Initial claims for unemployment filed by Montgomery County residents tripled as compared to those filing at the start of the new year.
During the week that ended Jan. 9, 3,376 residents filed initial claims, according to the Maryland Department of Labor (DOL). During the prior week, that ended Jan. 2, 1,067 county residents had filed initial claims. During the prior week, that ended Dec. 26, 2,021 county residents had filed initial claims.
Statewide, initial claims almost tripled. Marylanders filed 31,513 initial claims during the week that ended Jan. 8. Marylanders filed 11,013 initial claims during the week that ended Jan. 2, compared to 18,100 who filed during the week that ended Dec. 26.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, both the 6.7% unemployment rate and the number of unemployed residents remained the same as in December 2020. These numbers are lower than what were recorded in April 2020 but are “nearly twice their pre-pandemic levels” in February 2020 when the unemployment rate was 3.5%, according to the BLS.
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