Weekly Claims: Unemployment Insurance Data for Regular State Program
| Week's Change | Year's Change | ||||||
| WEEK ENDING | 5/2/2026 | 4/25/2026 |
Number | Percent | Last Year | Number | Percent |
| Initial Claims | 6,942 | 7,184 | -242 | -3% | 9,131 | -2,189 | -24% |
| 4-Week Moving Average | 7,223 | 7,927 | -704 | -9% | 9,105 | -1,882 | -21% |
| Weeks Claimed | 93,234 | 98,397 | -5,163 | -5% | 102,481 | -9,247 | -9% |
| 4-Week Moving Average | 101,607 | 106,338 | -4,731 | -4% | 108,791 | -7,184 | -7% |