Unemployment benefits paid in Delaware moved past the half a billion-dollar mark, according to a weekly report from the Delaware Department of Labor.
Total unemployment benefits paid from mid-March to June 27 totaled nearly $494 million, with the state’s unemployment insurance fund pays about one-third of that amount and the federal government kicking in the remainder.
Delaware continued to see a decline in initial unemployment claim filings, accrording to a report from the U.S. Department of Labor, The nearly 2,661 jobless claims filed in the most recent week was down 136 from the previous week.
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The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program has paid out $37.5 million in benefits. Claims filed total nearly 9,000, with nearly 5,000 claims paid. The program went into effect in mid-May.
The system is for self-employed people who do not pay into the unemployment system and required a separate processing system.
The Delaware Department of Labor and its counterparts in other states have been dealing with a surge of unemployment claims.
