Estimated jobs lost due to coronavirus by summer 2020, by state
| Projected job loss | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Based on share of total private-sector employment | Based on share of leisure, hospitality, and retail employment | Average of columns (1) and (2) | Leisure, hospitality, and retail as a share of total private-sector employment | Projected job loss as a share of total private-sector employment |
| United States | 5,250,000 | 5,250,000 | 5,250,000 | 25.1% | 4.1% |
| Alabama | 68,753 | 71,564 | 70,159 | 26.1% | 4.2% |
| Alaska | 10,210 | 11,683 | 10,946 | 28.7% | 4.4% |
| Arizona | 102,872 | 106,955 | 104,914 | 26.1% | 4.2% |
| Arkansas | 43,572 | 41,746 | 42,659 | 24.1% | 4.0% |
| California | 606,094 | 601,387 | 603,741 | 24.9% | 4.1% |
| Colorado | 95,321 | 100,503 | 97,912 | 26.5% | 4.2% |
| Connecticut | 59,325 | 54,146 | 56,735 | 22.9% | 3.9% |
| Delaware | 16,313 | 17,142 | 16,727 | 26.4% | 4.2% |
| Washington D.C. | 22,899 | 17,093 | 19,996 | 18.7% | 3.6% |
| Florida | 320,262 | 385,244 | 352,753 | 30.2% | 4.5% |
| Georgia | 160,491 | 162,176 | 161,334 | 25.4% | 4.1% |
| Hawaii | 21,655 | 32,197 | 26,926 | 37.3% | 5.1% |
| Idaho | 25,856 | 27,782 | 26,819 | 27.0% | 4.2% |
| Illinois | 216,494 | 196,802 | 206,648 | 22.8% | 3.9% |
| Indiana | 111,953 | 102,588 | 107,271 | 23.0% | 3.9% |
| Iowa | 54,207 | 52,027 | 53,117 | 24.1% | 4.0% |
| Kansas | 47,573 | 44,418 | 45,995 | 23.4% | 4.0% |
| Kentucky | 66,569 | 66,986 | 66,777 | 25.3% | 4.1% |
| Louisiana | 67,804 | 75,100 | 71,452 | 27.8% | 4.3% |
| Maine | 21,851 | 24,376 | 23,114 | 28.0% | 4.3% |
| Maryland | 92,535 | 91,557 | 92,046 | 24.8% | 4.1% |
| Massachusetts | 132,226 | 118,638 | 125,432 | 22.5% | 3.9% |
| Michigan | 156,229 | 146,404 | 151,316 | 23.5% | 4.0% |
| Minnesota | 104,357 | 92,616 | 98,487 | 22.3% | 3.9% |
| Mississippi | 37,489 | 44,369 | 40,929 | 29.7% | 4.5% |
| Missouri | 100,835 | 99,851 | 100,343 | 24.9% | 4.1% |
| Montana | 16,076 | 20,384 | 18,230 | 31.8% | 4.6% |
| Nebraska | 34,912 | 32,491 | 33,702 | 23.4% | 3.9% |
| Nevada | 51,238 | 82,074 | 66,656 | 40.2% | 5.3% |
| New Hampshire | 24,289 | 27,162 | 25,726 | 28.1% | 4.3% |
| New Jersey | 146,808 | 137,637 | 142,223 | 23.5% | 4.0% |
| New Mexico | 27,333 | 30,698 | 29,016 | 28.2% | 4.3% |
| New York | 339,389 | 305,598 | 322,494 | 22.6% | 3.9% |
| North Carolina | 157,145 | 165,582 | 161,363 | 26.5% | 4.2% |
| North Dakota | 14,566 | 14,013 | 14,290 | 24.2% | 4.0% |
| Ohio | 196,377 | 182,658 | 189,518 | 23.4% | 3.9% |
| Oklahoma | 55,234 | 57,193 | 56,213 | 26.0% | 4.2% |
| Oregon | 67,154 | 69,055 | 68,104 | 25.8% | 4.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 219,137 | 193,201 | 206,169 | 22.1% | 3.8% |
| Rhode Island | 17,929 | 17,614 | 17,771 | 24.7% | 4.1% |
| South Carolina | 74,337 | 85,268 | 79,802 | 28.8% | 4.4% |
| South Dakota | 14,754 | 16,050 | 15,402 | 27.3% | 4.3% |
| Tennessee | 109,822 | 111,518 | 110,670 | 25.5% | 4.1% |
| Texas | 442,981 | 442,453 | 442,717 | 25.1% | 4.1% |
| Utah | 53,475 | 53,429 | 53,452 | 25.1% | 4.1% |
| Vermont | 10,611 | 12,058 | 11,334 | 28.5% | 4.4% |
| Virginia | 136,120 | 133,205 | 134,663 | 24.6% | 4.0% |
| Washington | 117,876 | 120,414 | 119,145 | 25.6% | 4.1% |
| West Virginia | 23,222 | 25,289 | 24,255 | 27.3% | 4.3% |
| Wisconsin | 105,351 | 94,946 | 100,149 | 22.6% | 3.9% |
| Wyoming | 9,028 | 10,673 | 9,850 | 29.7% | 4.5% |
Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment data and Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank growth forecasts, as calculated in Josh Bivens, “Coronavirus Shock Will Likely Claim 3 Million Jobs by Summer,” Working Economics, March 17, 2020.