Table 1

New UI claims and employer-provided health insurance losses for the four weeks ending March 21 through April 11, by industry

Industry Total job losses (UI initial claims) Share of workers with EPHI EPHI job losses Total job losses as a share of industry employment
Accommodation and Food Services 4,061,877 23.9% 969,191 28.1%
Admin. and Support, Waste Mgmt. and Remediation Services 1,606,809 39.1% 628,737 16.8%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting 56,283 29.4% 16,531 4.1%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 652,006 37.4% 243,979 22.4%
Construction 1,868,565 44.5% 830,902 23.9%
Educational Services 436,287 61.6% 268,775 3.8%
Finance and Insurance 119,930 70.5% 84,550 2.0%
Health Care and Social Assistance 2,221,493 56.8% 1,261,599 10.0%
Information 231,365 61.9% 143,143 7.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises 160,690 63.6% 102,228 6.6%
Manufacturing 2,356,106 69.3% 1,633,349 18.2%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 63,700 74.7% 47,556 9.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 1,114,934 33.3% 371,830 24.1%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 746,743 61.0% 455,539 7.7%
Public Administration 127,957 70.4% 90,118 1.7%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 280,322 46.5% 130,399 11.9%
Retail Trade 2,529,770 40.8% 1,031,776 16.1%
Transportation and Warehousing 762,437 58.5% 445,827 12.0%
Utilities 12,155 77.1% 9,372 1.5%
Wholesale Trade 709,777 61.5% 436,298 12.0%
All industries 20,119,205 45.7% 9,201,700 13.6%

Source: Authors’ analysis of state-level unemployment insurance (UI) claims, U.S. Department of Labor UI Claims, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data, and the 2018 Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey

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