Update: 10 states with biggest, smallest growth in unemployment due to COVID-19

Georgia has the largest increase in unemployment insurance initial claims due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website.

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To identify states hit hardest by unemployment claims, analysts compared the 50 U.S. states and District of Columbia across one metric: the increase in the number of unemployment insurance initial claims between the weeks of March 16 to May 18 this year compared to the weeks of March 18 to  May 20 in 2019. More information about the methodology is available here.

Ten states with the biggest unemployment growth, according to the analysis:

1. Georgia

2. New Hampshire

3. Kentucky

4. Florida

5. Virginia

6. Louisiana

7. North Carolina

8. Indiana

9. South Dakota

10. South Carolina

Ten states with the smallest unemployment growth, according to the analysis:

1. Oregon

2. Connecticut

3. Alaska

4. California

5. Vermont

6. Wisconsin

7. Wyoming

8. Arizona

9. New Jersey

10. Illinois

 

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