New and cumulative jobless claims by state: Unemployment insurance (UI) claims filed during the week ending May 9, change in claims, and total claims as share of state labor force
| State | Initial claims filed | % change from the prior week | Level change from the prior week | % change from pre-virus period | Level change from pre-virus period | Sum of initial claims for the nine weeks ending May 9 | Sum of initial claims as a share of labor force |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 25,929 | -10.5% | -3,056 | 1,130% | 23,821 | 474,261 | 21.1% |
| Alaska | 8,367 | -4.0% | -351 | 891% | 7,523 | 88,937 | 25.7% |
| Arizona | 31,795 | -26.1% | -11,228 | 868% | 28,512 | 552,947 | 15.3% |
| Arkansas | 12,416 | -7.7% | -1,032 | 739% | 10,937 | 205,067 | 15.0% |
| California | 214,028 | -32.3% | -102,229 | 424% | 173,156 | 331,114 | 1.7% |
| Colorado | 22,493 | -20.7% | -5,867 | 1,081% | 20,589 | 391,985 | 12.3% |
| Connecticut | 29,846 | -17.4% | -6,292 | 1,056% | 27,265 | 331,114 | 17.2% |
| Delaware | 5,068 | -19.5% | -1,229 | 788% | 4,497 | 91,252 | 18.7% |
| District of Columbia | 5,746 | -29.2% | -2,367 | 1,164% | 5,292 | 88,053 | 21.3% |
| Florida | 221,905 | 26.9% | 47,045 | 4,279% | 216,838 | 1,996,102 | 19.1% |
| Georgia | 241,387 | 5.7% | 13,035 | 4,409% | 236,034 | 1,844,425 | 35.8% |
| Hawaii | 12,327 | -18.4% | -2,786 | 985% | 11,191 | 223,344 | 33.4% |
| Idaho | 5,511 | -26.5% | -1,984 | 400% | 4,410 | 131,849 | 14.8% |
| Illinois | 72,993 | -2.0% | -1,483 | 677% | 63,602 | 977,607 | 15.3% |
| Indiana | 30,691 | -27.4% | -11,599 | 1,123% | 28,183 | 643,801 | 19.0% |
| Iowa | 16,735 | -28.0% | -6,506 | 617% | 14,402 | 301,327 | 17.2% |
| Kansas | 13,138 | -17.7% | -2,821 | 715% | 11,525 | 243,003 | 16.2% |
| Kentucky | 69,069 | -16.2% | -13,366 | 2,661% | 66,567 | 745,517 | 35.8% |
| Louisiana | 40,268 | -21.0% | -10,673 | 2,288% | 38,582 | 601,640 | 28.5% |
| Maine | 10,131 | -37.1% | -5,982 | 1,206% | 9,355 | 135,935 | 19.6% |
| Maryland | 44,491 | -29.7% | -18,762 | 1,512% | 41,731 | 498,719 | 15.2% |
| Massachusetts | 44,467 | -20.4% | -11,417 | 634% | 38,409 | 833,462 | 21.7% |
| Michigan | 47,438 | -29.6% | -19,961 | 759% | 41,914 | 1,381,988 | 27.9% |
| Minnesota | 40,427 | -2.6% | -1,065 | 1,049% | 36,908 | 637,614 | 20.4% |
| Mississippi | 22,810 | -11.4% | -2,935 | 2,656% | 21,982 | 245,655 | 19.2% |
| Missouri | 28,939 | -44.9% | -23,588 | 853% | 25,901 | 540,504 | 17.4% |
| Montana | 3,443 | -25.1% | -1,153 | 341% | 2,662 | 98,715 | 18.4% |
| Nebraska | 6,408 | -0.2% | -10 | 1,161% | 5,900 | 117,830 | 11.3% |
| Nevada | 24,045 | -15.8% | -4,505 | 942% | 21,738 | 443,154 | 28.4% |
| New Hampshire | 9,491 | -23.9% | -2,984 | 1,582% | 8,927 | 183,255 | 23.5% |
| New Jersey | 68,685 | -22.2% | -19,641 | 740% | 60,506 | 1,056,907 | 23.2% |
| New Mexico | 8,850 | -35.3% | -4,825 | 1,150% | 8,142 | 140,237 | 14.6% |
| New York | 200,375 | 2.7% | 5,265 | 987% | 181,945 | 2,020,100 | 21.1% |
| North Carolina | 56,193 | -34.6% | -29,763 | 2,085% | 53,621 | 894,694 | 17.5% |
| North Dakota | 3,225 | -20.3% | -819 | 669% | 2,806 | 64,130 | 15.9% |
| Ohio | 50,548 | -17.8% | -10,939 | 592% | 43,248 | 1,178,615 | 20.2% |
| Oklahoma | 32,794 | -65.1% | -61,091 | 2,026% | 31,252 | 412,396 | 22.4% |
| Oregon | 31,737 | -34.0% | -16,383 | 699% | 27,765 | 365,556 | 17.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 75,557 | -20.0% | -18,888 | 499% | 62,936 | 1,802,567 | 27.5% |
| Rhode Island | 5,318 | -41.5% | -3,770 | 374% | 4,195 | 161,075 | 28.8% |
| South Carolina | 32,513 | -31.8% | -15,160 | 1,572% | 30,569 | 497,100 | 20.8% |
| South Dakota | 5,131 | 30.6% | 1,202 | 2,715% | 4,949 | 43,139 | 9.2% |
| Tennessee | 29,308 | -19.3% | -7,015 | 1,358% | 27,298 | 493,014 | 14.6% |
| Texas | 141,672 | -41.9% | -102,263 | 992% | 128,701 | 1,957,663 | 13.8% |
| Utah | 7,135 | -20.7% | -1,857 | 613% | 6,134 | 154,596 | 9.5% |
| Vermont | 2,805 | -27.6% | -1,070 | 356% | 2,190 | 63,607 | 18.7% |
| Virginia | 53,396 | -10.5% | -6,235 | 1,921% | 50,755 | 681,712 | 15.3% |
| Washington | 116,210 | 13.7% | 13,994 | 1,814% | 110,140 | 1,084,111 | 27.4% |
| West Virginia | 5,842 | -55.8% | -7,385 | 417% | 4,712 | 144,004 | 17.9% |
| Wisconsin | 38,582 | 1.8% | 697 | 582% | 32,928 | 524,321 | 16.9% |
| Wyoming | 2,686 | -5.9% | -168 | 439% | 2,188 | 36,321 | 12.3% |
Notes: Initial claims for the week ending May 9 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. These reports only include regular state unemployment insurance claims and do not include claims from the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program.
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, May 14, 2020