Special Report
Every State's Unemployment Claims Since COVID-19 Shut the Economy Down
June 18, 2020 4:03 pm
Last Updated: June 22, 2020 9:13 am
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Virginia
> Unemployment claims since mid-March: 859,482 (15th most)
> Unemployment claims relative to workforce: 19.6% of workforce (14th lowest)
> April unemployment rate: 10.6% (13th lowest)
> Most recent week’s unemployment claims (June 7 – June 13): 28,084 (14th most)
> Change in weekly claims from one year ago: +25,493 (+984%)
> Pre-COVID-19 pct. of workers in high-risk industries: 15.7% (13th lowest)
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Washington
> Unemployment claims since mid-March: 1,326,646 (9th most)
> Unemployment claims relative to workforce: 34.2% of workforce (7th highest)
> April unemployment rate: 15.4% (11th highest)
> Most recent week’s unemployment claims (June 7 – June 13): 33,651 (10th most)
> Change in weekly claims from one year ago: +28,765 (+589%)
> Pre-COVID-19 pct. of workers in high-risk industries: 15.0% (5th lowest)
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West Virginia
> Unemployment claims since mid-March: 167,036 (10th fewest)
> Unemployment claims relative to workforce: 21.2% of workforce (20th lowest)
> April unemployment rate: 15.2% (15th highest)
> Most recent week’s unemployment claims (June 7 – June 13): 4,151 (10th fewest)
> Change in weekly claims from one year ago: +3,216 (+344%)
> Pre-COVID-19 pct. of workers in high-risk industries: 18.2% (20th highest)
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Wisconsin
> Unemployment claims since mid-March: 661,625 (22nd most)
> Unemployment claims relative to workforce: 21.3% of workforce (21st lowest)
> April unemployment rate: 14.1% (23rd highest)
> Most recent week’s unemployment claims (June 7 – June 13): 24,978 (17th most)
> Change in weekly claims from one year ago: +19,770 (+380%)
> Pre-COVID-19 pct. of workers in high-risk industries: 15.8% (15th lowest)
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Wyoming
> Unemployment claims since mid-March: 47,084 (the fewest)
> Unemployment claims relative to workforce: 16.3% of workforce (5th lowest)
> April unemployment rate: 9.2% (5th lowest)
> Most recent week’s unemployment claims (June 7 – June 13): 1,198 (2nd fewest)
> Change in weekly claims from one year ago: +900 (+302%)
> Pre-COVID-19 pct. of workers in high-risk industries: 25.5% (3rd highest)
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