Updated 4.26.2024 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 data for 6/25/2022 & 7/2/2022 are based on estimates.
Parish Level Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
Parish Level Initial UI Claims
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
Parish Level Continued Unemployment Insurance Claims
Parish Level Continued UI Claims
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
State Level Unemployment Insurance Claims
State Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
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
State Continued Unemployment Insurance Claims
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
