A little more than 43,000 people filed for unemployment in Maryland during the final week of May.

The Maryland Department of Labor reported Thursday that 43,095 people filed for unemployment for the week of May 30, down from 48,963 the week prior.

The DOL reports unemployment claims by type: regular or pandemic related assistance (PUA and PEUC). There were 32,030 regular claims and 11,065 PUA and PEUC claims.

In total, 705,714 Marylanders have filed unemployment claims since March 14.

The DOL said there was an average of 2,592 new unemployment claims per week in Maryland between Dec. 28, 2019, and March 7.

The three counties with the highest number of claims are Prince George's County with 7,176, Montgomery County with 6,409 and Baltimore County with 6,782. Baltimore City had 5,345 new claims.

The numbers mark an 11th straight week of high, first-time jobless claims in Maryland. Read more at WBALTV