New unemployment claims slipped again last week in Vermont, and continued a pattern of very low claims. For the week of September 21, 2013, there were 430 new, regular benefit claims for Unemployment Insurance in Vermont. This is a decrease of 13 from the previous week's total, and 110 fewer than they were a year ago.
Altogether 4,044 new and continuing claims were filed, a decrease of 112 from a week ago and 659 fewer than a year ago. The Department also processed 725 First Tier claims for benefits under Emergency Unemployment Compensation, 2008 (EUC08), 5 more than a week ago.
In addition, there were 16 Second Tier claims for benefits processed under the EUC08 program, which is 6 fewer 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 4,792 claims, 113 fewer than last week and 1,326 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 slip again
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