Search intensity for 'file for unemployment' by state during the weeks ending March 21, 2020, and March 28, 2020: State position above the dotted line indicates increased intensity
| State | Week of March 15 | Week of March 22 |
|---|---|---|
| AK | 49.8 | 64.4 |
| AL | 30.6 | 73.8 |
| AR | 41.3 | 65.6 |
| AZ | 14.5 | 25.0 |
| CA | 24.6 | 30.4 |
| CO | 35.2 | 41.6 |
| CT | 26.4 | 31.0 |
| DC | 32.8 | 53.3 |
| DE | 58.1 | 90.3 |
| FL | 31.6 | 84.2 |
| GA | 23.8 | 50.5 |
| HI | 86.3 | 95.0 |
| IA | 47.6 | 46.6 |
| ID | 23.1 | 47.3 |
| IL | 48.2 | 73.0 |
| IN | 76.9 | 125.9 |
| KS | 37.8 | 85.8 |
| KY | 55.8 | 70.9 |
| LA | 31.6 | 46.1 |
| MA | 21.8 | 24.4 |
| MD | 27.1 | 49.7 |
| ME | 85.0 | 134.3 |
| MI | 78.4 | 180.4 |
| MN | 12.0 | 14.2 |
| MO | 27.1 | 49.0 |
| MS | 31.3 | 96.8 |
| MT | 77.9 | 104.8 |
| NC | 40.2 | 69.1 |
| ND | 44.4 | 40.1 |
| NE | 26.1 | 36.2 |
| NH | 117.6 | 106.8 |
| NJ | 21.7 | 35.7 |
| NM | 48.2 | 37.8 |
| NV | 111.8 | 124.0 |
| NY | 27.1 | 42.4 |
| OH | 67.0 | 92.5 |
| OK | 52.6 | 101.1 |
| OR | 67.9 | 91.4 |
| PA | 71.8 | 88.6 |
| RI | 65.0 | 72.9 |
| SC | 34.6 | 57.1 |
| SD | 24.9 | 103.7 |
| TN | 27.9 | 66.0 |
| TX | 17.7 | 39.1 |
| USA | 60.5 | 100.4 |
| UT | 9.2 | 20.2 |
| VA | 22.2 | 50.3 |
| VT | 87.9 | 83.9 |
| WA | 17.2 | 25.6 |
| WI | 29.0 | 48.3 |
| WV | 42.6 | 78.6 |
| WY | 60.9 | 58.8 |
Note: Scatter plot of states’ Google Trends search intensity in “file for unemployment” for the two weeks ending March 21, 2020, and March 28, 2020.
Source: Analysis by Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham and Aaron Sojourner