New and cumulative jobless claims by state: Unemployment insurance (UI) claims filed during the week ending May 2, 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 eight weeks ending May 2 | Sum of initial claims as a share of labor force |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 28,183 | -62.4% | -46,783 | 1,237% | 26,075 | 447,530 | 19.9% |
| Alaska | 9,404 | -8.8% | -909 | 1,014% | 8,560 | 81,256 | 23.5% |
| Arizona | 42,909 | -18.4% | -9,672 | 1,207% | 39,626 | 521,038 | 14.4% |
| Arkansas | 12,436 | -29.6% | -5,235 | 741% | 10,957 | 191,639 | 14.0% |
| California | 318,064 | -2.2% | -7,279 | 678% | 277,192 | 4,048,317 | 20.7% |
| Colorado | 28,322 | -26.7% | -10,340 | 1,387% | 26,418 | 369,454 | 11.6% |
| Connecticut | 36,166 | 9.5% | 3,125 | 1,301% | 33,585 | 301,296 | 15.6% |
| Delaware | 6,183 | -22.2% | -1,764 | 983% | 5,612 | 86,070 | 17.6% |
| Washington D.C. | 8,133 | -6.6% | -575 | 1,689% | 7,679 | 82,327 | 19.9% |
| Florida | 173,191 | -60.0% | -259,912 | 3,318% | 168,124 | 1,772,528 | 17.0% |
| Georgia | 226,884 | -14.9% | -39,681 | 4,138% | 221,531 | 1,601,570 | 31.1% |
| Hawaii | 16,112 | -28.4% | -6,383 | 1,319% | 14,976 | 212,016 | 31.7% |
| Idaho | 7,194 | -18.5% | -1,633 | 553% | 6,093 | 126,037 | 14.1% |
| Illinois | 74,476 | -8.7% | -7,120 | 693% | 65,085 | 904,614 | 14.1% |
| Indiana | 43,777 | -21.5% | -11,997 | 1,645% | 41,269 | 614,597 | 18.1% |
| Iowa | 24,693 | -9.3% | -2,527 | 959% | 22,360 | 286,044 | 16.3% |
| Kansas | 18,281 | -25.3% | -6,202 | 1,033% | 16,668 | 232,187 | 15.5% |
| Kentucky | 80,060 | -12.2% | -11,163 | 3,100% | 77,558 | 674,073 | 32.3% |
| Louisiana | 52,137 | -21.2% | -14,004 | 2,992% | 50,451 | 562,568 | 26.7% |
| Maine | 16,175 | 111.1% | 8,514 | 1,984% | 15,399 | 125,866 | 18.1% |
| Maryland | 65,262 | 72.1% | 27,337 | 2,264% | 62,502 | 456,237 | 13.9% |
| Massachusetts | 55,448 | -22.3% | -15,910 | 815% | 49,390 | 788,559 | 20.6% |
| Michigan | 68,952 | -15.9% | -13,052 | 1,148% | 63,428 | 1,336,103 | 27.0% |
| Minnesota | 47,134 | -3.0% | -1,461 | 1,239% | 43,615 | 602,829 | 19.3% |
| Mississippi | 24,810 | -17.0% | -5,096 | 2,897% | 23,982 | 221,910 | 17.4% |
| Missouri | 49,402 | -10.7% | -5,897 | 1,526% | 46,364 | 508,440 | 16.3% |
| Montana | 4,263 | -39.5% | -2,789 | 446% | 3,482 | 94,939 | 17.7% |
| Nebraska | 6,555 | -20.3% | -1,674 | 1,190% | 6,047 | 111,559 | 10.7% |
| Nevada | 30,735 | -27.8% | -11,806 | 1,232% | 28,428 | 421,294 | 27.0% |
| New Hampshire | 11,834 | -21.1% | -3,167 | 1,997% | 11,270 | 173,123 | 22.2% |
| New Jersey | 87,540 | 21.6% | 15,574 | 970% | 79,361 | 987,436 | 21.6% |
| New Mexico | 16,801 | 38.9% | 4,708 | 2,272% | 16,093 | 134,513 | 14.0% |
| New York | 195,242 | -11.0% | -24,171 | 959% | 176,812 | 1,819,857 | 19.1% |
| North Carolina | 84,716 | -14.4% | -14,225 | 3,194% | 82,144 | 837,261 | 16.4% |
| North Dakota | 4,689 | -25.3% | -1,585 | 1,018% | 4,270 | 61,550 | 15.2% |
| Ohio | 61,046 | -34.8% | -32,553 | 736% | 53,746 | 1,127,626 | 19.3% |
| Oklahoma | 68,237 | 30.0% | 15,737 | 4,325% | 66,695 | 353,954 | 19.2% |
| Oregon | 45,102 | -8.5% | -4,198 | 1,035% | 41,130 | 330,801 | 15.7% |
| Pennsylvania | 96,603 | -24.5% | -31,293 | 665% | 83,982 | 1,729,168 | 26.4% |
| Rhode Island | 9,109 | -30.4% | -3,975 | 711% | 7,986 | 155,778 | 27.9% |
| South Carolina | 46,747 | -29.6% | -19,691 | 2,304% | 44,803 | 463,661 | 19.4% |
| South Dakota | 3,756 | -32.1% | -1,779 | 1,961% | 3,574 | 37,835 | 8.1% |
| Tennessee | 37,319 | -12.8% | -5,486 | 1,756% | 35,309 | 464,702 | 13.8% |
| Texas | 247,179 | -2.7% | -6,905 | 1,806% | 234,208 | 1,819,235 | 12.8% |
| Utah | 9,057 | -22.8% | -2,681 | 805% | 8,056 | 147,526 | 9.0% |
| Vermont | 3,759 | -26.5% | -1,358 | 511% | 3,144 | 60,686 | 17.8% |
| Virginia | 61,138 | -15.7% | -11,350 | 2,215% | 58,497 | 629,823 | 14.1% |
| Washington | 109,167 | -21.7% | -30,338 | 1,698% | 103,097 | 974,852 | 24.6% |
| West Virginia | 12,996 | -56.4% | -16,822 | 1,050% | 11,866 | 137,931 | 17.1% |
| Wisconsin | 38,002 | -24.0% | -11,991 | 572% | 32,348 | 485,856 | 15.6% |
| Wyoming | 2,026 | -42.1% | -1,471 | 307% | 1,528 | 32,807 | 11.2% |
Notes: Initial claims for the week ending May 2 reflect advance state claims, not seasonally adjusted. For comparisons with 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.
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 7, 2020