Initial unemployment insurance claims filed during the week ending April 18, by state
| State | Initial claims filed | Percent change from the prior week | Level change from the prior week | Percent change from pre-virus period | Level change from pre-virus period | Sum of initial claims for the six weeks ending April 18 | Level change from same six-week period one year ago | Percent change from same six-week period one year ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 65,431 | -14.3% | -11,083 | 3,004% | 63,323 | 344,381 | 330,555 | 2,491% |
| Alaska | 13,027 | 1.6% | 194 | 1,443% | 12,183 | 61,539 | 56,102 | 1,132% |
| Arizona | 71,843 | -26.5% | -26,074 | 2,088% | 68,560 | 425,548 | 398,811 | 1,592% |
| Arkansas | 24,236 | -28.7% | -10,225 | 1,538% | 22,757 | 161,532 | 151,494 | 1,609% |
| California | 533,568 | -19.4% | -127,112 | 1,205% | 492,696 | 3,404,910 | 3,165,866 | 1,424% |
| Colorado | 68,667 | -35.3% | -36,933 | 3,506% | 66,763 | 302,470 | 292,002 | 2,889% |
| Connecticut | 102,757 | 201.9% | 68,758 | 3,881% | 100,176 | 232,089 | 211,553 | 1,130% |
| Delaware | 9,294 | -28.8% | -3,812 | 1,528% | 8,723 | 71,940 | 69,290 | 2,715% |
| District of Columbia | 8,591 | -13.4% | -1,335 | 1,790% | 8,137 | 65,486 | 63,022 | 2,658% |
| Florida | 505,137 | 180.8% | 326,251 | 9,869% | 500,070 | 1,166,234 | 1,131,118 | 3,321% |
| Georgia | 243,677 | -22.7% | -72,578 | 4,452% | 238,324 | 1,108,121 | 1,080,836 | 4,061% |
| Hawaii | 26,477 | -23.4% | -8,126 | 2,231% | 25,341 | 173,409 | 166,548 | 2,527% |
| Idaho | 12,456 | -29.7% | -5,508 | 1,031% | 11,355 | 110,016 | 103,896 | 1,798% |
| Illinois | 102,736 | -27.1% | -38,224 | 994% | 93,345 | 748,542 | 698,647 | 1,500% |
| Indiana | 75,483 | -36.0% | -40,999 | 2,909% | 72,975 | 515,046 | 500,729 | 3,597% |
| Iowa | 27,912 | -38.7% | -16,988 | 1,097% | 25,579 | 234,131 | 222,190 | 1,961% |
| Kansas | 31,920 | 2.4% | 723 | 1,879% | 30,307 | 189,423 | 181,192 | 2,301% |
| Kentucky | 103,548 | -10.6% | -12,296 | 4,039% | 101,046 | 502,790 | 489,695 | 3,840% |
| Louisiana | 92,039 | 15.4% | 12,270 | 5,359% | 90,353 | 444,290 | 434,208 | 4,407% |
| Maine | 11,446 | -12.7% | -1,719 | 1,375% | 10,670 | 102,030 | 98,036 | 2,555% |
| Maryland | 46,676 | -22.9% | -14,409 | 1,591% | 43,916 | 353,050 | 336,619 | 2,149% |
| Massachusetts | 80,345 | -22.0% | -22,844 | 1,226% | 74,287 | 661,753 | 629,350 | 2,042% |
| Michigan | 134,119 | -38.5% | -85,500 | 2,328% | 128,595 | 1,185,147 | 1,153,264 | 3,717% |
| Minnesota | 74,873 | -19.7% | -18,304 | 2,027% | 71,354 | 507,100 | 488,427 | 2,716% |
| Mississippi | 35,843 | -19.3% | -8,835 | 4,230% | 35,015 | 167,194 | 161,359 | 2,865% |
| Missouri | 52,678 | -41.6% | -42,524 | 1,634% | 49,640 | 403,739 | 386,139 | 2,294% |
| Montana | 10,509 | -21.7% | -3,099 | 1,245% | 9,728 | 83,624 | 79,099 | 1,848% |
| Nebraska | 12,340 | -24.9% | -4,057 | 2,328% | 11,832 | 96,775 | 92,681 | 2,364% |
| Nevada | 40,909 | -32.6% | -19,145 | 1,673% | 38,602 | 348,018 | 334,738 | 2,621% |
| New Hampshire | 19,110 | -19.2% | -4,859 | 3,287% | 18,546 | 146,288 | 143,369 | 5,012% |
| New Jersey | 139,277 | -0.9% | -1,281 | 1,603% | 131,098 | 827,930 | 779,613 | 1,714% |
| New Mexico | 13,338 | -28.5% | -5,422 | 1,783% | 12,630 | 105,619 | 100,898 | 2,237% |
| New York | 204,716 | -48.0% | -189,517 | 1,011% | 186,286 | 1,405,202 | 1,329,812 | 1,864% |
| North Carolina | 104,515 | -24.2% | -33,889 | 3,964% | 101,943 | 653,604 | 636,520 | 3,826% |
| North Dakota | 9,042 | -15.1% | -1,437 | 2,055% | 8,623 | 50,587 | 49,061 | 3,315% |
| Ohio | 108,801 | -31.1% | -49,487 | 1,390% | 101,501 | 972,981 | 937,032 | 2,707% |
| Oklahoma | 40,297 | -14.3% | -7,785 | 2,513% | 38,755 | 233,217 | 221,385 | 1,971% |
| Oregon | 35,101 | -31.8% | -17,372 | 784% | 31,129 | 236,399 | 211,831 | 962% |
| Pennsylvania | 198,081 | -17.1% | -40,274 | 1,469% | 185,460 | 1,504,669 | 1,434,094 | 2,132% |
| Rhode Island | 17,578 | -22.4% | -5,031 | 1,466% | 16,455 | 132,985 | 125,665 | 1,817% |
| South Carolina | 73,116 | -16.6% | -14,785 | 3,660% | 71,172 | 350,476 | 338,840 | 3,012% |
| South Dakota | 5,128 | -16.7% | -1,064 | 2,714% | 4,946 | 28,544 | 27,678 | 3,296% |
| Tennessee | 68,968 | -6.5% | -4,661 | 3,331% | 66,958 | 384,578 | 369,035 | 2,474% |
| Texas | 280,406 | 2.4% | 6,504 | 2,062% | 267,435 | 1,317,972 | 1,241,283 | 1,719% |
| Utah | 19,751 | -19.8% | -4,866 | 1,873% | 18,750 | 126,731 | 120,596 | 2,066% |
| Vermont | 6,434 | -31.7% | -3,064 | 945% | 5,819 | 51,810 | 48,112 | 1,401% |
| Virginia | 84,387 | -20.9% | -21,890 | 3,095% | 81,746 | 496,197 | 483,126 | 3,796% |
| Washington | 89,105 | -42.2% | -60,980 | 1,368% | 83,035 | 726,180 | 690,532 | 2,037% |
| West Virginia | 46,251 | 212.9% | 31,811 | 3,993% | 45,121 | 95,117 | 90,453 | 2,039% |
| Wisconsin | 55,886 | -20.2% | -14,117 | 888% | 50,232 | 397,861 | 365,801 | 1,241% |
| Wyoming | 3,321 | -24.4% | -1,413 | 567% | 2,823 | 27,284 | 25,118 | 1,260% |
Notes: Initial claims for the week ending April 18 reflect advance state claims, not seasonally adjusted. For comparisons to the “pre-virus period,” we use a four-week average of initial claims for the weeks ending February 15–March 7, 2020.
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, April 23, 2020