US DOL Unemployment Weekly Claims Report
| Seasonally Adjusted (SA) Initial Claims Volume | Change from Prior Week | Year over Year Change in SA Initial Claims Volume | Unadjusted Insured UI Rate | Insured UI Volume | Year over Year Change in
Insured UI Volume |
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| 1/29/2022 | 238,000 | -23,000 | -599,000 | 1/22/2022 | 1.5% | 2,040,548 | -3,153,268 |
| 1/30/2021 | 837,000 | +1,000 | 1/23/2021 | 3.7% | 5,193,816 |
For more information, please visit https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OPA/newsreleases/ui-claims/20220173.pdf
FEDERAL & STATE OVERPAYMENT WAIVERS – Claimants can apply for waivers
- The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) has submitted a letter to Congressional leaders asking for passage of legislation that would allow states to waive non-fraudulent pandemic related unemployment overpayments. Claimants may not have to pay back benefits that were overpaid if the error was not their fault and the repayment would cause financial hardship to the claimant. Employers do not need to take any actions in relation to these waivers. The claimants are responsible for completing the waivers with the state. For the complete letter to Congress, please visit https://www.naswa.org/government-relations/congressional-testimony/naswa-letter-on-pandemic-ui-requests
