Ohioans filed more than 21,000 initial jobless claims last week, which is about half the number filed in the first week of April.

The Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services says it will not give out the number of claims flagged as fraudulent since initial claims are returning to a normal level.

The total number of initial jobless claims filed in Ohio over the last 58 weeks (3,264,308) was more than the combined total of those filed from 2013-2019.

People filed more than 242,000 continued jobless claims last week, which is about 31 percent fewer than the peak last year.

That includes both traditional unemployment claims and claims for extended benefits.

In addition, 176,722 Ohioans received Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) last week.

Over the last 58 weeks, ODJFS has distributed over $9.6 billion in unemployment compensation payments to over 992,000 Ohioans.

In addition, ODJFS has issued over $10.5 billion in PUA payments to over 1 million Ohioans.