Advance estimates of initial unemployment insurance claims filed during the week ending March 21, by state
State | Advance estimate of initial claims filed | Prior week | Level change from prior week | Percent change from prior week |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 9,490 | 1,819 | 7,671 | 421.7% |
Alaska | 8,225 | 1,120 | 7,105 | 634.4% |
Arizona | 29,268 | 3,844 | 25,424 | 661.4% |
Arkansas | 8,958 | 1,382 | 7,576 | 548.2% |
California | 186,809 | 57,606 | 129,203 | 224.3% |
Colorado | 19,429 | 2,321 | 17,108 | 737.1% |
Connecticut | 25,098 | 3,440 | 21,658 | 629.6% |
Delaware | 10,720 | 472 | 10,248 | 2,171.2% |
District of Columbia | 13,473 | 1,213 | 12,260 | 1,010.7% |
Florida | 74,021 | 6,463 | 67,558 | 1,045.3% |
Georgia | 11,746 | 5,445 | 6,301 | 115.7% |
Hawaii | 8,904 | 1,589 | 7,315 | 460.4% |
Idaho | 13,314 | 1,031 | 12,283 | 1,191.4% |
Illinois | 114,663 | 10,870 | 103,793 | 954.9% |
Indiana | 61,635 | 2,596 | 59,039 | 2,274.2% |
Iowa | 41,890 | 2,229 | 39,661 | 1,779.3% |
Kansas | 23,687 | 1,755 | 21,932 | 1,249.7% |
Kentucky | 48,847 | 2,785 | 46,062 | 1,653.9% |
Louisiana | 72,620 | 2,255 | 70,365 | 3,120.4% |
Maine | 21,197 | 634 | 20,563 | 3,243.4% |
Maryland | 41,882 | 3,864 | 38,018 | 983.9% |
Massachusetts | 147,995 | 7,449 | 140,546 | 1,886.8% |
Michigan | 129,298 | 5,338 | 123,960 | 2,322.2% |
Minnesota | 116,438 | 4,010 | 112,428 | 2,803.7% |
Mississippi | 6,723 | 1,147 | 5,576 | 486.1% |
Missouri | 40,508 | 4,016 | 36,492 | 908.7% |
Montana | 14,704 | 817 | 13,887 | 1,699.8% |
Nebraska | 15,668 | 795 | 14,873 | 1,870.8% |
Nevada | 93,036 | 6,356 | 86,680 | 1,363.8% |
New Hampshire | 21,878 | 642 | 21236 | 3,307.8% |
New Jersey | 155,454 | 9,467 | 145,987 | 1,542.1% |
New Mexico | 17,187 | 869 | 16,318 | 1,877.8% |
New York | 80,334 | 14,272 | 66,062 | 462.9% |
North Carolina | 93,587 | 3,533 | 90,054 | 2,548.9% |
North Dakota | 5,968 | 415 | 5,553 | 1,338.1% |
Ohio | 187,784 | 7,046 | 180,738 | 2,565.1% |
Oklahoma | 17,720 | 1,836 | 15,884 | 865.1% |
Oregon | 22,824 | 4,269 | 18,555 | 434.6% |
Pennsylvania | 378,908 | 15,439 | 363,469 | 2,354.2% |
Rhode Island | 35,436 | 1,108 | 34,328 | 3,098.2% |
South Carolina | 31,064 | 2,093 | 28,971 | 1,384.2% |
South Dakota | 1,703 | 190 | 1513 | 796.3% |
Tennessee | 39,096 | 2,702 | 36,394 | 1,346.9% |
Texas | 155,657 | 16,176 | 139,481 | 862.3% |
Utah | 1,314 | 1,305 | 9 | 0.7% |
Vermont | 3,667 | 659 | 3,008 | 456.4% |
Virginia | 46,885 | 2,706 | 44,179 | 1,632.6% |
Washington | 133,478 | 14,240 | 119,238 | 837.3% |
West Virginia | 3,435 | 865 | 2,570 | 297.1% |
Wisconsin | 50,957 | 5,190 | 45,767 | 881.8% |
Wyoming | 2,339 | 517 | 1,822 | 352.4% |
Note: Advance claims are not directly comparable to claims reported in prior weeks. Advance claims are reported by the state liable for paying the unemployment compensation, whereas previous weeks’ reported claims reflect claimants by state of residence. In addition, claims reported as “workshare equivalent” in the previous week are added to the advance claims as a proxy for the current week’s “workshare equivalent” activity.
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, March 26, 2020