First-time claims for unemployment benefits nationwide totaled 5.245 million in the week ending April 11, down 1.37 million from the previous week, as most businesses have shut their doors amid the coronavirus pandemic.
It brings the total number of initial claims for unemployment benefits since mid-March to almost 17 million.
When not adjusted for seasonal factors, first-time claims nationwide last week totaled 4.97 million.
The weekly report from the Department of Labor does not break down initial claims by metro area, but it does break them down by state, on an unadjusted basis.
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First-time claims in Virginia, Maryland and the District fell by a total of almost 95,000 from the previous week, but initial claims still totaled 177,450 in D.C., Maryland and Virginia last week.
Here are the latest unadjusted first-time claims for D.C., Maryland and Virginia:
District of Columbia
Week Ending April 11: 9,904
Week Ending April 4: 15,329
Maryland
Week Ending April 11: 60,823
Week Ending April 4: 109,489
Virginia
Week Ending April 11: 106,723
Week Ending April 4: 147,369
