Figure A
Estimated new UI claims and employer-provided health insurance losses between March 15 and May 23, by state
| State | Total job losses (UI initial claims) | EPHI job losses | Total job losses as a share of industry employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 525,618 | 248,483 | 26.5% |
| Alaska | 103,535 | 47,856 | 30.6% |
| Arizona | 607,713 | 272,480 | 21.2% |
| Arkansas | 226,312 | 107,930 | 18.9% |
| California | 4,446,002 | 2,019,200 | 25.2% |
| Colorado | 423,688 | 191,286 | 15.4% |
| Connecticut | 370,418 | 175,322 | 22.5% |
| Delaware | 96,463 | 42,791 | 21.7% |
| Washington D.C. | 97,195 | 41,592 | 12.7% |
| Florida | 2,389,951 | 1,051,988 | 27.3% |
| Georgia | 2,182,446 | 1,021,420 | 48.7% |
| Hawaii | 232,789 | 93,929 | 36.4% |
| Idaho | 141,374 | 63,543 | 18.5% |
| Illinois | 1,153,839 | 535,862 | 19.4% |
| Indiana | 695,896 | 333,674 | 22.7% |
| Iowa | 324,825 | 154,966 | 20.9% |
| Kansas | 251,582 | 119,651 | 18.3% |
| Kentucky | 844,094 | 401,085 | 44.9% |
| Louisiana | 651,640 | 295,159 | 34.3% |
| Maine | 126,355 | 56,054 | 20.0% |
| Maryland | 564,217 | 254,434 | 21.0% |
| Massachusetts | 902,885 | 412,586 | 24.9% |
| Michigan | 1,498,807 | 704,264 | 34.4% |
| Minnesota | 688,354 | 323,225 | 23.6% |
| Mississippi | 293,906 | 137,510 | 26.1% |
| Missouri | 592,855 | 275,097 | 21.3% |
| Montana | 105,494 | 45,127 | 22.2% |
| Nebraska | 128,703 | 60,217 | 13.1% |
| Nevada | 470,327 | 182,119 | 33.5% |
| New Hampshire | 198,905 | 90,309 | 29.8% |
| New Jersey | 1,124,099 | 514,634 | 28.1% |
| New Mexico | 153,245 | 67,839 | 18.4% |
| New York | 2,421,027 | 1,117,711 | 25.7% |
| North Carolina | 982,456 | 451,940 | 21.9% |
| North Dakota | 69,139 | 32,712 | 16.4% |
| Ohio | 1,262,501 | 590,446 | 23.2% |
| Oklahoma | 482,412 | 226,646 | 30.0% |
| Oregon | 414,539 | 189,379 | 21.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,847,775 | 857,811 | 31.2% |
| Puerto Rico | 276,737 | 126,277 | 32.0% |
| Rhode Island | 167,697 | 73,703 | 34.5% |
| South Carolina | 550,534 | 250,576 | 25.9% |
| South Dakota | 50,388 | 23,481 | 11.6% |
| Tennessee | 543,412 | 251,128 | 18.0% |
| Texas | 2,203,538 | 1,022,786 | 17.6% |
| Utah | 164,915 | 76,261 | 10.9% |
| Vermont | 66,735 | 30,388 | 21.5% |
| Virginia | 722,448 | 329,261 | 18.5% |
| Virgin Islands | 748 | 298 | 2.2% |
| Washington | 1,257,891 | 583,071 | 36.0% |
| West Virginia | 153,130 | 71,811 | 22.7% |
| Wisconsin | 578,854 | 277,796 | 20.0% |
| Wyoming | 38,718 | 17,312 | 13.9% |
Note: EPHI losses are estimated unemployment insurance (UI) claims associated with employer-provided health insurance loss.
Source: Authors’ analysis of state-level UI claims, US 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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