New unemployment claims in Vermont fell again last week and are below last year's level. For the week of January 12, 2013, there were 1,023 new, regular benefit claims for Unemployment Insurance in Vermont. This is a decrease of 249 from the previous week's total, and 194 fewer than they were the same time last year.
Altogether 10,015 new and continuing claims were filed, a decrease of 399 from a week ago and 277 fewer than a year ago. The Department also processed 1,021 First Tier claims for benefits under Emergency Unemployment Compensation, 2008 (EUC08), 73 fewer than a week ago.
In addition, there were 54 Second Tier claims for benefits processed under the EUC08 program, which is 2 fewer than the week before. The Tier II program of extended benefits is being discontinued in Vermont as the state's unemployment rate has been under the federal threshold for more than three months.
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
Vermont's unemployment rate fell one-tenth to 5.1 percent in December, the second consecutive monthly decline. SEE STORY
Weekly Vermont unemployment claims fall again
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