DES MOINES, IOWA (May 7, 2020) — The number of initial claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, April 26, and Saturday, May 2, was 24,693. There were 22,830 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 1,863 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live in another state.
The number of continuing weekly unemployment claims was 181,358.
Unemployment insurance benefit payments totaled $50,931,302.43 for the same week.