States Experiencing the Fastest Recovery for Unemployment Claims – WalletHub Study
Friday, November 5th, 2021
New unemployment claims decreased week-over-week on October 25, and were 96% below the peak during the COVID-19 pandemic. To help add some context to these statistics, WalletHub just released updated rankings for theStates Whose Unemployment Claims Are Recovering the Quickest, along with accompanying videos and audio files.
Key Stats:
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23 states had unemployment claims last week that were lower than before the pandemic: Arkansas, Virginia, North Dakota, West Virginia, South Carolina, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, Colorado, Arizona, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Wyoming, Kansas, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Washington, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Ohio, Maryland, and New Jersey.
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Surprisingly, Oregon and D.C. had unemployment claims last week that were worse than the same week last year.
| Most Recovered Last Week | Least Recovered Last Week |
| 1. Virginia | 42. Hawaii |
| 2. Arkansas | 42. Louisiana |
| 3. North Dakota | 44. Oregon |
| 4. Delaware | 45. Alabama |
| 5. Georgia | 46. California |
| 6. South Carolina | 47. Michigan |
| 7. Kansas | 48. Tennessee |
| 8. South Dakota | 49. New Mexico |
| 9. West Virginia | 50. Kentucky |
| 10. Pennsylvania | 51. District of Columbia |
To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/
