Weekly unemployment claims remained under 600 again as filings have started to settle down after a volatile few months. For the week there were 540 new, regular benefit claims for Unemployment Insurance in Vermont. This is a decrease of 54 claims from the week before and 85 fewer than last year's total.
Altogether 6,238 new and continuing claims were filed, a decrease of 69 from a week ago and 852 fewer than a year ago. The Department also processed 1,353 First Tier claims for benefits under Emergency Unemployment Compensation, 2008 (EUC08), 1 fewer than a week ago. In addition, there were 435 Second Tier claims for benefits processed under the EUC08 program, which is 39 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 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 increased one-tenth to 4.7 percent in June. This is the lowest rate in New England and fourth lowest in the US.SEE STORY
Weekly unemployment claims decrease again
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