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Average Weekly Initial Claims - State of Connecticut

Last Updated: April 7th, 2026

Average weekly initial unemployment claims (not seasonally adjusted) for first-time filers (AWIC) in Connecticut for January 2026 were 4,069. This is 1,625 (-28.5%) claims lower than December 2025 (5,694) and higher by just 10 claims (0.2%) than the January 2025 (4,059) level. State claims activity has been steady over the year despite the rising unemployment rate.

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	4,069
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	5,694
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	3,529
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	3,528
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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