Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) initial claims by state: PUA and regular unemployment insurance (UI) claims filed during the weeks ending May 2 and May 9

PUA initial claims Sum of PUA and regular UI initial claims
State Week ending May 2 Week ending May 9 Two week sum Week ending May 2 Week ending May 9 Two week sum
Alabama 0 0 0 28,985 25,929 54,914
Alaska 0 0 0 8,718 8,367 17,085
Arizona 0 0 0 43,023 31,795 74,818
Arkansas 0 0 0 13,448 12,416 25,864
California 297,738 136,659 434,397 613,995 350,687 964,682
Colorado 13,149 9,125 22,274 41,509 31,618 73,127
Connecticut 0 10,624 10,624 36,138 40,470 76,608
Delaware 0 0 0 6,297 5,068 11,365
District of Columbia 0 0 0 8,113 5,746 13,859
Florida 0 0 0 174,860 221,905 396,765
Georgia 0 0 0 228,352 241,387 469,739
Hawaii 0 0 0 15,113 12,327 27,440
Idaho 0 3,985 3,985 7,495 9,496 16,991
Illinois 0 0 0 74,476 72,993 147,469
Indiana 0 68,835 68,835 42,290 99,526 141,816
Iowa 4,509 3,910 8,419 27,750 20,645 48,395
Kansas 0 0 0 15,959 13,138 29,097
Kentucky 0 0 0 82,435 69,069 151,504
Louisiana 20,245 17,583 37,828 71,186 57,851 129,037
Maine 10,498 9,647 20,145 26,611 19,778 46,389
Maryland 44,280 18,982 63,262 107,533 63,473 171,006
Massachusetts 68,826 70,464 139,290 124,710 114,931 239,641
Michigan 86,009 138,048 224,057 153,408 185,486 338,894
Minnesota 1,015 2,311 3,326 42,507 42,738 85,245
Mississippi 0 0 0 25,745 22,810 48,555
Missouri 17,784 7,082 24,866 70,311 36,021 106,332
Montana 3,524 2,163 5,687 8,120 5,606 13,726
Nebraska 1,633 1,784 3,417 8,051 8,192 16,243
Nevada 0 0 0 28,550 24,045 52,595
New Hampshire 0 0 0 12,475 9,491 21,966
New Jersey 76,100 51,234 127,334 164,426 119,919 284,345
New Mexico 17,850 4,670 22,520 31,525 13,520 45,045
New York 38,700 53,042 91,742 233,810 253,417 487,227
North Carolina 89,951 52,351 142,302 175,907 108,544 284,451
North Dakota 5,827 526 6,353 9,871 3,751 13,622
Ohio 0 0 0 61,487 50,548 112,035
Oklahoma 2,124 7,162 9,286 96,009 39,956 135,965
Oregon 0 0 0 48,120 31,737 79,857
Pennsylvania 43,889 51,591 95,480 138,334 127,148 265,482
Rhode Island 5,815 4,954 10,769 14,903 10,272 25,175
South Carolina 0 0 0 47,673 32,513 80,186
South Dakota 99 693 792 4,028 5,824 9,852
Tennessee 10,617 5,914 16,531 46,940 35,222 82,162
Texas 56,548 47,088 103,636 300,483 188,760 489,243
Utah 0 0 0 8,992 7,135 16,127
Vermont 0 0 0 3,875 2,805 6,680
Virginia 0 0 0 59,631 53,396 113,027
Washington 66,652 48,665 115,317 168,868 164,875 333,743
West Virginia 0 0 0 13,227 5,842 19,069
Wisconsin 18,652 11,194 29,846 56,537 49,776 106,313
Wyoming 572 1,709 2,281 3,426 4,395 7,821
U.S. Total 1,002,606 841,995 1,844,601 3,851,696 3,187,254 7,038,950

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

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