Initial UI Claims Drastically Over-State Entry into the UI System

(Regular UI Only)

The initial claims line does not include initial claims for PUA, new initial claims for extension programs, or transitional claims. It only include new initial claims for regular UI, additional claims for regular UI, and additional claims for claimants on extension programs. Similarly, the line for Entries into Paid Unemployment only includes entries and re-entries into the regular UI program (including re-entries into extension programs).
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