Wlaf1450NASHVILLE, TN (WLAF) – Tennessee’s continued unemployment claims are at 302,260 for the week ending May 30, 2020.
TENNESSEE UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS FILED
Week Ending: May 30, 2020
| Total Claims Paid | 314,135 |
| Total Payments | $285,711,045 |
| Tennessee Payments | $0* |
| Federal Payments | $285,711,045 |
*TUC payments paid through federal CARES Act Funding
New Claims Filed: The number of individuals filing new unemployment claims for the previous week.
Continued Claims: The number of claims continued with weekly certifications.
Statewide Data
| Week | Week Ending Date | New Claims Filed | Continued Claims |
| 10 | March 14, 2020 | 2,702 | 16.342 |
| 11 | March 21, 2020 | 39,096 | 16,098 |
| 12 | March 28, 2020 | 94,492 | 34,570 |
| 13 | April 4, 2020 | 116,141 | 112,438 |
| 14 | April 11, 2020 | 74,772 | 199,910 |
| 15 | April 18, 2020 | 68,968 | 267,053 |
| 16 | April 25, 2020 | 43,792 | 324,543 |
| 17 | May 2, 2020 | 37,319 | 321,571 |
| 18 | May 9, 2020 | 29,308 | 325,095 |
| 19 | May 16, 2020 | 28,692 | 314,487 |
| 20 | May 23, 2020 | 26,041 | 310,126 |
| 21 | May 30, 2020 | 22,784 | 302,260 |
| New Claims Since March 15 | 581,405 | ||
Regional Data: Week Ending May 30, 2020
| Local Workforce Development Area | New Claims Filed |
| Greater Memphis | 5,676 |
| Northwest Tennessee | 499 |
| Southwest Tennessee | 689 |
| Northern Middle Tennessee | 5,754 |
| Southern Middle Tennessee | 1,010 |
| Upper Cumberland | 562 |
| Southeast Tennessee | 1,798 |
| East Tennessee | 2,430 |
| Northeast Tennessee | 694 |
| West TN Mobile American Job Center | 10 |
| Middle TN Mobile American Job Center | 56 |
| East TN Mobile America Job Center | 5 (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 06/04/2020-8AM) |