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Initial Claims Data

Over-the-Year Percent Change in Initial Claims by County

Week Ending 3/28/2020

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Initial Claims by County
Week Ending 3/28/2020

Latest Previous OTY Net OTY Pct

County Last Year
Week Week Change Change
Albany 4,536 934 210 4,326 2,060%
Allegany 520 137 34 486 1,429%
Bronx 23,722 5,274 1,103 22,619 2,051%
Broome 3,197 654 239 2,958 1,238%
Cattaraugus 1,486 316 72 1,414 1,964%
Cayuga 1,528 233 58 1,470 2,534%
Chautauqua 2,469 487 75 2,394 3,192%
Chemung 1,611 247 50 1,561 3,122%
Chenango 614 78 36 578 1,606%
Clinton 1,355 250 114 1,241 1,089%
Columbia 686 153 30 656 2,187%
Cortland 913 142 45 868 1,929%
Delaware 419 102 29 390 1,345%
Dutchess 4,925 861 179 4,746 2,651%
Erie 25,582 4,640 730 24,852 3,404%
Essex & Hamilton* 625 198 33 592 1,794%
Franklin 756 171 47 709 1,509%
Fulton 960 108 27 933 3,456%
Genesee 1,308 268 55 1,253 2,278%
Greene 781 227 28 753 2,689%
Herkimer 1,059 165 44 1,015 2,307%
Jefferson 1,952 378 79 1,873 2,371%
Kings 43,558 12,642 1,603 41,955 2,617%
Lewis 358 74 24 334 1,392%
Livingston 1,338 227 75 1,263 1,684%
Madison 1,249 197 35 1,214 3,469%
Monroe 15,902 3,135 523 15,379 2,941%
Montgomery 990 155 41 949 2,315%
Nassau 23,241 3,615 590 22,651 3,839%
New York 24,711 8,975 1,114 23,597 2,118%
Niagara 7,518 1,131 193 7,325 3,795%
Oneida 3,861 664 149 3,712 2,491%
Onondaga 9,744 1,796 270 9,474 3,509%
Ontario 2,207 483 100 2,107 2,107%
Orange 6,223 1,092 214 6,009 2,808%
Orleans 824 138 39 785 2,013%
Oswego 2,125 405 135 1,990 1,474%
Otsego 748 224 34 714 2,100%
Putnam 1,525 290 43 1,482 3,447%
Queens 44,348 10,187 1,221 43,127 3,532%
Rensselaer 2,543 585 113 2,430 2,150%
Richmond 7,459 1,443 213 7,246 3,402%
Rockland 3,698 659 132 3,566 2,702%
Saratoga 4,472 969 91 4,381 4,814%
Schenectady 3,003 576 112 2,891 2,581%
Schoharie 382 94 32 350 1,094%
Schuyler 384 69 10 374 3,740%
Seneca 567 122 33 534 1,618%
St. Lawrence 1,345 352 135 1,210 896%
Steuben 2,036 324 51 1,985 3,892%
Suffolk 29,149 4,146 824 28,325 3,438%
Sullivan 947 202 41 906 2,210%
Tioga 818 147 38 780 2,053%
Tompkins 1,486 263 25 1,461 5,844%
Latest Previous OTY Net OTY Pct
County Last Year
Week Week Change Change

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Ulster 3,445 716 137 3,308 2,415%
Warren 1,541 394 48 1,493 3,110%
Washington 1,082 234 18 1,064 5,911%
Wayne 1,611 282 62 1,549 2,498%
Westchester 13,488 2,659 446 13,042 2,924%
Wyoming 837 155 39 798 2,046%
Yates 443 82 22 421 1,914%
Out-of-State Residents 16,815 4,827 962 15,853 1,648%
Total (Including Out-of-State Residents) 369,025 80,753 13,304 355,721 2,674%
*One or more of these counties did not meet the disclosure threshold. As a result, the initial claims data for both counties were aggregated.

Initial Claims by Region by Gender

Week Ending 3/28/2020

Latest Previous OTY Net OTY %

Region Gender Year Ago
Week Week Change Change
Female 10,366 2,501 259 10,107 3,902%
Capital
Male 8,278 1,571 391 7,887 2,017%
Female 8,451 1,696 192 8,259 4,302%
Central NY
Male 7,108 1,077 351 6,757 1,925%
Female 13,341 2,971 395 12,946 3,277%
Finger Lakes
Male 11,696 1,921 553 11,143 2,015%
Female 19,349 3,602 503 18,846 3,747%
Hudson Valley
Male 14,902 2,877 689 14,213 2,063%
Female 29,742 4,405 611 29,131 4,768%
Long Island
Male 22,648 3,356 803 21,845 2,720%
Female 4,037 840 129 3,908 3,029%
Mohawk Valley
Male 3,963 570 198 3,765 1,902%
Female 72,719 19,256 2,368 70,351 2,971%
New York City
Male 71,079 19,265 2,886 68,193 2,363%
Female 3,503 857 167 3,336 1,998%
North Country
Male 2,888 566 265 2,623 990%
Female 5,242 1,129 180 5,062 2,812%
Southern Tier
Male 5,323 755 298 5,025 1,686%
Female 19,926 4,032 424 19,502 4,600%
Western NY
Male 17,649 2,679 680 16,969 2,495%
Female 7,226 1,993 351 6,875 1,959%
Out-of-State Residents
Male 9,589 2,834 611 8,978 1,469%
Female 193,902 43,282 5,579 188,323 3,376%
Total (Including Out-of-State Residents)
Male 175,123 37,471 7,725 167,398 2,167%

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