Figure A
Initial unemployment insurance claims filed during the week ending March 14, by state
| State | Initial claims filed | Percent change from prior week | Level change from prior week | Level change from a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,819 | -15.8% | -341 | -330 |
| Alaska | 1,120 | 37.4% | 305 | 165 |
| Arizona | 3,844 | 14.5% | 487 | 456 |
| Arkansas | 1,382 | -25.0% | -461 | -60 |
| California | 57,606 | 32.8% | 14,221 | 16,478 |
| Colorado | 2,321 | 24.5% | 456 | 815 |
| Connecticut | 3,440 | 36.1% | 913 | 619 |
| Delaware | 472 | -8.9% | -46 | 12 |
| Washington D.C. | 1,213 | 157.5% | 742 | 783 |
| Florida | 6,463 | 21.4% | 1,138 | 662 |
| Georgia | 5,445 | 19.2% | 876 | 1,058 |
| Hawaii | 1,589 | 24.6% | 314 | 434 |
| Idaho | 1,031 | 9.9% | 93 | -12 |
| Illinois | 10,870 | 24.6% | 2,143 | 2,883 |
| Indiana | 2,596 | 16.8% | 373 | 508 |
| Iowa | 2,229 | 0.4% | 8 | -119 |
| Kansas | 1,755 | 28.6% | 390 | 107 |
| Kentucky | 2,785 | 13.1% | 322 | 680 |
| Louisiana | 2,255 | 32.8% | 557 | 594 |
| Maine | 634 | -11.3% | -81 | 15 |
| Maryland | 3,864 | 44.4% | 1,189 | 1,271 |
| Massachusetts | 7,449 | 58.1% | 2,737 | 3,095 |
| Michigan | 5,338 | 3.7% | 188 | 182 |
| Minnesota | 4,010 | 15.0% | 522 | 781 |
| Mississippi | 1,147 | 30.5% | 268 | 12 |
| Missouri | 4,016 | 34.1% | 1,022 | 783 |
| Montana | 817 | 14.4% | 103 | 43 |
| Nebraska | 795 | 58.7% | 294 | 7 |
| Nevada | 6,356 | 175.3% | 4,047 | 4,068 |
| New Hampshire | 642 | 29.7% | 147 | 124 |
| New Jersey | 9,467 | 18.4% | 1,471 | 1,614 |
| New Mexico | 869 | 25.9% | 179 | 192 |
| New York | 14,272 | 1.7% | 237 | 1,357 |
| North Carolina | 3,533 | 37.2% | 958 | 865 |
| North Dakota | 415 | -1.9% | -8 | 127 |
| Ohio | 7,046 | 7.7% | 501 | 597 |
| Oklahoma | 1,836 | 17.0% | 267 | -833 |
| Oregon | 4,269 | 2.8% | 115 | 563 |
| Pennsylvania | 15,439 | 26.3% | 3,212 | 2,361 |
| Rhode Island | 1,108 | 58.3% | 408 | 221 |
| South Carolina | 2,093 | 10.8% | 204 | 16 |
| South Dakota | 190 | 2.7% | 5 | 47 |
| Tennessee | 2,702 | 33.0% | 670 | 454 |
| Texas | 16,176 | 12.7% | 1,821 | 4,596 |
| Utah | 1,305 | 28.6% | 290 | 391 |
| Vermont | 659 | 47.8% | 213 | 18 |
| Virginia | 2,706 | 7.1% | 179 | 496 |
| Washington | 14,240 | 115.2% | 7,624 | 8,453 |
| West Virginia | 865 | -16.3% | -168 | 25 |
| Wisconsin | 5,190 | 2.7% | 138 | -809 |
| Wyoming | 517 | -3.2% | -17 | 195 |
Source: U.S. Employment and Training Administration, Initial Claims [ICSA], retrieved from Department of Labor (DOL), https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf and https://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/claims.asp, March 26, 2020
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