MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) on Thursday released the official count for initial unemployment claims filed during the week of July 26 – Aug. 1, 2020.
Statewide, 11,692 initial claims were filed either online or by telephone during this period, down from 17,439 initial claims the previous week. Of those 11,692, 8,873 are COVID-19 related.
In Cullman County, 134 initial claims were filed from July 26-Aug. 1, down from 210 initial claims the previous week and 260 the week before that.
See a county breakdown at www2.labor.alabama.gov/Laus/InitialClaimsTab.aspx.
Find an industry breakdown at www2.labor.alabama.gov/Laus/InitialClaimsbyindustryTab.aspx.
*Be sure to click week ending day 2020-08-01.
Industry sectors with the greatest number of claims are: Industry Not Available (4,257), Manufacturing (1,438), Retail Trade (1,057), Accommodation and Food Services (1,030), Remediation Services (972) and Health Care and Social Assistance (877).
Jefferson County had the largest number of claims with 1,562.
Initial Claims Historic Data (Statewide)
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
