Table 1
Initial unemployment insurance claims filed during the week ending April 11, by state
State | Initial claims filed | Percent change from pre-virus period | Level change from pre-virus period | Level change from a year ago | Sum of initial claims for the five weeks ending April 11 | Level change from same five-week period one year ago | Percent change from same five-week period one year ago |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 91,079 | 4,221% | 88,971 | 88,698 | 291,513 | 279,622 | 2452% |
Alaska | 12,752 | 1,410% | 11,908 | 11,760 | 50,083 | 45,508 | 1095% |
Arizona | 97,784 | 2,878% | 94,501 | 91,936 | 352,344 | 330,937 | 1646% |
Arkansas | 34,635 | 2,241% | 33,156 | 33,184 | 135,134 | 126,509 | 1567% |
California | 660,966 | 1,517% | 620,094 | 621,537 | 2,882,044 | 2,686,900 | 1477% |
Colorado | 105,073 | 5,418% | 103,169 | 103,036 | 235,332 | 226,853 | 2775% |
Connecticut | 33,962 | 1,216% | 31,381 | 30,508 | 129,193 | 116,119 | 988% |
Delaware | 13,272 | 2,224% | 12,701 | 12,790 | 62,508 | 60,211 | 2721% |
District of Columbia | 9,904 | 2,079% | 9,450 | 9,485 | 56,777 | 54,722 | 2763% |
Florida | 181,293 | 3,478% | 176,226 | 174,948 | 660,438 | 631,233 | 2261% |
Georgia | 317,526 | 5,831% | 312,173 | 312,278 | 859,063 | 836,433 | 3796% |
Hawaii | 34,693 | 2,955% | 33,557 | 33,565 | 146,794 | 140,922 | 2500% |
Idaho | 17,817 | 1,518% | 16,716 | 16,869 | 96,279 | 91,076 | 1850% |
Illinois | 141,049 | 1,402% | 131,658 | 133,321 | 645,495 | 603,741 | 1546% |
Indiana | 118,184 | 4,611% | 115,676 | 115,814 | 446,719 | 435,121 | 3852% |
Iowa | 46,356 | 1,887% | 44,023 | 44,520 | 209,697 | 199,579 | 2073% |
Kansas | 30,769 | 1,808% | 29,156 | 29,471 | 159,723 | 152,659 | 2261% |
Kentucky | 115,763 | 4,527% | 113,261 | 113,655 | 398,295 | 387,183 | 3584% |
Louisiana | 80,045 | 4,648% | 78,359 | 78,158 | 352,759 | 344,270 | 4155% |
Maine | 13,273 | 1,610% | 12,497 | 12,562 | 90,046 | 86,740 | 2724% |
Maryland | 60,823 | 2,103% | 58,063 | 58,043 | 302,474 | 289,300 | 2296% |
Massachusetts | 103,040 | 1,601% | 96,982 | 98,575 | 580,011 | 558,884 | 2745% |
Michigan | 219,320 | 3,870% | 213,796 | 213,741 | 1,045,553 | 1,018,512 | 3867% |
Minnesota | 89,634 | 2,447% | 86,115 | 86,830 | 428,772 | 413,222 | 2757% |
Mississippi | 46,160 | 5,477% | 45,332 | 45,067 | 130,693 | 125,730 | 2633% |
Missouri | 95,785 | 3,053% | 92,747 | 92,961 | 337,796 | 322,577 | 2220% |
Montana | 13,437 | 1,620% | 12,656 | 12,622 | 71,610 | 67,852 | 1,906% |
Nebraska | 16,391 | 3,125% | 15,883 | 15,825 | 84,665 | 81,329 | 2,538% |
Nevada | 60,180 | 2,509% | 57,873 | 57,984 | 310,061 | 299,441 | 2,920% |
New Hampshire | 23,936 | 4,142% | 23,372 | 23,455 | 124,537 | 122,092 | 5,094% |
New Jersey | 140,600 | 1,619% | 132,421 | 132,959 | 686,971 | 649,391 | 1,828% |
New Mexico | 19,494 | 2,652% | 18,786 | 18,679 | 92,449 | 88,415 | 2,292% |
New York | 395,949 | 2,048% | 377,519 | 383,818 | 1,201,266 | 1,137,924 | 1,896% |
North Carolina | 137,934 | 5,263% | 135,362 | 134,882 | 545,117 | 530,690 | 3,778% |
North Dakota | 10,378 | 2,374% | 9,959 | 10,106 | 43,398 | 42,089 | 3,315% |
Ohio | 157,218 | 2,054% | 149,918 | 151,983 | 861,052 | 831,179 | 2,882% |
Oklahoma | 48,977 | 3,076% | 47,435 | 47,153 | 181,017 | 171,222 | 1,848% |
Oregon | 50,930 | 1,182% | 46,958 | 46,578 | 195,539 | 174,992 | 952% |
Pennsylvania | 238,357 | 1,788% | 225,736 | 226,862 | 1,313,564 | 1,255,447 | 2,260% |
Rhode Island | 22,805 | 1,931% | 21,682 | 22,054 | 115,803 | 112,067 | 3,100% |
South Carolina | 87,686 | 4,409% | 85,742 | 85,648 | 274,653 | 264,888 | 2,813% |
South Dakota | 6,152 | 3,276% | 5,970 | 6,071 | 23,042 | 22,355 | 3,354% |
Tennessee | 74,772 | 3,620% | 72,762 | 72,608 | 320,237 | 306,655 | 2,358% |
Texas | 273,567 | 2,009% | 260,596 | 259,699 | 1,036,521 | 971,271 | 1,589% |
Utah | 24,171 | 2,314% | 23,170 | 22,807 | 106,738 | 101,706 | 2,121% |
Vermont | 9,478 | 1,440% | 8,863 | 8,780 | 45,028 | 42,274 | 1,635% |
Virginia | 106,723 | 3,940% | 104,082 | 104,463 | 415,572 | 404,732 | 3,834% |
Washington | 150,516 | 2,379% | 144,446 | 143,577 | 648,766 | 618,866 | 2,170% |
West Virginia | 14,595 | 1,192% | 13,465 | 13,637 | 48,013 | 44,150 | 1,243% |
Wisconsin | 69,884 | 1,136% | 64,230 | 65,200 | 341,862 | 314,704 | 1,259% |
Wyoming | 4,904 | 885% | 4,406 | 4,307 | 22,013 | 20,203 | 1,216% |
Notes: Initial claims for the week ending April 11 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.
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 16, 2020
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