There were 11,324 new unemployment claims filed in Maryland for the week of Sept. 5.

he Maryland Department of Labor reports unemployment claims by type: regular or pandemic related assistance (PUA and PEUC). There were 6,434 regular claims and 4,890 PUA and PEUC claims.

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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 DOL launched a new, interactive unemployment claims database in which the numbers are broken down by industry, occupation, jurisdiction and ZIP code.  Read more at WBALTV