DES MOINES, IOWA (May 14, 2020) — The number of initial claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, May 3, and Saturday, May 9, was 16,735. There were 15,411 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 1,324 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live in another state.
The number of continuing weekly unemployment claims was 191,257.
Unemployment insurance benefit payments totaled $52,903,527.20 for the same week.