Weekly Claims: Unemployment Insurance Data for Regular State Program
| Week's Change | Year's Change | ||||||
| WEEK ENDING | 5/9/2026 | 5/2/2026 |
Number | Percent | Last Year | Number | Percent |
| Initial Claims | 7,657 | 6,942 | 715 | 10% | 9,573 | -1,916 | -20% |
| 4-Week Moving Average | 7,225 | 7,223 | 2 | 0% | 9,174 | -1,949 | -21% |
| Weeks Claimed | 90,511 | 93,234 | -2,723 | -3% | 98,490 | -7,979 | -8% |
| 4-Week Moving Average | 96,984 | 101,607 | -4,623 | -5% | 104,273 | -7,289 | -7% |