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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Hawaii
> Unemployment claims since mid-March: 264,784 (17th fewest)
> Unemployment claims relative to workforce: 39.8% of workforce (3rd highest)
> April unemployment rate: 22.3% (3rd highest)
> Most recent week’s unemployment claims (June 7 – June 13): 6,694 (15th fewest)
> Change in weekly claims from one year ago: +5,391 (+414%)
> Pre-COVID-19 pct. of workers in high-risk industries: 27.1% (2nd highest)
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Idaho
> Unemployment claims since mid-March: 152,048 (9th fewest)
> Unemployment claims relative to workforce: 17.5% of workforce (6th lowest)
> April unemployment rate: 11.5% (18th lowest)
> Most recent week’s unemployment claims (June 7 – June 13): 3,392 (9th fewest)
> Change in weekly claims from one year ago: +2,558 (+307%)
> Pre-COVID-19 pct. of workers in high-risk industries: 16.1% (16th lowest)
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Illinois
> Unemployment claims since mid-March: 1,232,779 (10th most)
> Unemployment claims relative to workforce: 19.1% of workforce (11th lowest)
> April unemployment rate: 16.4% (7th highest)
> Most recent week’s unemployment claims (June 7 – June 13): 44,639 (8th most)
> Change in weekly claims from one year ago: +35,801 (+405%)
> Pre-COVID-19 pct. of workers in high-risk industries: 18.8% (17th highest)
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Indiana
> Unemployment claims since mid-March: 768,897 (17th most)
> Unemployment claims relative to workforce: 22.7% of workforce (25th highest)
> April unemployment rate: 16.9% (5th highest)
> Most recent week’s unemployment claims (June 7 – June 13): 24,952 (18th most)
> Change in weekly claims from one year ago: +22,832 (+1,077%)
> Pre-COVID-19 pct. of workers in high-risk industries: 18.0% (21st highest)
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Iowa
> Unemployment claims since mid-March: 354,120 (19th fewest)
> Unemployment claims relative to workforce: 20.6% of workforce (16th lowest)
> April unemployment rate: 10.2% (11th lowest)
> Most recent week’s unemployment claims (June 7 – June 13): 9,516 (19th fewest)
> Change in weekly claims from one year ago: +7,396 (+349%)
> Pre-COVID-19 pct. of workers in high-risk industries: 14.9% (3rd lowest)
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