Alabama Department of Labor releases official count for August 9 to 15 unemployment claims

Montgomery, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Labor released the official count for initial claims filed during the week of August 9 - August 15, 2020. 11,048 initial claims were filed either online or by telephone during this period. 6,145 of those claims are COVID-19 related. County Breakdown: http://www2.labor.alabama.gov/LAUS/InitialClaimsTab.aspx Industry Breakdown: http://www2.labor.alabama.gov/LAUS/InitialClaimsbyindustryTab.aspx *Be sure to click week ending day 2020-08-15. Industry sectors with the greatest number of claims are: Industry Not Available (4,028), Manufacturing (1,119), Remediation Services (1,057), Retail Trade (1,024), Accommodation and Food Services (894), and Health Care and Social Assistance (802). Jefferson County had the largest number of claims with 1,553. Initial Claims Historic Data: 3/14/2020 - 1,824 3/21/2020 - 10,982 3/28/2020 - 80,984 4/4/2020 - 106,739 4/11/2020 - 77,515 4/18/2020 - 66,432 4/25/2020 - 74,966 5/2/2020 - 28,985 5/9/2020 - 26,666 5/16/2020 - 25,150 5/23/2020 - 27,920 5/30/2020 - 21,335 6/6/2020 - 19,950 6/13/2020 - 18,367 6/20/2020 - 18,671 6/27/2020 - 18,340 7/4/2020 - 19,058 7/11/2020 - 20,505 7/18/2020 - 23,678 7/25/2020 - 17,439 8/1/2020 - 11,692 8/8/2020 - 9,468 8/15/2020 - 11,048