A quick look at this weeks initial unemployment claims for the week ending April 18, 2020. Shown below is a table containing this week's unemployment data – initial claims filed as compared to the same week last year. "Initial claims" initiate a determination of eligibility to begin a claimant's benefit year (new claims) or subsequent period of unemployment (additional claims) within the benefit year.
Summary PDF: http://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/economic/data_reports/unemployment/initial_unemp_summary.pdf