North Carolina has the ninth largest increase in unemployment due to COVID-19, according to a WalletHub study released Thursday morning.
With more than half of the U.S. starting to reopen at least partially but almost 36.5 million Americans having lost their jobs during the pandemic, WalletHub released updated rankings for the States with the Biggest Increases in Unemployment Due to the Coronavirus, along with accompanying videos.
To identify which states’ workforces have been hurt most by COVID-19, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on increases in unemployment claims. This data was used to rank the most impacted states in both the latest week for which we have data (May 4) and overall since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis (March 16).
Increase in North Carolina Unemployment Due to Coronavirus (1=Worst, 25=Avg.):
- 1,650.02% Increase in Unemployment Claims (May 2020 vs May 2019)
- 56,193 the week of May 4, 2020 vs 3,211 the week of May 6, 2019
- 13th highest increase in the U.S.
- 1,501.85% Increase in the Number of Unemployment Claims (May 2020 vs January 2020)
- 56,193 the week of May 4, 2020 vs 3,508 the week of January 1, 2020
- 6th highest increase in the U.S.
- 3,792.50% Increase in Unemployment Claims Since Pandemic Started
- 891,161 between the week of March 16, 2020 and the week of May 4, 2020 vs 23,498 between the week of March 18, 2019 and the week of May 6, 2019
- 6th highest increase in the U.S.
- States with the Biggest Increases in Unemployment Due to Coronavirus
State Most Affected Last Week Most Affected Since Start of COVID-19 Crisis Connecticut 1 30 Florida 2 4 Louisiana 3 5 Georgia 4 1 Kentucky 5 2 Mississippi 6 12 Virginia 7 7 South Dakota 8 8 North Carolina 9 6 New Hampshire 10 3 Washington 11 24 Oklahoma 12 13 Maryland 13 26 District of Columbia 14 17 New Mexico 15 28 Texas 16 36 Nevada 17 21 Tennessee 18 22 Colorado 19 16 Maine 20 18 Arizona 21 44 Alaska 22 50 Indiana 23 9 Minnesota 24 14 Hawaii 25 23 South Carolina 26 11 New York 27 40 Kansas 28 31 Alabama 29 19 Illinois 30 45 Nebraska 31 27 Delaware 32 32 Massachusetts 33 33 Oregon 34 51 Ohio 35 20 California 36 47 New Jersey 37 43 Wyoming 38 49 Utah 39 35 Arkansas 40 42 Missouri 41 25 Michigan 42 10 West Virginia 43 29 Vermont 44 46 Iowa 45 37 Wisconsin 46 48 North Dakota 47 15 Rhode Island 48 38 Pennsylvania 49 34 Idaho 50 39 Montana 51 41 Rank 1 = Most Affected.
Detailed Findings
State Increase in Unemployment Claims (2020 vs 2019)* Increase in Unemployment Claims (May vs January 2020)** Increase in Unemployment Claims (May vs Start of COVID-19 Crisis)*** Connecticut 13792.09% 3703.87% 2123.26% Florida 3366.18% 4705.22% 4155.56% Louisiana 1885.60% 2328.71% 4137.11% Georgia 4659.21% 1314.93% 4933.15% Kentucky 3941.49% 1234.67% 4541.87% Mississippi 1592.14% 1836.33% 2767.18% Virginia 2052.20% 1574.91% 3782.34% South Dakota 2643.85% 1189.20% 3570.16% North Carolina 1650.02% 1501.85% 3792.50% New Hampshire 2231.94% 1275.51% 4473.62% Washington 2168.40% 1059.32% 2346.98% Oklahoma 1796.70% 1014.31% 2756.55% Maryland 1677.51% 1017.30% 2322.39% District of Columbia 1351.01% 1094.59% 2674.47% New Mexico 1343.72% 1007.63% 2297.15% Texas 993.23% 1045.56% 1886.77% Nevada 1049.93% 962.06% 2492.85% Tennessee 1110.57% 850.32% 2454.51% Colorado 1174.39% 825.26% 2690.12% Maine 2083.41% 509.20% 2636.42% Arizona 645.66% 915.17% 1462.29% Alaska 985.21% 752.91% 1265.56% Indiana 1397.85% 592.17% 3454.02% Minnesota 1392.87% 454.33% 2714.32% Hawaii 903.01% 575.45% 2377.05% South Carolina 1564.77% 335.19% 3183.53% New York 1496.49% 346.81% 1650.19% Kansas 749.81% 550.72% 2111.58% Alabama 978.58% 442.56% 2557.20% Illinois 726.09% 519.69% 1434.88% Nebraska 831.40% 483.08% 2315.69% Delaware 795.41% 479.20% 2072.60% Massachusetts 993.36% 369.85% 2011.87% Oregon 852.21% 372.70% 1184.24% Ohio 775.59% 369.82% 2522.22% California 440.23% 482.86% 1329.04% New Jersey 795.27% 348.19% 1508.13% Wyoming 913.58% 305.74% 1314.39% Utah 673.02% 370.03% 1891.95% Arkansas 638.17% 381.99% 1555.80% Missouri 869.81% 287.20% 2339.07% Michigan 845.73% 259.19% 3351.88% West Virginia 682.06% 273.53% 2242.15% Vermont 546.31% 312.50% 1388.35% Iowa 659.30% 264.91% 1816.35% Wisconsin 812.10% 200.16% 1317.19% North Dakota 517.82% 285.77% 2710.12% Rhode Island 627.50% 169.68% 1794.96% Pennsylvania 590.84% 176.79% 1937.73% Idaho 648.78% 86.37% 1763.28% Montana 478.66% 121.41% 1641.48% *Refers to the increase in the number of unemployment insurance initial claims in the week of May 4, 2020 compared to the week of May 6, 2019.
**Refers to the increase in the number of unemployment insurance initial claims in the week of May 4, 2020 compared to the week of January 1, 2020.
***Refers to the increase in the Number of Unemployment Insurance Initial Claims between the weeks of March 16, 2020 to May 4, 2020 compared to the weeks of March 18, 2019 to May 6, 2019.
