Unemployment Insurance Information by County

Claimants by County

The information provided in these monthly statistics are the number of claimants within a county. The monthly number of claimants is based on the number of individuals who certified for Unemployment Insurance benefits specifically for the week containing the 12th of the month. For example, the March figures are based on the number of claimants who submitted a continued claim form to receive benefits specifically for the week beginning March 8 through March 14.

Data for the survey week is not available until approximately two months past the survey week. It includes the number of claimants in the count for the total statistics of the month for the regular Unemployment Insurance program and federal extended benefit programs. Data for claimants who live outside of California, but collect benefits, and invalid addresses in California are not included in these numbers.

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Initial Claims by County

The data provided in these reports are the number of initial claim counts. It includes new claims, additional claims, and transitional claims. Data includes regular Unemployment Insurance program and federal extended benefit programs. Data for claimants who live outside of California, but collect benefits, and invalid addresses in California are not included in these numbers.

A new claim is the first claim for a benefit year period (for the regular UI program it is 52 weeks). You can only have one new claim during a benefit year period.
An additional claim is when a second claim is filed during the same benefit year and there is intervening work between the current claim and the previous claim. For example, an individual files a new claim, goes back to work, gets laid off and files another claim before the benefit year period of the first claim expires. An individual can have multiple additional claims during the same benefit year if individual you meet the eligibility requirements.
A transitional claim is when a claimant is still collecting benefits at the end of their benefit year period and had sufficient wage earnings during that year to begin a new claim once the first benefit year period ends.
Initial Claims by County January 2022 – July 2022
Initial Claims by County January 2021 - December 2021
Initial Claims by County January 2020 - December 2020
Initial Claims by County January 2019 - December 2019
Initial Claims by County January 2018 - December 2018
Initial Claims by County January 2017 - December 2017
Initial Claims by County January 2016 - December 2016
Initial Claims by County January 2015 - December 2015
Initial Claims by County January 2014 - December 2014
Initial Claims by County January 2013 - December 2013
Initial Claims by County January 2012 - December 2012
Initial Claims by County January 2011 - December 2011
Initial Claims by County January 2010 - December 2010
Initial Claims by County January 2009 - December 2009
Initial Claims by County January 2008 - December 2008
Initial Claims by County January 2007 - December 2007

Benefits Paid by County

The data provided in these monthly statistics are the amount of unemployment insurance benefits paid. Data includes counts the regular UI program and federal extended benefit programs. This data does not include claimants who either lives outside of California but collect benefits, or has invalid addresses in California.

Exhausted Claims by County

There are two types of exhausted claims by county. Claimants who have exhausted all available benefits for:

A specific program
All programs

Exhausted Claims by County (All Benefits Exhausted)

Exhausted claims refers to claimants who have exhausted all available benefits. The data provided is the number of Federal Funding for Extended Unemployment (FED-ED) and Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) Tier 4 claims that have been completely exhausted (no other benefits are available).

Based on the current legislation, claimants can have either a FED-ED or EUC Tier 4 claim as their last available benefit option. However, some claimants can return to a training extension even after exhausting their FED-ED claim.

The data in this report represents claims that were processed during the month. When a claim will be processed depends on the following:

When claimants mail their continued claim form
Time needed for the claim form receipt
Claim processing date
Eligibility issues that require a determination

Data for claimants who live outside of California, but collect benefits, and invalid addresses in California are not included in these numbers.

To review a current report of exhausted claims by county, review Exhausted Claims by County February 2010 - July 2022.

Exhausted Claims by County (All Programs)

The data provided in this report is the number of unemployment claims that have exhausted from all programs. It includes the regular unemployment program and federal extended benefit programs. This information includes the number of people who used all of their benefits in a specific program who may qualify for additional benefits.

The data in this report represents claims that were processed during the month. When a claim will be processed depends on the following:

When claimants mail their continued claim form
Time needed for the claim form receipt
Claim processing date
Eligibility issues that require a determination

Data for claimants who live outside of California, but collect benefits, and invalid addresses in California are not included in these numbers. Data may appear multiple times for the same person. For example, a claimant could have exhausted their regular unemployment claim in January and then exhausted their EUC Tier 1 claim in June.