Estimated new UI claims and employer-provided health insurance (EPHI) losses between March 15 and April 25, by state
| State | Total job losses (UI initial claims) | EPHI job losses | Total job losses as a share of industry employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 406,732 | 191,304 | 20.5% |
| Alaska | 71,606 | 32,193 | 21.2% |
| Arizona | 473,802 | 209,633 | 16.5% |
| Arkansas | 176,895 | 83,963 | 14.8% |
| California | 3,675,346 | 1,654,389 | 20.9% |
| Colorado | 338,516 | 150,600 | 12.3% |
| Connecticut | 261,686 | 122,374 | 15.9% |
| Delaware | 79,222 | 34,696 | 17.8% |
| Washington D.C. | 72,431 | 29,955 | 9.5% |
| Florida | 1,592,236 | 687,286 | 18.2% |
| Georgia | 1,367,494 | 630,178 | 30.5% |
| Hawaii | 194,437 | 77,160 | 30.4% |
| Idaho | 117,253 | 52,308 | 15.4% |
| Illinois | 818,917 | 375,184 | 13.7% |
| Indiana | 569,847 | 272,648 | 18.6% |
| Iowa | 260,729 | 123,491 | 16.8% |
| Kansas | 215,722 | 102,085 | 15.7% |
| Kentucky | 590,829 | 277,814 | 31.4% |
| Louisiana | 508,202 | 226,466 | 26.8% |
| Maine | 108,874 | 47,884 | 17.3% |
| Maryland | 385,664 | 170,200 | 14.4% |
| Massachusetts | 725,018 | 326,320 | 20.0% |
| Michigan | 1,261,121 | 590,684 | 29.0% |
| Minnesota | 556,651 | 258,771 | 19.1% |
| Mississippi | 201,890 | 93,529 | 17.9% |
| Missouri | 452,126 | 207,711 | 16.2% |
| Montana | 89,426 | 37,673 | 18.8% |
| Nebraska | 104,177 | 48,290 | 10.6% |
| Nevada | 386,705 | 146,316 | 27.6% |
| New Hampshire | 159,993 | 71,868 | 24.0% |
| New Jersey | 889,480 | 402,074 | 22.3% |
| New Mexico | 118,462 | 51,196 | 14.2% |
| New York | 1,609,842 | 728,213 | 17.1% |
| North Carolina | 747,303 | 339,936 | 16.7% |
| North Dakota | 57,168 | 26,658 | 13.6% |
| Ohio | 1,056,695 | 490,764 | 19.4% |
| Oklahoma | 273,958 | 125,446 | 17.1% |
| Oregon | 278,852 | 125,657 | 14.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,620,512 | 746,558 | 27.3% |
| Puerto Rico | 217,739 | 98,249 | 25.2% |
| Rhode Island | 145,615 | 63,256 | 30.0% |
| South Carolina | 413,542 | 186,508 | 19.5% |
| South Dakota | 33,743 | 15,519 | 7.7% |
| Tennessee | 425,668 | 195,050 | 14.1% |
| Texas | 1,555,995 | 707,651 | 12.4% |
| Utah | 137,256 | 62,808 | 9.1% |
| Vermont | 56,122 | 25,377 | 18.1% |
| Virginia | 567,534 | 255,227 | 14.5% |
| Virgin Islands | 552 | 214 | 1.7% |
| Washington | 857,697 | 390,539 | 24.5% |
| West Virginia | 123,828 | 57,361 | 18.3% |
| Wisconsin | 442,581 | 211,320 | 15.3% |
| Wyoming | 29,653 | 12,869 | 10.7% |
Note: EPHI losses are estimated unemployment insurance (UI) claims associated with employer-provided health insurance loss.
Source: Authors’ analysis of state-level 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.