Employment has not recovered from the pandemic in states cutting UI: Employment change since February 2020
| State | Employment change since Feb 2020 | Jobs Gap (# needed w/ pop. growth since Feb 20) | Jobs gap as share of Apr-2021 employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | -3.6% | 86,890 | 4.3% |
| Alaska | -6.9% | 23,192 | 7.6% |
| Arizona | -3.2% | 186,228 | 6.4% |
| Arkansas | -2.4% | 41,143 | 3.3% |
| California | -8.0% | 1,359,853 | 8.4% |
| Colorado | -4.5% | 168,358 | 6.3% |
| Connecticut | -6.8% | 111,161 | 7.0% |
| Delaware | -5.1% | 32,370 | 7.3% |
| Washington D.C. | -8.3% | 73,705 | 10.0% |
| Florida | -5.5% | 623,505 | 7.3% |
| Georgia | -4.1% | 250,573 | 5.6% |
| Hawaii | -15.1% | 94,749 | 16.9% |
| Idaho | 1.5% | 14,132 | 1.8% |
| Illinois | -6.8% | 373,590 | 6.5% |
| Indiana | -4.3% | 148,463 | 4.9% |
| Iowa | -4.6% | 79,315 | 5.2% |
| Kansas | -3.9% | 59,385 | 4.3% |
| Kentucky | -5.0% | 106,496 | 5.7% |
| Louisiana | -7.9% | 157,108 | 8.6% |
| Maine | -4.6% | 33,698 | 5.5% |
| Maryland | -5.3% | 148,995 | 5.7% |
| Massachusetts | -8.0% | 295,568 | 8.6% |
| Michigan | -7.6% | 332,085 | 8.1% |
| Minnesota | -6.0% | 192,449 | 6.8% |
| Mississippi | -3.6% | 40,086 | 3.6% |
| Missouri | -3.8% | 126,433 | 4.5% |
| Montana | -1.5% | 15,263 | 3.2% |
| Nebraska | -2.4% | 28,354 | 2.8% |
| Nevada | -9.3% | 169,988 | 13.0% |
| New Hampshire | -4.3% | 35,294 | 5.4% |
| New Jersey | -7.8% | 324,381 | 8.3% |
| New Mexico | -8.3% | 79,938 | 10.1% |
| New York | -9.7% | 865,952 | 9.7% |
| North Carolina | -3.6% | 237,394 | 5.3% |
| North Dakota | -5.2% | 24,080 | 5.8% |
| Ohio | -5.4% | 307,187 | 5.8% |
| Oklahoma | -4.5% | 91,793 | 5.6% |
| Oregon | -6.6% | 148,730 | 8.1% |
| Pennsylvania | -7.0% | 416,439 | 7.3% |
| Rhode Island | -7.8% | 38,668 | 8.3% |
| South Carolina | -3.8% | 123,652 | 5.9% |
| South Dakota | -1.6% | 12,195 | 2.8% |
| Tennessee | -2.9% | 131,465 | 4.3% |
| Texas | -3.4% | 678,425 | 5.4% |
| Utah | 1.2% | 16,790 | 1.1% |
| Vermont | -7.3% | 23,144 | 7.9% |
| Virginia | -4.9% | 231,062 | 5.9% |
| Washington | -4.8% | 215,410 | 6.4% |
| West Virginia | -4.6% | 31,175 | 4.5% |
| Wisconsin | -4.7% | 153,268 | 5.4% |
| Wyoming | -4.7% | 17,114 | 6.2% |
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data.