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There were 2,383 new regular benefit claims for Unemployment Insurance last week, an increase of 981 from the week before. Altogether 14,114 new and continuing claims were filed, an increase of 1,058 from a week ago and 433 more than a year earlier. The Department also processed 4,902 First Tier claims for benefits under Emergency Unemployment Compensation, 2008 (EUC08), 183 fewer than a week ago. In addition, there were 2,716 Second Tier claims for benefits processed under the EUC08 program, which is an increase of 66 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