Estimated jobs lost due to coronavirus by summer 2020, by state
| State | Projected job loss as a share of total private-sector employment | Projected job loss | Leisure, hospitality, and retail as a share of total private-sector employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 11.1% | 187,090 | 26.1% |
| Alaska | 11.7% | 29,190 | 28.7% |
| Arizona | 11.1% | 279,770 | 26.1% |
| Arkansas | 10.7% | 113,757 | 24.1% |
| California | 10.9% | 1,609,975 | 24.9% |
| Colorado | 11.2% | 261,098 | 26.5% |
| Connecticut | 10.4% | 151,294 | 22.9% |
| Delaware | 11.2% | 44,606 | 26.4% |
| Washington D.C. | 9.5% | 53,322 | 18.7% |
| Florida | 12.0% | 940,675 | 30.2% |
| Georgia | 11.0% | 430,223 | 25.4% |
| Hawaii | 13.6% | 71,803 | 37.3% |
| Idaho | 11.3% | 71,517 | 27.0% |
| Illinois | 10.4% | 551,061 | 22.8% |
| Indiana | 10.5% | 286,055 | 23.0% |
| Iowa | 10.7% | 141,646 | 24.1% |
| Kansas | 10.5% | 122,654 | 23.4% |
| Kentucky | 10.9% | 178,073 | 25.3% |
| Louisiana | 11.5% | 190,539 | 27.8% |
| Maine | 11.5% | 61,637 | 28.0% |
| Maryland | 10.9% | 245,457 | 24.8% |
| Massachusetts | 10.3% | 334,485 | 22.5% |
| Michigan | 10.6% | 403,510 | 23.5% |
| Minnesota | 10.3% | 262,631 | 22.3% |
| Mississippi | 11.9% | 109,145 | 29.7% |
| Missouri | 10.9% | 267,581 | 24.9% |
| Montana | 12.4% | 48,613 | 31.8% |
| Nebraska | 10.5% | 89,871 | 23.4% |
| Nevada | 14.2% | 177,749 | 40.2% |
| New Hampshire | 11.6% | 68,603 | 28.1% |
| New Jersey | 10.6% | 379,261 | 23.5% |
| New Mexico | 11.6% | 77,375 | 28.2% |
| New York | 10.4% | 859,983 | 22.6% |
| North Carolina | 11.2% | 430,303 | 26.5% |
| North Dakota | 10.7% | 38,106 | 24.2% |
| Ohio | 10.5% | 505,380 | 23.4% |
| Oklahoma | 11.1% | 149,902 | 26.0% |
| Oregon | 11.1% | 181,612 | 25.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 10.3% | 549,783 | 22.1% |
| Rhode Island | 10.8% | 47,390 | 24.7% |
| South Carolina | 11.7% | 212,806 | 28.8% |
| South Dakota | 11.4% | 41,072 | 27.3% |
| Tennessee | 11.0% | 295,119 | 25.5% |
| Texas | 10.9% | 1,180,580 | 25.1% |
| Utah | 10.9% | 142,539 | 25.1% |
| Vermont | 11.7% | 30,225 | 28.5% |
| Virginia | 10.8% | 359,100 | 24.6% |
| Washington | 11.0% | 317,721 | 25.6% |
| West Virginia | 11.4% | 64,681 | 27.3% |
| Wisconsin | 10.4% | 267,063 | 22.6% |
| Wyoming | 11.9% | 26,267 | 29.7% |
Note: Map shows employment loss consistent with a Goldman Sachs March 18 forecast of GDP growth for the first half of 2020, which assumed moderate stimulus measures are taken.
Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment data and Josh Bivens, “The Coronavirus Fiscal Response Should Be as Big as Needed—but Current Forecasts Indicate at Least $2.1 Trillion Is Needed Through 2020,” Working Economics Blog, March 20, 2020