COVID-19 UI claims pass 134K

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE claims due to COVID-19 passed 134,000 in Rhode Island on Monday. / AP FILE PHOTO/ PAUL SANCYA
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE claims due to COVID-19 passed 134,000 in Rhode Island on Monday. / AP FILE PHOTO/ PAUL SANCYA

PROVIDENCE – Unemployment insurance filings due to COVID-19 increased by 1,721 on Monday, to a total 134,251, the R.I. Department of Labor reported.

Total UI filings since March 9 have reached 173,015, according to the department.

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Pandemic Unemployment Assistance filings increased 408 day to day, to 31,935. The program covers those typically ineligible for UI, such as contractors, the self-employed and small-business owners. 

Temporary-disability claims due to COVID-19 increased 83 day to day, to 10,364. TDI claims since March 9 in the state total 18,313.

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