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Title:               Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Initial Claims in Massachusetts
Series ID:           PUAICMA
Source:              U.S. Employment and Training Administration
Release:             Pandemic Claims Weekly Report
Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency:           Weekly, Ending Saturday
Units:               Number
Date Range:          2020-04-04 to 2022-11-05
Last Updated:        2022-11-14 7:33 AM CST
Notes:               An initial claim is a claim filed by an unemployed individual after a
                     separation from an employer.
                     
                     The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) is a program that
                     temporarily expanded unemployment insurance eligibility to
                     self-employed workers, freelancers, independent contractors and
                     part-time workers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. This
                     program was established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
                     Security (CARES) Act, which expanded states' ability to provide
                     unemployment insurance to many workers affected by COVID-19, including
                     people who aren't ordinarily eligible for unemployment benefits.

DATE          VALUE
2020-04-04        0
2020-04-11        0
2020-04-18        0
2020-04-25   115960
2020-05-02    68826
2020-05-09    70464
2020-05-16   115952
2020-05-23   147594
2020-05-30    54281
2020-06-06    20991
2020-06-13    15892
2020-06-20    14131
2020-06-27    14154
2020-07-04    12969
2020-07-11    12832
2020-07-18    12402
2020-07-25    14850
2020-08-01     9765
2020-08-08     8750
2020-08-15    12282
2020-08-22    12617
2020-08-29    11032
2020-09-05    11424
2020-09-12    11643
2020-09-19    11313
2020-09-26    10925
2020-10-03    10991
2020-10-10    11478
2020-10-17    11614
2020-10-24    12162
2020-10-31    10779
2020-11-07     8724
2020-11-14     8122
2020-11-21     7865
2020-11-28     7272
2020-12-05     7987
2020-12-12     6223
2020-12-19     5158
2020-12-26     4540
2021-01-02     4724
2021-01-09     4670
2021-01-16     6351
2021-01-23     5491
2021-01-30     4433
2021-02-06     4257
2021-02-13     3358
2021-02-20     2719
2021-02-27     4849
2021-03-06     3572
2021-03-13     3114
2021-03-20     3358
2021-03-27     3090
2021-04-03     3270
2021-04-10     2122
2021-04-17     2108
2021-04-24     1583
2021-05-01     1404
2021-05-08     1423
2021-05-15     1255
2021-05-22     1064
2021-05-29      883
2021-06-05      882
2021-06-12     1042
2021-06-19      925
2021-06-26     1055
2021-07-03     1158
2021-07-10     1274
2021-07-17     1510
2021-07-24     1618
2021-07-31     2117
2021-08-07     2803
2021-08-14     2825
2021-08-21     3360
2021-08-28     3575
2021-09-04     6140
2021-09-11     1234
2021-09-18     1209
2021-09-25      811
2021-10-02      923
2021-10-09     1025
2021-10-16        3
2021-10-23        1
2021-10-30        1
2021-11-06        0
2021-11-13        1
2021-11-20        1
2021-11-27        0
2021-12-04        0
2021-12-11        2
2021-12-18        1
2021-12-25        1
2022-01-01        0
2022-01-08        0
2022-01-15        1
2022-01-22        1
2022-01-29        1
2022-02-05        1
2022-02-12        2
2022-02-19        1
2022-02-26        0
2022-03-05        0
2022-03-12       16
2022-03-19        0
2022-03-26        4
2022-04-02        0
2022-04-09        0
2022-04-16        1
2022-04-23        1
2022-04-30        1
2022-05-07        0
2022-05-14        1
2022-05-21        0
2022-05-28        0
2022-06-04        0
2022-06-11        0
2022-06-18        0
2022-06-25        0
2022-07-02        0
2022-07-09        0
2022-07-16        0
2022-07-23        0
2022-07-30        0
2022-08-06        0
2022-08-13        0
2022-08-20        0
2022-08-27        0
2022-09-03        1
2022-09-10        0
2022-09-17        0
2022-09-24        0
2022-10-01        0
2022-10-08        0
2022-10-15        0
2022-10-22        0
2022-10-29        0
2022-11-05        0