New unemployment claims increased by 3.3% week-over-week on May 26, and were 7.9% higher compared to the same week last year. To help add some context to this statistic, WalletHub just released updated rankings for the States Where Unemployment Claims Are Increasing the Most.
Key Stats:
- The following states had unemployment claims last week that were higher than in the previous week: Kentucky, North Dakota, Tennessee, Minnesota, Kansas, Ohio, Wyoming, Mississippi, New Mexico, Idaho, Alaska, Oregon, Nevada, Illinois, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Hawaii, Arkansas, Missouri and Indiana.
- While there was an increase in weekly claims nationally, 20 states – including Iowa, South Dakota and Montana – had unemployment claims last week that were better than the same week last year.
| Biggest Increase Last Week | Smallest Increase Last Week | |
| 1. Kentucky | 42. Arizona | |
| 2. District of Columbia | 43. Maine | |
| 3. North Dakota | 44. Vermont | |
| 4. Minnesota | 45. Oklahoma | |
| 5. Tennessee | 46. Alabama | |
| 6. Kansas | 47. Florida | |
| 7. Illinois | 48. South Dakota | |
| 8. Oregon | 49. Montana | |
| 9. New Mexico | 50. New Hampshire | |
| 10. Nevada | 51. Iowa | |
To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/
