In Connecticut, striking workers would account for only a small percentage of monthly unemployment claims: Monthly average number of striking workers compared with typical initial and continuing UI claims, January 2022–December 2023
| UI eligibility waiting period | 14 days |
|---|---|
| Estimated monthly average striking workers eligible for UI | 73 |
| Monthly average initial UI claims | 3,818 |
| Monthly average continued UI claims | 24,262 |
| Estimated striking workers as a share of monthly initial UI claims | 1.9% |
| Estimated striking workers as a share of monthly ongoing UI claims | 0.3% |
Source: Author's analysis of state unemployment insurance weekly claims data from U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, and strike participant data from the Labor Action Tracker, a project of Cornell University’s ILR School and the University of Illinois’s LER School, January 2022–December 2023.