Estimated new UI claims and EPHI losses for the weeks ending March 21 and March 28, by industry

Industry Total job losses (UI initial claims) EPHI job losses Total job losses as a share of industry employment
Accommodation and Food Services 3,339,703 796,875 23.5%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 319,988 125,210 3.4%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 18,152 5,332 1.4%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 437,215 163,605 16.3%
Construction 310,846 138,225 4.1%
Educational Services 367,195 226,211 2.9%
Finance and Insurance 60,648 42,756 1.0%
Health Care and Social Assistance 1,481,980 841,625 6.7%
Information 46,025 28,475 1.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises 6,358 4,045 0.3%
Manufacturing 394,134 273,230 3.0%
Mining 9,769 7,293 1.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 727,891 242,751 15.8%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 160,699 98,032 1.7%
Public Administration 49,039 34,537 0.6%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 92,519 43,037 4.0%
Retail Trade 596,202 243,163 3.8%
Transportation and Warehousing 156,686 91,621 2.5%
Utilities 2,946 2,272 0.4%
Wholesale Trade 144,374 88,746 2.4%
All industries 8,722,367 3,497,041 5.9%
Source: Author’s analysis of Washington Department of Labor UI claims data, US Department of Labor UI Claims data and Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data.
View the underlying data on epi.org.