New unemployment claims fell for the third straight week and continued a pattern of very low claims. For the week of September 28, 2013, there were 408 new, regular benefit claims for Unemployment Insurance in Vermont. This is a decrease of 22 from the previous week's total, and 121 fewer than they were a year ago.
Altogether 3,981 new and continuing claims were filed, a decrease of 63 from a week ago and 841 fewer than a year ago. The Department also processed 707 First Tier claims for benefits under Emergency Unemployment Compensation, 2008 (EUC08), 18 fewer than a week ago.
In addition, there were 25 Second Tier claims for benefits processed under the EUC08 program, which is 9 more than the week before. The Tier III 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 total for all programs was 4,722 claims, 70 fewer than last week and 1,544 fewer than the same time last year.
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 stayed at 4.6 percent in August. SEE STORY.
Weekly unemployment claims stay low
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