Initial unemployment insurance claims filed during the week ending March 28, by state
State | Initial claims filed* | Percent change from the week ending March 14 | Level change from the week ending March 14 | Sum of initial claims for the two weeks ending March 28 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 80,186 | 4308% | 78,367 | 91,078 |
Alaska | 14,523 | 1197% | 13,403 | 22,370 |
Arizona | 89,064 | 2217% | 85,220 | 118,412 |
Arkansas | 26,944 | 1850% | 25,562 | 36,219 |
California | 878,727 | 1425% | 821,121 | 1,065,060 |
Colorado | 60,784 | 2519% | 58,463 | 80,558 |
Connecticut | 33,182 | 865% | 29,742 | 58,282 |
Delaware | 18,987 | 3923% | 18,515 | 29,763 |
Washington D.C. | 14,868 | 1126% | 13,655 | 29,330 |
Florida | 227,000 | 3412% | 220,537 | 301,313 |
Georgia | 132,386 | 2331% | 126,941 | 144,526 |
Hawaii | 48,861 | 2975% | 47,272 | 57,676 |
Idaho | 32,240 | 3027% | 31,209 | 45,826 |
Illinois | 178,133 | 1539% | 167,263 | 292,247 |
Indiana | 146,243 | 5533% | 143,647 | 205,998 |
Iowa | 58,453 | 2522% | 56,224 | 99,405 |
Kansas | 54,739 | 3019% | 52,984 | 78,302 |
Kentucky | 112,726 | 3948% | 109,941 | 161,749 |
Louisiana | 97,830 | 4238% | 95,575 | 170,268 |
Maine | 23,535 | 3612% | 22,901 | 44,994 |
Maryland | 83,536 | 2062% | 79,672 | 126,517 |
Massachusetts | 181,062 | 2331% | 173,613 | 329,514 |
Michigan | 311,086 | 5728% | 305,748 | 439,092 |
Minnesota | 109,896 | 2641% | 105,886 | 225,669 |
Mississippi | 30,946 | 2598% | 29,799 | 36,465 |
Missouri | 96,734 | 2309% | 92,718 | 138,980 |
Montana | 19,540 | 2292% | 18,723 | 34,889 |
Nebraska | 24,572 | 2991% | 23,777 | 40,272 |
Nevada | 71,419 | 1024% | 65,063 | 163,717 |
New Hampshire | 27,454 | 4176% | 26,812 | 56,833 |
New Jersey | 205,515 | 2071% | 196,048 | 321,330 |
New Mexico | 28,182 | 3143% | 27,313 | 46,287 |
New York | 366,403 | 2467% | 352,131 | 446,402 |
North Carolina | 170,881 | 4737% | 167,348 | 264,964 |
North Dakota | 12,591 | 2934% | 12,176 | 18,253 |
Ohio | 272,129 | 3762% | 265,083 | 468,438 |
Oklahoma | 44,970 | 2349% | 43,134 | 66,896 |
Oregon | 42,502 | 896% | 38,233 | 72,556 |
Pennsylvania | 405,880 | 2529% | 390,441 | 783,331 |
Rhode Island | 28,067 | 2433% | 26,959 | 63,914 |
South Carolina | 64,856 | 2999% | 62,763 | 96,682 |
South Dakota | 6,645 | 3397% | 6,455 | 8,406 |
Tennessee | 94,492 | 3397% | 91,790 | 132,569 |
Texas | 275,597 | 1604% | 259,421 | 431,023 |
Utah | 28,560 | 2089% | 27,255 | 48,250 |
Vermont | 14,443 | 2092% | 13,784 | 18,227 |
Virginia | 114,104 | 4117% | 111,398 | 160,381 |
Washington | 187,501 | 1217% | 173,261 | 317,410 |
West Virginia | 14,166 | 1538% | 13,301 | 17,702 |
Wisconsin | 110,724 | 2033% | 105,534 | 161,755 |
Wyoming | 4,675 | 804% | 4,158 | 8,328 |
*Initial claims for the week ending March 28 reflect advance state claims, not seasonally adjusted.
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, April 2, 2020