INDIANAPOLIS — The number of Hoosiers filing first-time unemployment claims dropped to the lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic five months ago.
The number of claims for the week ending Aug. 8 was 10,549, the lowest number since the beginning of the pandemic in March.
The prior week's adjusted total was 12,551. The number of claims in Indiana remained above 20,000 for 17 straight weeks since early March, before dropping in the week ending July 18.
In the 21 weeks since the COVID-19 pandemic began, about 950,000 Hoosiers have filed for unemployment.
