Estimated jobs lost due to coronavirus by summer 2020, by state
| State | Projected job loss as a share of total private-sector employment | Projected job loss | Leisure, hospitality, and retail as a share of total private-sector employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4.2% | 70,159 | 26.1% |
| Alaska | 4.4% | 10,946 | 28.7% |
| Arizona | 4.2% | 104,914 | 26.1% |
| Arkansas | 4.0% | 42,659 | 24.1% |
| California | 4.1% | 603,741 | 24.9% |
| Colorado | 4.2% | 97,912 | 26.5% |
| Connecticut | 3.9% | 56,735 | 22.9% |
| Delaware | 4.2% | 16,727 | 26.4% |
| Washington D.C. | 3.6% | 19,996 | 18.7% |
| Florida | 4.5% | 352,753 | 30.2% |
| Georgia | 4.1% | 161,334 | 25.4% |
| Hawaii | 5.1% | 26,926 | 37.3% |
| Idaho | 4.2% | 26,819 | 27.0% |
| Illinois | 3.9% | 206,648 | 22.8% |
| Indiana | 3.9% | 107,271 | 23.0% |
| Iowa | 4.0% | 53,117 | 24.1% |
| Kansas | 4.0% | 45,995 | 23.4% |
| Kentucky | 4.1% | 66,777 | 25.3% |
| Louisiana | 4.3% | 71,452 | 27.8% |
| Maine | 4.3% | 23,114 | 28.0% |
| Maryland | 4.1% | 92,046 | 24.8% |
| Massachusetts | 3.9% | 125,432 | 22.5% |
| Michigan | 4.0% | 151,316 | 23.5% |
| Minnesota | 3.9% | 98,487 | 22.3% |
| Mississippi | 4.5% | 40,929 | 29.7% |
| Missouri | 4.1% | 100,343 | 24.9% |
| Montana | 4.6% | 18,230 | 31.8% |
| Nebraska | 3.9% | 33,702 | 23.4% |
| Nevada | 5.3% | 66,656 | 40.2% |
| New Hampshire | 4.3% | 25,726 | 28.1% |
| New Jersey | 4.0% | 142,223 | 23.5% |
| New Mexico | 4.3% | 29,016 | 28.2% |
| New York | 3.9% | 322,494 | 22.6% |
| North Carolina | 4.2% | 161,363 | 26.5% |
| North Dakota | 4.0% | 14,290 | 24.2% |
| Ohio | 3.9% | 189,518 | 23.4% |
| Oklahoma | 4.2% | 56,213 | 26.0% |
| Oregon | 4.1% | 68,104 | 25.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 3.8% | 206,169 | 22.1% |
| Rhode Island | 4.1% | 17,771 | 24.7% |
| South Carolina | 4.4% | 79,802 | 28.8% |
| South Dakota | 4.3% | 15,402 | 27.3% |
| Tennessee | 4.1% | 110,670 | 25.5% |
| Texas | 4.1% | 442,717 | 25.1% |
| Utah | 4.1% | 53,452 | 25.1% |
| Vermont | 4.4% | 11,334 | 28.5% |
| Virginia | 4.0% | 134,663 | 24.6% |
| Washington | 4.1% | 119,145 | 25.6% |
| West Virginia | 4.3% | 24,255 | 27.3% |
| Wisconsin | 3.9% | 100,149 | 22.6% |
| Wyoming | 4.5% | 9,850 | 29.7% |
Note: Map shows employment loss consistent with a Goldman Sachs March 15 forecast of GDP growth for the first half of 2020, which assumed moderate stimulus measures are taken. Subsequent projections by other forecasters predict even steeper GDP losses that would translate into greater job losses.
Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment data and Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank growth forecasts, as calculated in Josh Bivens, “Coronavirus Shock Will Likely Claim 3 Million Jobs by Summer,” Working Economics, March 17, 2020.