States Where Unemployment Claims Are Increasing the Most

States Where Unemployment Claims Are Increasing the Most

New unemployment claims increased by 1.4% week-over-week on October 28, and were 1.8% higher compared to the same week last year. To help add some context to this statistic, WalletHub just released updated rankings for the States Where Unemployment Claims Are Increasing the Most

Key Stats:

  • Every state had unemployment claims last week that were higher than in the previous week except for Vermont, Delaware, Tennessee, New York, New Mexico, Indiana, Maryland, South Carolina, Washington, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, New Hampshire, Nebraska, Florida, Missouri and Georgia.
     
  • While there was an increase in weekly claims nationally, 36 states (including Delaware, New Hampshire, and Hawaii) had unemployment claims last week that were better than the same week last year.
     
Biggest Increase Last WeekSmallest Increase Last Week
1. North Dakota42. Arizona
2. Massachusetts43. Louisiana
3. Kansas44. Missouri
4. Michigan45. Alabama
5. Alaska46. Utah
6. Oregon47. Georgia
7. Montana48. Arkansas
8. Rhode Island49. New Hampshire
9. New Jersey50. Hawaii
10. Iowa51. Delaware

To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-unemployment-claims/72730

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