Rebound Idaho: Labor Dept. shares recent numbers

For the week ending May 30, new initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits declined 22 percent from the previous week, falling to 3,646, according to data from Idaho Department of Labor.

The number of continued claims also declined.

COMMITTED TOKEEPING YOU ANDYOUR FAMILYINFORMED...THROUGHOUT THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC...AND THE RECOVERY.IT'S PART OF OURREBOUND IDAHOSERIES.FOR WEEKS NOW...OUR MADELINEWHITE HAS LISTENEDTO YOU... ANDINVESTIGATED YOURSTORIES... TO GETANSWERS ONUNEMPLOYMENT.TONIGHT... THELATEST DATA FORTHE WEEK ENDINGMAY 30TH... SHOWSINITIAL CLAIMS FORUNEMPLOYMENTINSURANCE BENEFITSDECLINED 22PERCENT FROM THEWEEK BEFORE.THE NUMBER OFCONTINUED CLAIMSALSO DECLINED."IF IT'S DECLINING, ITMAY JUST MEAN THATWE ARE CATCHING UPTO THAT NUMBERTHAT WE'VE ALREADYSEEN THE BULK OFTHOSE PEOPLEFILING THOSE INITIALCLAIMS ALREADY,AND IT HOPEFULLYCOULD MEAN THATPEOPLE ARE GOINGBACK TO WORK ANDSO WE'RE SEEINGLESS PEOPLE THATARE CONTINUING TOFILE THOSE WEEKLYREPORTS."THE NEW DATA...ALSO SHOWSREGULAR STATEBENEFIT PAYMENTSAND "CARES ACTPAYMENTS" WENTDOWN.BUT AS WE'VEPREVIOUSLYREPORTED, ASIGNIFICANTBACKLOG OFAPPLICANTS CLAIMTHEY ARE ELIGIBLE.BUT SAY THEY ARESTILL WAITING."IF THERE ARE MORESTAFF IN THEDEPARTMENT OFLABOR, IF YOU'REBOLSTERING YOUREFFORTS WHY ISTHE PAYOUT NUMBERDECLINING?""IT WOULD BEBECAUSE LESSPEOPLE REQUESTEDPAYMENT FOR THATWEEK."GOVERNOR BRADLITTLE WILL BEHOSTING A NEWSCONFERENCETOMORROW ATELEVEN A-M TODISCUSS THE STATE'SUNEMPLOYMENT ANDECONOMIC STATUS.VISIT THIS ARTICLEON OUR WEBSITEFOR THE LINK -- TOSTREAM THECONFERENCE.