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 | Level change from a year ago | Sum of initial claims for the two weeks ending March 28 | Level change from same two-week period one year ago | Percent change from same two-week period one year ago |
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Alabama | 80,186 | 4308% | 78,367 | 77,936 | 91,078 | 86,608 | 1938% |
Alaska | 14,523 | 1197% | 13,403 | 13,636 | 22,370 | 20,633 | 1188% |
Arizona | 89,064 | 2217% | 85,220 | 85,324 | 118,412 | 111,270 | 1558% |
Arkansas | 26,944 | 1850% | 25,562 | 25,725 | 36,219 | 32,737 | 940% |
California | 878,727 | 1425% | 821,121 | 840,199 | 1,065,060 | 986,700 | 1259% |
Colorado | 60,784 | 2519% | 58,463 | 59,301 | 80,558 | 77,525 | 2556% |
Connecticut | 33,182 | 865% | 29,742 | 31,220 | 58,282 | 53,812 | 1204% |
Delaware | 18,987 | 3923% | 18,515 | 18,562 | 29,763 | 28,878 | 3263% |
District of Columbia | 14,868 | 1126% | 13,655 | 14,489 | 29,330 | 28,563 | 3724% |
Florida | 227,000 | 3412% | 220,537 | 221,696 | 301,313 | 290,656 | 2727% |
Georgia | 132,386 | 2331% | 126,941 | 128,215 | 144,526 | 136,173 | 1630% |
Hawaii | 48,861 | 2975% | 47,272 | 47,612 | 57,676 | 55,372 | 2403% |
Idaho | 32,240 | 3027% | 31,209 | 31,049 | 45,826 | 43,531 | 1897% |
Illinois | 178,133 | 1539% | 167,263 | 168,903 | 292,247 | 275,084 | 1603% |
Indiana | 146,243 | 5533% | 143,647 | 144,210 | 205,998 | 201,896 | 4922% |
Iowa | 58,453 | 2522% | 56,224 | 56,571 | 99,405 | 95,251 | 2293% |
Kansas | 54,739 | 3019% | 52,984 | 53,249 | 78,302 | 75,541 | 2736% |
Kentucky | 112,726 | 3948% | 109,941 | 110,558 | 161,749 | 157,624 | 3821% |
Louisiana | 97,830 | 4238% | 95,575 | 96,164 | 170,268 | 166,983 | 5083% |
Maine | 23,535 | 3612% | 22,901 | 22,859 | 44,994 | 43,757 | 3537% |
Maryland | 83,536 | 2062% | 79,672 | 81,140 | 126,517 | 121,198 | 2279% |
Massachusetts | 181,062 | 2331% | 173,613 | 177,351 | 329,514 | 321,502 | 4013% |
Michigan | 311,086 | 5728% | 305,748 | 306,349 | 439,092 | 429,468 | 4462% |
Minnesota | 109,896 | 2641% | 105,886 | 106,828 | 225,669 | 219,288 | 3437% |
Mississippi | 30,946 | 2598% | 29,799 | 30,090 | 36,465 | 34,679 | 1942% |
Missouri | 96,734 | 2309% | 92,718 | 93,768 | 138,980 | 132,457 | 2031% |
Montana | 19,540 | 2292% | 18,723 | 18,839 | 34,889 | 33,459 | 2340% |
Nebraska | 24,572 | 2991% | 23,777 | 23,909 | 40,272 | 38,879 | 2791% |
Nevada | 71,419 | 1024% | 65,063 | 69,406 | 163,717 | 159,589 | 3866% |
New Hampshire | 27,454 | 4176% | 26,812 | 27,021 | 56,833 | 55,884 | 5889% |
New Jersey | 205,515 | 2071% | 196,048 | 198,621 | 321,330 | 306,951 | 2135% |
New Mexico | 28,182 | 3143% | 27,313 | 27,351 | 46,287 | 44,619 | 2675% |
New York | 366,403 | 2467% | 352,131 | 353,394 | 446,402 | 420,709 | 1637% |
North Carolina | 170,881 | 4737% | 167,348 | 168,109 | 264,964 | 259,396 | 4659% |
North Dakota | 12,591 | 2934% | 12,176 | 12,325 | 18,253 | 17,776 | 3727% |
Ohio | 272,129 | 3762% | 265,083 | 265,932 | 468,438 | 456,260 | 3747% |
Oklahoma | 44,970 | 2349% | 43,134 | 43,264 | 66,896 | 63,618 | 1941% |
Oregon | 42,502 | 896% | 38,233 | 38,336 | 72,556 | 64,535 | 805% |
Pennsylvania | 405,880 | 2529% | 390,441 | 395,360 | 783,331 | 760,914 | 3394% |
Rhode Island | 28,067 | 2433% | 26,959 | 27,396 | 63,914 | 62,485 | 4373% |
South Carolina | 64,856 | 2999% | 62,763 | 63,048 | 96,682 | 93,141 | 2630% |
South Dakota | 6,645 | 3397% | 6,455 | 6,496 | 8,406 | 8,086 | 2527% |
Tennessee | 94,492 | 3397% | 91,790 | 92,007 | 132,569 | 127,717 | 2632% |
Texas | 275,597 | 1604% | 259,421 | 263,270 | 431,023 | 404,314 | 1514% |
Utah | 28,560 | 2089% | 27,255 | 27,705 | 48,250 | 46,522 | 2692% |
Vermont | 14,443 | 2092% | 13,784 | 14,046 | 18,227 | 17,331 | 1934% |
Virginia | 114,104 | 4117% | 111,398 | 112,030 | 160,381 | 156,166 | 3705% |
Washington | 187,501 | 1217% | 173,261 | 182,031 | 317,410 | 306,535 | 2819% |
West Virginia | 14,166 | 1538% | 13,301 | 13,519 | 17,702 | 16,315 | 1176% |
Wisconsin | 110,724 | 2033% | 105,534 | 105,046 | 161,755 | 150,661 | 1358% |
Wyoming | 4,675 | 804% | 4,158 | 4,472 | 8,328 | 7,781 | 1422% |
*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