States Whose Unemployment Claims Are Increasing the Most – WalletHub Study
Friday, January 14th, 2022
New unemployment claims increased week-over-week on January 3, up 11% from the previous week. To help add some context to this statistic, WalletHub just released updated rankings for the States Whose Unemployment Claims Are Increasing the Most, along with accompanying videos and audio files.
Key Stats:
- While there was an increase in weekly claims nationally, 49 states (including Kansas, Virginia, and New Mexico) had unemployment claims last week that were better than the same week last year.
- Every state had unemployment claims last week that were higher than before the pandemic except for Georgia, Arkansas, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Alabama, Delaware, New York, Virginia, Maine, Maryland, Connecticut, and Oklahoma.
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Biggest Increase Last Week |
Smallest Increase Last Week |
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1. Utah |
42. Alabama |
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2. District of Columbia |
43. Maryland |
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3. Indiana |
44. Pennsylvania |
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4. Tennessee |
45. Delaware |
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5. Kentucky |
46. South Carolina |
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6. North Dakota |
47. New Hampshire |
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7. Missouri |
48. Virginia |
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8. Wyoming |
49. Rhode Island |
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9. Ohio |
50. Arkansas |
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10. Texas |
51. Georgia |
To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/
