States Where Unemployment Claims Are Decreasing the Most – WalletHub Study
Wednesday, December 7th, 2022
New unemployment claims decreased by 6.6% week-over-week on November 21 amid high inflation and the threat of a recession. To help add some context to these statistics, WalletHub just released updated rankings for the States Where Unemployment Claims Are Decreasing the Most, along with accompanying videos and audio files.
Key Stats:
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Every state had unemployment claims last week that were lower than in the previous week except for Massachusetts, Idaho, Ohio, Vermont, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Connecticut.
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Surprisingly, 24 states (including Colorado, Ohio and South Carolina) had unemployment claims last week that were worse than the same week last year.
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Every state had unemployment claims last week that were lower than in the same week pre-pandemic (2019) except for Illinois, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Connecticut, Indiana, Ohio and Idaho.
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Decreased Most Last Week |
Decreased Least Last Week |
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1. South Dakota |
42. Tennessee |
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2. Virginia |
43. Vermont |
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3. Georgia |
44. Pennsylvania |
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4. North Carolina |
45. Mississippi |
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5. New Hampshire |
46. Massachusetts |
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6. Oklahoma |
47. Rhode Island |
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7. Louisiana |
48. Idaho |
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8. Wyoming |
49. Ohio |
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9. Florida |
50. Wisconsin |
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10. Arizona |
51. Connecticut |
To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/
