There were 1,299 new regular benefit claims for Unemployment Insurance last week, an increase of 161 from the week before, as filings followed a trend begun in September. Altogether 10,234 new and continuing claims were filed, an increase of 123 from a week ago and 2,367 more than a year earlier. The Department also processed 4,698 First Tier claims for benefits under Emergency Unemployment Compensation, 2008 (EUC08), 96 fewer than a week ago. In addition, there were 1,257 Second Tier claims for benefits processed under the EUC08 program, which is an increase of 37 from the week before. The Unemployment Weekly Report can be found at: http://www.vtlmi.info/. Previously released Unemployment Weekly Reports and other UI reports can be found at: http://www.vtlmi.info/lmipub.htm#uc