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SALT LAKE CITY — The volume of claims for jobless assistance remains at historically high levels.
The Utah Department of Workforce Services Thursday reported that the number of new claims filed for unemployment compensation statewide registered at 4,458 for the week of Sept. 20 through Sept. 26, with $14,788,449 paid out in benefits.
Data indicates there were 44,306 continued claims for benefits filed during that same seven-day period.
The number of individuals who did not request benefits for two consecutive weeks as of Sept. 19 registered at 11,270, up significantly from the total of 1,615 that met the same criteria the previous week.
“We continue to see economic recovery as evidenced by the now 21 consecutive weeks of reduced ongoing claims for unemployment benefits in the state of Utah,” said Unemployment Insurance Division Director Kevin Burt. “It is clear this pandemic continues to be disruptive, but Utah’s diverse economy does offer employment opportunities to those actively looking for them.”
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