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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Oklahoma
> Unemployment claims since mid-March: 687,877 (19th most)
> Unemployment claims relative to workforce: 37.5% of workforce (4th highest)
> April unemployment rate: 13.7% (24th highest)
> Most recent week’s unemployment claims (June 7 – June 13): 56,737 (6th most)
> Change in weekly claims from one year ago: +54,917 (+3,017%)
> Pre-COVID-19 pct. of workers in high-risk industries: 19.9% (7th highest)
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Oregon
> Unemployment claims since mid-March: 492,232 (23rd fewest)
> Unemployment claims relative to workforce: 23.5% of workforce (24th highest)
> April unemployment rate: 14.2% (22nd highest)
> Most recent week’s unemployment claims (June 7 – June 13): 23,393 (19th most)
> Change in weekly claims from one year ago: +19,889 (+568%)
> Pre-COVID-19 pct. of workers in high-risk industries: 16.4% (18th lowest)
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Pennsylvania
> Unemployment claims since mid-March: 2,077,873 (6th most)
> Unemployment claims relative to workforce: 32.3% of workforce (10th highest)
> April unemployment rate: 15.1% (16th highest)
> Most recent week’s unemployment claims (June 7 – June 13): 50,702 (7th most)
> Change in weekly claims from one year ago: +31,154 (+159%)
> Pre-COVID-19 pct. of workers in high-risk industries: 16.7% (20th lowest)
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Rhode Island
> Unemployment claims since mid-March: 178,413 (12th fewest)
> Unemployment claims relative to workforce: 32.3% of workforce (9th highest)
> April unemployment rate: 17.0% (4th highest)
> Most recent week’s unemployment claims (June 7 – June 13): 2,571 (6th fewest)
> Change in weekly claims from one year ago: +1,419 (+123%)
> Pre-COVID-19 pct. of workers in high-risk industries: 17.1% (25th highest)
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South Carolina
> Unemployment claims since mid-March: 614,474 (24th most)
> Unemployment claims relative to workforce: 26.0% of workforce (20th highest)
> April unemployment rate: 12.1% (20th lowest)
> Most recent week’s unemployment claims (June 7 – June 13): 19,366 (25th most)
> Change in weekly claims from one year ago: +16,860 (+673%)
> Pre-COVID-19 pct. of workers in high-risk industries: 19.6% (10th highest)
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