With 2.1 million more unemployment claims filed this week despite all U.S. states starting to reopen, WalletHub today released updated rankings for the States Hit Most by Unemployment Claims. Alabama was ranked 22 in the list.
To identify which states’ workforces have been hurt the most by COVID-19, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on increases in unemployment claims during the latest week for which we have data (May 18) and overall since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis (March 16). We used this data to rank the most impacted states for both periods. Below, you can see highlights from the report, along with a WalletHub Q&A. To see the states most impacted since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, click here.
| Most Affected States Last Week | Least Affected States Last Week |
| 1. Florida | 42. Missouri |
| 2. Georgia | 43. Arkansas |
| 3. Virginia | 44. Utah |
| 4. Mississippi | 45. West Virginia |
| 5. Kentucky | 46. Connecticut |
| 6. Oklahoma | 47. Montana |
| 7. New Hampshire | 48. Idaho |
| 8. North Carolina | 49. New Jersey |
| 9. Louisiana | 50. Rhode Island |
| 10. District of Columbia | 51. Vermont |
To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/
Media Release/Diana Polk/WalletHub
