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Monthly Claims Update Unemployment Insurance Initial Claims
– 7,529 initial claims were filed during the month of July, a
decrease of 1,055 (-12.3%) from the previous month, and an increase of 206
(2.8%) from a year ago.
Of the 7,529 initial claims filed this month, 604 (8.0%) were filed
by customers who were not citizens of the U.S.
Of
the 4,718 monetary determinations issued in July, 193 (4.1%) were
monetarily ineligible. Weeks
Claimed
– 67,780
weeks were claimed during the month of July, an increase of 4,535 (7.2%)
from the previous month and an increase of 1,291 (1.9%) from a year ago.
There were 62,623 payments made in July, which resulted in payments
totaling $21.4 million.
There were 4,913 (7.8%) partial payments issued in July 2008
compared to 5,392 (8.9%) last year.
The average weekly benefit payment was $341.
The number of weekly benefit payments is averaging 16.3 weeks per
claim. Workshare
– 928
initial claims were filed for Workshare benefits this month, an increase
of 21 (2.3%) from the previous month and an increase of 63 (7.3%) from
July 2007.
It is estimated that 266 layoffs were averted this month as a
result of First
and Final Claims
– 4,687
first payments and 1,552 final payments were issued in July 2008.
The current exhaustion duration ratio is 42.8 percent. Non-monetary
Determinations
–
2,681
non-monetary determinations were issued during the month of July 2008.
Of the 2,681 determinations, 1,199 (44.7%) were separation issues
and 1,482 (55.3%) were non-separation issues.
Denials were issued for 555 (46.3%) separation issues and 861
(58.1%) non-separation issues. Appeals
– 513 appeal decisions were filed with the Board of Review in July 2008.
Of the 513 filed, 431 (84.0%) were filed by UI applicants and 82
(16.0%) were filed by employers.
The Board upheld the director’s decision in nearly two-thirds of
the cases. Emergency
Unemployment Compensation 08
Initial
Claims –
EUC08 provides an additional thirteen weeks of Federal funded benefits to
eligible claims.
There were 6,351 initial claims filed during the month of July.
Of the 6,223 monetary determinations issued 83 (1.3%) were
monetarily ineligible. Number
of Payments -
There were 15,718 payments issued in July, which resulted in payments
totaling $5.5 million.
The average weekly benefit payment was $350. First and Final Claims – 5,742 first payments were issued in July 2008. |
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For more information on Unemployment Insurance, visit the UI web site at www.dlt.ri.gov/ui. |
