%) than the May 2024 (2,331) level.

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Month 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Jan 6,135 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 4,555 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 3,340 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 4,439 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 3,132 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 4,180 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
Jul 4,094 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
Aug 3,162 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
Sep 2,737 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
Oct 3,039 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
Nov 3,516 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
Dec 6,208 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 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Jan 7,858 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
Feb 3,936 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
Mar 3,268 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
Apr 3,411 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
May 3,000 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
Jun 3,853 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
Jul 5,084 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
Aug 3,490 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
Sep 2,362 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
Oct 2,599 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
Nov 3,094 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
Dec 6,176 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
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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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Jan 4,087 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 4,108 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 4,084 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 4,087 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 4,104 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 4,117 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
Jul 4,116 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
Aug 4,098 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
Sep 4,096 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
Oct 4,071 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
Nov 4,072 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
Dec 4,045 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 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Jan 4,520 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
Feb 4,515 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
Mar 4,507 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
Apr 4,472 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
May 4,425 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
Jun 4,374 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
Jul 4,241 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
Aug 4,189 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
Sep 4,164 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
Oct 4,085 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
Nov 4,054 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
Dec 4,011 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
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