Unemployment Insurance Claims
Updated 6.5.2023
These tables and graphs illustrate the state level unemployment insurance claims. Initial claims are filed by people who have recently been laid off so higher initial claims indicate more firings in the economy. Continued claims are for people continuing to receive benefits after filing an initial claim so higher continued claims indicate less hiring. The spikes the state has recently seen are very large.
Parish level initial and continued claims are now available and shown for the SWLA region.
The LWC is currently working through technical issues in regard to parish level claims data. As soon as it is resolved, the data and figures will be updated.
The data for 6/25/2022 & 7/2/2022 are based on estimates.
Parish Level Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
Parish Level Initial UI Claims
| wdt_ID | Week | Allen | Beauregard | Calcasieu | Cameron Parish | Jefferson Davis | SWLA Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | March 14 2020 | 8 | 14 | 123 | 1 | 7 | 153.0 |
| 3 | March 21 2020 | 98 | 231 | 3,040 | 21 | 202 | 3,592.0 |
| 4 | March 28 2020 | 204 | 378 | 4,389 | 47 | 409 | 5,427.0 |
| 5 | April 4 2020 | 420 | 539 | 5,634 | 67 | 518 | 7,178.0 |
| 6 | April 11 2020 | 431 | 413 | 3,724 | 52 | 417 | 5,037.0 |
| 7 | April 18 2020 | 683 | 435 | 4,284 | 53 | 561 | 6,016.0 |
| 8 | April 25 2020 | 233 | 267 | 3,002 | 39 | 358 | 3,899.0 |
| 9 | May 2 2020 | 181 | 255 | 2,432 | 43 | 277 | 3,188.0 |
| 10 | May 9 2020 | 119 | 195 | 1,788 | 44 | 210 | 2,356.0 |
| 11 | May 16 2020 | 113 | 153 | 1,305 | 20 | 126 | 1,717.0 |
| Week | Allen | Beauregard | Calcasieu | Cameron Parish | Jefferson Davis |
Parish Level Continued Unemployment Insurance Claims
Parish Level Continued UI Claims
| wdt_ID | Week | Allen | Beauregard | Calcasieu | Cameron Parish | Jefferson Davis | SWLA Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 14 2020 | 46 | 106 | 557 | 13 | 60 | 782.0 |
| 2 | March 21 2020 | 53 | 100 | 589 | 14 | 57 | 813.0 |
| 3 | March 28 2020 | 100 | 241 | 2,452 | 26 | 161 | 2,980.0 |
| 4 | April 4 2020 | 231 | 479 | 5,356 | 57 | 441 | 6,564.0 |
| 5 | April 11 2020 | 521 | 914 | 10,387 | 100 | 910 | 12,832.0 |
| 6 | April 18 2020 | 809 | 1,077 | 11,956 | 143 | 1,102 | 15,087.0 |
| 7 | April 25 2020 | 1,410 | 1,270 | 14,697 | 145 | 1,525 | 19,047.0 |
| 8 | May 2 2020 | 1,398 | 1,358 | 15,749 | 150 | 1,628 | 20,283.0 |
| 9 | May 9 2020 | 1,402 | 1,402 | 16,285 | 158 | 1,667 | 20,914.0 |
| 10 | May 16 2020 | 1,407 | 1,424 | 16,617 | 177 | 1,682 | 21,307.0 |
| Week | Allen | Beauregard | Calcasieu | Cameron Parish | Jefferson Davis |
State Level Unemployment Insurance Claims
State Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
| wdt_ID | Week | Initial claims | 4-week moving average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 5 2013 | 3,253.0 | 3,196.0 |
| 2 | Jan 12 2013 | 4,483.0 | 3,434.0 |
| 3 | Jan 19 2013 | 3,850.0 | 3,523.0 |
| 4 | Jan 26 2013 | 2,904.0 | 3,623.0 |
| 5 | Feb 2 2013 | 3,126.0 | 3,591.0 |
| 6 | Feb 9 2013 | 2,829.0 | 3,177.0 |
| 7 | Feb 16 2013 | 2,426.0 | 2,821.0 |
| 8 | Feb 23 2013 | 2,918.0 | 2,825.0 |
| 9 | Mar 2 2013 | 2,887.0 | 2,765.0 |
| 10 | Mar 9 2013 | 2,860.0 | 2,773.0 |
| Week | Initial claims | 4-week moving average |
State Continued Unemployment Insurance Claims
| wdt_ID | Week | Continued claims | 4-week moving average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 5 2013 | 32,001.0 | 31,494.0 |
| 2 | Jan 12 2013 | 32,464.0 | 31,746.0 |
| 3 | Jan 19 2013 | 32,605.0 | 32,020.0 |
| 4 | Jan 26 2013 | 31,727.0 | 32,199.0 |
| 5 | Feb 2 2013 | 31,123.0 | 31,980.0 |
| 6 | Feb 9 2013 | 29,781.0 | 31,309.0 |
| 7 | Feb 16 2013 | 29,100.0 | 30,433.0 |
| 8 | Feb 23 2013 | 28,501.0 | 29,626.0 |
| 9 | Mar 2 2013 | 24,747.0 | 28,032.0 |
| 10 | Mar 9 2013 | 27,583.0 | 27,483.0 |
| Week | Continued claims | 4-week moving average |