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

State Total job losses (UI initial claims) EPHI job losses Total job losses as share of employment
Alabama 89,676 36,213 4.5%
Alaska 22,748 9,007 7.0%
Arizona 118,332 46,175 4.1%
Arkansas 35,902 14,817 3.0%
California 1,065,536 420,046 6.1%
Colorado 80,213 31,021 2.9%
Connecticut 58,280 24,213 3.5%
Delaware 29,707 11,738 6.6%
Washington D.C. 28,341 10,475 3.7%
Florida 301,021 113,574 3.4%
Georgia 144,132 57,010 3.2%
Hawaii 57,765 20,010 8.8%
Idaho 45,554 18,088 6.1%
Illinois 292,796 118,274 4.9%
Indiana 207,878 85,916 6.8%
Iowa 100,343 41,987 6.5%
Kansas 78,426 32,645 5.6%
Kentucky 161,573 65,826 8.5%
Louisiana 170,450 66,794 8.9%
Maine 44,732 18,006 7.2%
Maryland 125,418 50,008 4.7%
Massachusetts 329,057 134,480 9.1%
Michigan 440,384 179,806 10.1%
Minnesota 226,334 93,993 7.8%
Mississippi 37,669 14,896 3.3%
Missouri 137,242 55,391 4.9%
Montana 34,244 13,009 7.3%
Nebraska 40,240 16,626 4.1%
Nevada 164,455 53,637 11.8%
New Hampshire 49,332 19,881 7.4%
New Jersey 360,969 147,489 8.9%
New Mexico 45,369 17,473 5.5%
New York 446,737 182,404 4.7%
North Carolina 264,468 105,340 5.9%
North Dakota 18,559 7,638 4.4%
Ohio 459,913 188,639 8.5%
Oklahoma 62,690 24,910 3.9%
Oregon 65,326 25,746 3.4%
Pennsylvania 784,788 326,028 13.3%
Puerto Rico 46,689 18,641 5.3%
Rhode Island 63,503 24,753 13.1%
South Carolina 95,920 37,215 4.5%
South Dakota 8,348 3,375 1.9%
Tennessee 133,588 53,019 4.4%
Texas 431,254 171,073 3.4%
Utah 29,874 12,091 2.0%
Vermont 18,110 7,163 5.8%
Virginia 160,989 63,809 4.1%
Virgin Islands 218 75 0.6%
Washington 320,979 129,725 9.4%
West Virginia 17,601 7,114 2.5%
Wisconsin 161,681 67,101 5.6%
Wyoming 7,014 2,658 2.5%

Note: EPHI losses are estimated UI claims associated with employer-provided health insurance

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.