More than 61,000 new unemployment insurance claims were filed in D.C., Maryland and Virginia last week, an increase of more than 7,300 over the prior week due to a jump in claims in Maryland.

An additional 1.48 million Americans filed initial unemployment insurance claims last week, bringing the total number of new claims since mid-March to 47.3 million. While last week’s claims totaled roughly 60,000 fewer than in the week prior, they represent the 14th straight week in which more than 1 million people filed. In February, by comparison, weekly claims were about 200,000 per week.

While new claims dropped slightly in D.C. and Virginia last week compared to the previous week, nearly 8,500 more people filed for unemployment in Maryland.

Unemployment insurance claims in the region are:

D.C.

• Week Ending June 20: 3,004
• Week Ending June 13: 3,065

Maryland

• Week Ending June 20: 31,944
• Week Ending June 13: 23,450

Virginia

• Week Ending June 20: 26,072
• Week Ending June 13: 27,186

New claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance — assistance created under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act that extends weekly unemployment benefits to gig workers and others who may not normally qualify — decreased in all three jurisdictions.

In D.C., 831 new pandemic-related unemployment claims were filed, slightly fewer than the week before. Such claims dropped by 558 In Virginia, totaling 8,545. And in Maryland, 24,017 claims were filed, a significant drop of 37,623.

New unemployment insurance claims for D.C., Virginia and Maryland combined totaled 61,020 for the week ending June 20, as compared to 53,701 in the week prior. When added to new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims, the number of new assistance claims from workers across the region totaled 94,413.