Iowa's continuing unemployment claims climb by nearly 6,000

Updated: 8:52 AM CST Jan 7, 2021
The number of Iowans filing continuing jobless claims in the last week increased by nearly 6,000.Iowa Workforce Development reports there were 8,236 initial claims filed between Dec. 27 and Jan. 2, an increase of 1,095 over the previous week. The number of continuing weekly unemployment claims was 43,901, an increase of 5,878 from the previous week.For the week ending Jan. 2, 2021, IWD reports unemployment insurance benefit payments totaled $12,894,945.67. IWD reports the following industries had the most claims: Construction (2,026) Manufacturing (1,698) Industry Not Available - Self-employed, Independent Contractors, etc (731) Administrative, Support, Waste Management, and Remediation Services (555) Retail Trade (469)“November through February are typically the months IWD sees the most unemployment claims, driven by increased claims in construction, agriculture, landscaping and manufacturing due to seasonal layoffs,” IWD officials said through a news release. “For the week ending Jan. 2, 2021, nearly 68.6% of claimants indicated their claims were not COVID-19 related, which is a decrease from 70.6% the previous week.”

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