Statewide Iowa — The number of Iowans filing a first-time unemployment claim jumped 28 percent last week. At the same time, the total number of Iowans getting unemployment benefits fell by five percent.
According to Iowa Workforce Development, nearly 10,700 people who had a job in Iowa filed an initial claim for unemployment last week. Over half of those who filed for unemployment were self-employed, independent contractors or working in manufacturing.
The state paid out nearly $32 million in unemployment benefits to about 135,000 out-of-work Iowans last week.
The industries with the most claims were Manufacturing (3,448), Industry Not Available – Self-employed, Independent Contractors, etc. (1,670), Health Care & Social Assistance (833), Accommodation & Food Services (586), and Retail Trade (519).
A total of $83,076,000 in Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) benefits was paid during the week of June 28 – July 4, 2020. Since April 4, 2020, a total of $1,226,788,800 in FPUC benefits has been paid.
A total of $4,433,528.82 was paid in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits during the week of June 28 – July 4, 2020.
A total of $3,327,234 in benefits has been paid in Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) benefits for the week of June 28 – July 4, 2020. Since May 27, 2020, a total of $25,197,874.39 in PEUC benefits have been paid.
