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State of Connecticut - Average Weekly Unemployment Initial Claims Benefits

Average Weekly Initial Claims - State of Connecticut

Last Updated: June 16, 2022


Unemployment claims for first-time filers (seasonally adjusted) in Connecticut were an average of 3,066 per week in May 2022, up by 218 (7.7%) from the April 2022 (2,848) level but much lower by 5,636 claims (-64.8%) than the average weekly count of 8,702 in May 2021. This level of average weekly initial claims is now back above the February 2020 level (2,937) - just before the COVID lockdown.

Month	2004	Y/Y	2005	Y/Y	2006	Y/Y	2007	Y/Y	2008	Y/Y	2009	Y/Y	2010	Y/Y	2011	Y/Y	2012	Y/Y	2013	Y/Y	2014	Y/Y	2015	Y/Y	2016	Y/Y	2017	Y/Y	2018	Y/Y	2019	Y/Y	2020	Y/Y	2021	Y/Y	2022	Y/Y
Jan	4,688		4,722		3,751		4,043		4,083		6,263		5,225		5,604		5,134		4,972		4,591		4,193		3,683		3,870		3,591		3,233		2,905		7,226		3,585

Feb	4,436		3,851		3,872		4,117		4,181		7,143		5,831		5,732		4,944		5,205		4,198		4,274		3,960		3,583		3,977		2,994		2,937		7,431		2,837

Mar	4,298		4,377		4,009		3,874		4,126		7,232		6,183		5,238		5,202		4,721		4,289		3,936		3,393		4,014		3,456		2,611		19,120		7,780		2,275

Apr	4,201		4,045		4,059		4,060		4,332		6,779		5,397		5,353		4,861		4,907		4,430		4,014		3,923		3,486		3,411		4,113		43,485		5,366		2,848

May	4,159		3,929		4,068		3,907		4,450		6,752		5,372		5,537		5,059		4,757		4,258		3,823		4,054		4,061		3,302		3,126		29,732		8,702		3,066

Jun	4,169		3,923		4,178		4,096		4,755		6,577		5,202		4,721		4,927		4,237		4,130		3,967		4,388		3,762		3,077		3,567		9,562		4,109

Jul	4,050		4,061		4,093		3,950		4,749		6,621		5,413		5,259		4,923		5,326		4,283		3,831		3,751		3,853		3,463		2,973		10,921		3,892

Aug	4,007		4,267		3,960		3,844		5,543		6,504		6,332		5,112		4,936		4,605		4,115		4,004		3,996		3,601		3,069		3,081		8,641		4,031

Sep	4,331		4,150		3,947		3,805		5,452		6,128		5,419		6,130		4,994		4,638		4,187		3,720		3,915		3,893		3,087		3,275		7,504		3,789

Oct	4,029		4,323		3,828		3,990		5,657		5,705		5,363		5,300		4,958		4,804		4,102		3,744		4,002		3,619		3,237		3,303		7,286		3,472

Nov	4,020		3,986		4,011		4,347		6,210		5,830		5,038		7,720		7,016		4,564		4,389		3,558		3,691		3,605		3,500		3,329		7,061		3,376

Dec	4,054		4,336		4,552		4,888		6,312		5,592		4,753		4,457		4,434		4,672		4,273		3,677		3,853		3,428		4,441		4,861		6,397		3,780

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	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Jan	5,271	4,688	4,722	3,751	4,043	4,083	6,263	5,225	5,604	5,134	4,972	4,591	4,193	3,683	3,870	3,591	3,233	2,905	7,226	3,585

Feb	4,967	4,436	3,851	3,872	4,117	4,181	7,143	5,831	5,732	4,944	5,205	4,198	4,274	3,960	3,583	3,977	2,994	2,937	7,431	2,837

Mar	5,167	4,298	4,377	4,009	3,874	4,126	7,232	6,183	5,238	5,202	4,721	4,289	3,936	3,393	4,014	3,456	2,611	19,120	7,780	2,275

Apr	5,063	4,201	4,045	4,059	4,060	4,332	6,779	5,397	5,353	4,861	4,907	4,430	4,014	3,923	3,486	3,411	4,113	43,485	5,366	2,848

May	5,134	4,159	3,929	4,068	3,907	4,450	6,752	5,372	5,537	5,059	4,757	4,258	3,823	4,054	4,061	3,302	3,126	29,732	8,702	3,066

Jun	4,908	4,169	3,923	4,178	4,096	4,755	6,577	5,202	4,721	4,927	4,237	4,130	3,967	4,388	3,762	3,077	3,567	9,562	4,109

Jul	5,193	4,050	4,061	4,093	3,950	4,749	6,621	5,413	5,259	4,923	5,326	4,283	3,831	3,751	3,853	3,463	2,973	10,921	3,892

Aug	4,826	4,007	4,267	3,960	3,844	5,543	6,504	6,332	5,112	4,936	4,605	4,115	4,004	3,996	3,601	3,069	3,081	8,641	4,031

Sep	4,853	4,331	4,150	3,947	3,805	5,452	6,128	5,419	6,130	4,994	4,638	4,187	3,720	3,915	3,893	3,087	3,275	7,504	3,789

Oct	4,670	4,029	4,323	3,828	3,990	5,657	5,705	5,363	5,300	4,958	4,804	4,102	3,744	4,002	3,619	3,237	3,303	7,286	3,472

Nov	4,424	4,020	3,986	4,011	4,347	6,210	5,830	5,038	7,720	7,016	4,564	4,389	3,558	3,691	3,605	3,500	3,329	7,061	3,376

Dec	4,627	4,054	4,336	4,552	4,888	6,312	5,592	4,753	4,457	4,434	4,672	4,273	3,677	3,853	3,428	4,441	4,861	6,397	3,780


Month	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Jan	7,160	4,061	4,495	4,899	3,650	3,260	3,393	5,155	6,366	6,855	5,661	5,357	4,524	4,627	3,832	3,253	3,958	3,618	4,039	5,546

Feb	6,129	4,151	4,360	4,105	3,612	3,237	3,831	4,774	6,448	7,129	5,502	4,842	4,846	4,605	3,869	3,572	3,911	3,316	4,232	4,678

Mar	6,230	3,914	4,379	4,225	3,400	3,127	3,705	5,481	6,118	6,483	5,915	5,676	4,918	4,208	4,032	3,446	3,974	3,424	5,038	5,397

Apr	5,684	3,997	4,608	4,111	3,123	2,899	4,229	5,464	6,512	6,082	5,781	5,242	4,804	4,304	4,391	3,536	3,709	3,243	4,537	5,373

May	5,455	3,905	4,687	4,006	3,275	3,102	3,906	5,672	6,383	6,038	5,443	5,239	4,946	4,362	3,771	3,684	3,733	3,202	5,230	6,422

Jun	5,289	3,806	4,608	3,991	3,083	3,183	4,469	5,316	6,486	6,255	5,208	4,751	5,263	4,024	3,859	3,807	3,726	3,683	4,847	5,755

Jul	5,062	4,101	4,668	3,615	3,252	3,984	4,584	5,232	6,630	5,975	4,920	4,932	5,004	4,374	3,696	3,869	3,658	3,349	5,349	5,196

Aug	4,999	3,631	4,601	3,907	3,081	3,459	4,644	5,233	8,114	6,160	5,059	4,807	4,686	4,138	3,677	4,092	3,748	3,939	5,500	5,173

Sep	5,566	3,970	4,371	3,891	2,953	3,122	4,690	6,432	6,717	6,175	5,184	4,769	4,733	4,114	3,531	4,914	3,806	3,240	5,767	5,322

Oct	5,029	3,921	4,990	3,636	2,672	3,608	4,673	6,074	6,144	5,678	5,276	4,613	4,848	4,188	3,533	3,561	3,406	3,284	5,906	5,481

Nov	4,331	4,618	4,156	3,819	2,924	3,322	4,756	6,068	7,636	5,700	5,872	4,479	4,925	3,860	3,667	3,984	3,471	3,644	5,863	5,116

Dec	5,167	5,054	4,033	3,775	3,339	4,066	4,638	5,382	6,913	4,587	4,432	4,944	4,409	4,770	4,585	3,897	3,454	3,138	4,525	5,168

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Month	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Jan	8,856	7,590	7,394	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

Feb	5,584	4,941	4,296	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

Mar	4,295	3,552	3,627	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

Apr	5,269	4,430	4,412	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

May	3,774	3,107	2,923	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

Jun	4,982	4,247	4,018	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

Jul	5,034	3,968	4,115	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

Aug	3,904	3,220	3,379	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

Sep	3,347	2,865	2,751	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

Oct	3,565	3,148	3,344	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

Nov	3,799	3,583	3,503	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

Dec	6,799	5,889	6,536	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


Month	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Jan	10,677	6,222	7,059	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

Feb	5,286	3,674	4,006	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

Mar	4,716	2,979	3,359	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

Apr	4,805	3,354	3,830	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

May	4,173	2,986	3,563	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

Jun	5,212	3,716	4,468	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

Jul	7,414	5,945	6,679	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

Aug	4,572	3,279	4,115	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

Sep	3,480	2,445	2,666	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

Oct	3,642	2,810	3,547	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

Nov	3,780	3,946	3,460	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

Dec	8,564	8,398	6,693	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

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