There were 837 new regular benefit claims for Unemployment Insurance last week, a decrease of 105 from the week before, as the data continued to show great volatility. Altogether 12,833 new and continuing claims were filed, a decrease of 70 from a week ago and 2,002 fewer than a year earlier. The Department also processed 2,176 First Tier claims for benefits under Emergency Unemployment Compensation, 2008 (EUC08), 27 fewer than a week ago. In addition, there were 886 Second Tier claims for benefits processed under the EUC08 program, which is an increase of 17 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