New and cumulative jobless claims by state: Unemployment insurance (UI) claims filed during the week ending April 25, change in claims, and total claims as share of state labor force
| State | Initial claims filed | Percent change from the prior week | Level change from the prior week | Percent change from pre-virus period | Level change from pre-virus period | Sum of initial claims for the seven weeks ending April 25 | Sum of initial claims as a share of labor force |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 64,170 | -3.4% | -2,262 | 2,944% | 62,062 | 408,551 | 18.2% |
| Alaska | 11,187 | -8.3% | -1,014 | 1,225% | 10,343 | 72,726 | 21.1% |
| Arizona | 52,098 | -28.1% | -20,359 | 1,487% | 48,815 | 477,646 | 13.2% |
| Arkansas | 16,745 | -34.1% | -8,659 | 1,032% | 15,266 | 178,277 | 13.0% |
| California | 328,042 | -37.9% | -200,318 | 703% | 287,170 | 3,732,952 | 19.1% |
| Colorado | 38,367 | -43.3% | -29,272 | 1,915% | 36,463 | 340,837 | 10.7% |
| Connecticut | 33,037 | -67.9% | -69,771 | 1,180% | 30,456 | 265,126 | 13.7% |
| Delaware | 7,754 | -17.9% | -1,692 | 1,258% | 7,183 | 79,694 | 16.3% |
| District of Columbia | 8,158 | -5.6% | -481 | 1,695% | 7,704 | 73,644 | 17.8% |
| Florida | 432,465 | -14.6% | -74,205 | 8,435% | 427,398 | 1,598,699 | 15.3% |
| Georgia | 264,818 | 7.2% | 17,815 | 4,847% | 259,465 | 1,372,939 | 26.6% |
| Hawaii | 22,615 | -15.0% | -3,976 | 1,891% | 21,479 | 196,024 | 29.3% |
| Idaho | 8,268 | -36.5% | -4,755 | 651% | 7,167 | 118,284 | 13.3% |
| Illinois | 81,245 | -21.1% | -21,691 | 765% | 71,854 | 829,787 | 13.0% |
| Indiana | 57,397 | -21.1% | -15,359 | 2,188% | 54,889 | 572,443 | 16.9% |
| Iowa | 28,827 | 7.2% | 1,926 | 1,136% | 26,494 | 262,958 | 15.0% |
| Kansas | 28,054 | -8.3% | -2,542 | 1,639% | 26,441 | 217,477 | 14.5% |
| Kentucky | 90,824 | -12.7% | -13,157 | 3,530% | 88,322 | 593,614 | 28.5% |
| Louisiana | 66,167 | -28.0% | -25,756 | 3,824% | 64,481 | 510,457 | 24.2% |
| Maine | 7,478 | -36.5% | -4,291 | 864% | 6,702 | 109,508 | 15.8% |
| Maryland | 36,471 | -24.8% | -12,024 | 1,221% | 33,711 | 389,521 | 11.9% |
| Massachusetts | 70,714 | -12.7% | -10,255 | 1,067% | 64,656 | 732,467 | 19.1% |
| Michigan | 81,312 | -40.5% | -55,395 | 1,372% | 75,788 | 1,266,459 | 25.6% |
| Minnesota | 53,561 | -28.4% | -21,268 | 1,422% | 50,042 | 560,661 | 18.0% |
| Mississippi | 35,843 | -2.9% | -1,070 | 4,230% | 35,015 | 203,037 | 15.9% |
| Missouri | 52,403 | -12.1% | -7,199 | 1,625% | 49,365 | 456,142 | 14.7% |
| Montana | 6,619 | -40.8% | -4,557 | 747% | 5,838 | 90,243 | 16.8% |
| Nebraska | 8,197 | -32.9% | -4,025 | 1,513% | 7,689 | 104,972 | 10.1% |
| Nevada | 45,043 | 14.0% | 5,547 | 1,852% | 42,736 | 393,061 | 25.2% |
| New Hampshire | 14,347 | -29.7% | -6,067 | 2,443% | 13,783 | 160,635 | 20.6% |
| New Jersey | 71,017 | -49.3% | -69,122 | 768% | 62,838 | 898,947 | 19.7% |
| New Mexico | 13,712 | 0.7% | 91 | 1,836% | 13,004 | 119,331 | 12.4% |
| New York | 218,912 | 6.7% | 13,728 | 1,088% | 200,482 | 1,624,114 | 17.0% |
| North Carolina | 97,232 | -8.5% | -9,034 | 3,680% | 94,660 | 750,836 | 14.7% |
| North Dakota | 6,996 | -13.3% | -1,069 | 1,568% | 6,577 | 57,583 | 14.2% |
| Ohio | 90,760 | -17.4% | -19,070 | 1,143% | 83,460 | 1,063,741 | 18.2% |
| Oklahoma | 42,577 | -8.8% | -4,119 | 2,661% | 41,035 | 275,794 | 15.0% |
| Oregon | 46,722 | 25.6% | 9,513 | 1,076% | 42,750 | 283,121 | 13.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 131,282 | -32.5% | -63,312 | 940% | 118,661 | 1,635,951 | 24.9% |
| Rhode Island | 13,138 | -27.3% | -4,940 | 1,070% | 12,015 | 146,723 | 26.3% |
| South Carolina | 65,159 | -12.4% | -9,203 | 3,251% | 63,215 | 415,635 | 17.4% |
| South Dakota | 5,389 | 1.8% | 94 | 2,857% | 5,207 | 33,933 | 7.3% |
| Tennessee | 43,792 | -34.9% | -23,434 | 2,078% | 41,782 | 428,370 | 12.7% |
| Texas | 254,199 | -9.5% | -26,562 | 1,860% | 241,228 | 1,572,171 | 11.1% |
| Utah | 11,830 | -39.8% | -7,819 | 1,082% | 10,829 | 138,561 | 8.5% |
| Vermont | 4,971 | -24.7% | -1,627 | 708% | 4,356 | 56,781 | 16.7% |
| Virginia | 74,043 | -10.5% | -8,686 | 2,703% | 71,402 | 570,240 | 12.8% |
| Washington | 145,757 | 74.6% | 62,282 | 2,301% | 139,687 | 871,937 | 22.0% |
| West Virginia | 29,576 | -36.7% | -17,179 | 2,517% | 28,446 | 124,693 | 15.5% |
| Wisconsin | 49,910 | -10.7% | -5,973 | 783% | 44,256 | 447,771 | 14.4% |
| Wyoming | 2,886 | -34.1% | -1,495 | 480% | 2,388 | 30,170 | 10.3% |
Notes: Initial claims for the week ending April 25 reflect advance state claims, not seasonally adjusted. For comparisons to the “pre-virus period,” we use a four-week average of initial claims for the weeks ending February 15–March 7, 2020. For comparisons to the size of the labor force, we use February 2020 levels.
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 30, 2020