NOTE: THIS DATA FILE WILL CHANGE! To improve accessibility of data for all users, we will convert this file from a text format to an html table by the end of June 2024. Title: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Initial Claims in the U.S. Virgin Islands Series ID: PUAICVI 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 0 2020-05-02 0 2020-05-09 0 2020-05-16 0 2020-05-23 0 2020-05-30 0 2020-06-06 0 2020-06-13 0 2020-06-20 0 2020-06-27 0 2020-07-04 0 2020-07-11 0 2020-07-18 0 2020-07-25 0 2020-08-01 48 2020-08-08 395 2020-08-15 154 2020-08-22 221 2020-08-29 204 2020-09-05 113 2020-09-12 116 2020-09-19 114 2020-09-26 76 2020-10-03 71 2020-10-10 52 2020-10-17 55 2020-10-24 104 2020-10-31 89 2020-11-07 63 2020-11-14 42 2020-11-21 96 2020-11-28 40 2020-12-05 50 2020-12-12 51 2020-12-19 92 2020-12-26 24 2021-01-02 35 2021-01-09 61 2021-01-16 67 2021-01-23 24 2021-01-30 29 2021-02-06 32 2021-02-13 27 2021-02-20 17 2021-02-27 31 2021-03-06 19 2021-03-13 1 2021-03-20 43 2021-03-27 22 2021-04-03 3 2021-04-10 12 2021-04-17 13 2021-04-24 6 2021-05-01 7 2021-05-08 6 2021-05-15 6 2021-05-22 14 2021-05-29 7 2021-06-05 36 2021-06-12 0 2021-06-19 1 2021-06-26 32 2021-07-03 10 2021-07-10 0 2021-07-17 16 2021-07-24 11 2021-07-31 15 2021-08-07 13 2021-08-14 7 2021-08-21 0 2021-08-28 2 2021-09-04 34 2021-09-11 1 2021-09-18 12 2021-09-25 1 2021-10-02 1 2021-10-09 0 2021-10-16 0 2021-10-23 0 2021-10-30 0 2021-11-06 2 2021-11-13 2 2021-11-20 0 2021-11-27 0 2021-12-04 0 2021-12-11 2 2021-12-18 0 2021-12-25 0 2022-01-01 0 2022-01-08 0 2022-01-15 3 2022-01-22 0 2022-01-29 0 2022-02-05 4 2022-02-12 4 2022-02-19 3 2022-02-26 0 2022-03-05 2 2022-03-12 0 2022-03-19 4 2022-03-26 0 2022-04-02 0 2022-04-09 3 2022-04-16 0 2022-04-23 0 2022-04-30 0 2022-05-07 2 2022-05-14 0 2022-05-21 0 2022-05-28 0 2022-06-04 2 2022-06-11 0 2022-06-18 0 2022-06-25 0 2022-07-02 3 2022-07-09 1 2022-07-16 2 2022-07-23 0 2022-07-30 0 2022-08-06 1 2022-08-13 0 2022-08-20 0 2022-08-27 0 2022-09-03 0 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