Table 1
Estimated jobs lost due to coronavirus by summer 2020, by state
| Projected job losses, layoffs, or furloughs | Implied unemployment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | As a share of total private-sector employment | Level | Unemployment rate, July 2020 | Level in July assuming no change in labor force | Leisure, hospitality, and retail as a share of total private-sector employment |
| United States | 15.4% | 19,800,000 | 15.6% | 25,587,000 | 25.1% |
| Alabama | 15.7% | 264,599 | 14.5% | 324,318 | 26.1% |
| Alaska | 16.5% | 41,284 | 17.8% | 61,381 | 28.7% |
| Arizona | 15.7% | 395,675 | 15.4% | 556,971 | 26.1% |
| Arkansas | 15.1% | 160,885 | 15.3% | 208,684 | 24.1% |
| California | 15.4% | 2,276,965 | 15.6% | 3,036,079 | 24.9% |
| Colorado | 15.8% | 369,268 | 14.1% | 449,564 | 26.5% |
| Connecticut | 14.8% | 213,973 | 14.8% | 286,614 | 22.9% |
| Delaware | 15.8% | 63,086 | 16.8% | 82,314 | 26.4% |
| Washington D.C. | 13.5% | 75,412 | 23.4% | 96,755 | 18.7% |
| Florida | 17.0% | 1,330,384 | 15.5% | 1,621,074 | 30.2% |
| Georgia | 15.5% | 608,459 | 14.9% | 769,594 | 25.4% |
| Hawaii | 19.2% | 101,550 | 17.8% | 119,383 | 37.3% |
| Idaho | 16.0% | 101,145 | 14.0% | 124,987 | 27.0% |
| Illinois | 14.7% | 779,358 | 15.6% | 998,175 | 22.8% |
| Indiana | 14.8% | 404,564 | 15.0% | 509,741 | 23.0% |
| Iowa | 15.1% | 200,329 | 14.2% | 249,590 | 24.1% |
| Kansas | 14.9% | 173,468 | 14.7% | 220,282 | 23.4% |
| Kentucky | 15.5% | 251,846 | 16.3% | 339,783 | 25.3% |
| Louisiana | 16.3% | 269,477 | 18.0% | 379,346 | 27.8% |
| Maine | 16.3% | 87,172 | 15.7% | 109,210 | 28.0% |
| Maryland | 15.3% | 347,146 | 13.9% | 454,653 | 24.8% |
| Massachusetts | 14.6% | 473,058 | 15.1% | 579,584 | 22.5% |
| Michigan | 14.9% | 570,678 | 15.2% | 751,041 | 23.5% |
| Minnesota | 14.6% | 371,435 | 15.0% | 467,546 | 22.3% |
| Mississippi | 16.8% | 154,362 | 17.5% | 222,798 | 29.7% |
| Missouri | 15.4% | 378,437 | 15.7% | 488,098 | 24.9% |
| Montana | 17.5% | 68,753 | 16.3% | 87,436 | 31.8% |
| Nebraska | 14.9% | 127,103 | 15.1% | 157,078 | 23.4% |
| Nevada | 20.1% | 251,388 | 19.7% | 307,555 | 40.2% |
| New Hampshire | 16.3% | 97,024 | 15.0% | 116,957 | 28.1% |
| New Jersey | 14.9% | 536,383 | 15.6% | 710,234 | 23.5% |
| New Mexico | 16.4% | 109,430 | 16.2% | 155,394 | 28.2% |
| New York | 14.7% | 1,216,262 | 16.4% | 1,570,495 | 22.6% |
| North Carolina | 15.8% | 608,571 | 15.5% | 791,169 | 26.5% |
| North Dakota | 15.1% | 53,892 | 15.6% | 62,927 | 24.2% |
| Ohio | 14.9% | 714,752 | 16.4% | 955,547 | 23.4% |
| Oklahoma | 15.7% | 212,005 | 14.7% | 270,402 | 26.0% |
| Oregon | 15.6% | 256,851 | 15.5% | 325,907 | 25.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 14.5% | 777,550 | 16.6% | 1,086,433 | 22.1% |
| Rhode Island | 15.3% | 67,023 | 15.4% | 85,790 | 24.7% |
| South Carolina | 16.6% | 300,968 | 15.0% | 359,582 | 28.8% |
| South Dakota | 16.1% | 58,088 | 15.8% | 73,693 | 27.3% |
| Tennessee | 15.5% | 417,383 | 15.8% | 531,869 | 25.5% |
| Texas | 15.4% | 1,669,677 | 15.2% | 2,162,152 | 25.1% |
| Utah | 15.4% | 201,590 | 14.8% | 242,044 | 25.1% |
| Vermont | 16.5% | 42,746 | 15.0% | 50,941 | 28.5% |
| Virginia | 15.3% | 507,870 | 14.0% | 625,136 | 24.6% |
| Washington | 15.6% | 449,348 | 15.2% | 601,103 | 25.6% |
| West Virginia | 16.1% | 91,477 | 16.3% | 131,158 | 27.3% |
| Wisconsin | 14.7% | 377,704 | 15.6% | 486,560 | 22.6% |
| Wyoming | 16.8% | 37,149 | 16.3% | 48,027 | 29.7% |
Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics and Local Area Unemployment Statistics data and Goldman Sachs March 31, 2020, US Economic Analyst forecast
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