New unemployment claims increased by 2.7% week-over-week on September 23, and were 8.7% 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: Iowa, Wyoming, Alaska, Indiana, Michigan, Washington, Oregon, Oklahoma, Maine, Idaho, Montana, Minnesota, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Illinois, Colorado, California, Utah, Missouri, North Dakota, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and the District of Columbia.
- While there was an increase in weekly claims nationally, 26 states (including Delaware, New Hampshire, and Ohio) had unemployment claims last week that were better than the same week last year.
| Biggest Increase Last Week | Smallest Increase Last Week |
| 1. Iowa | 42. South Dakota |
| 2. Massachusetts | 43. North Carolina |
| 3. Alaska | 44. Vermont |
| 4. Michigan | 45. Kentucky |
| 5. Washington | 46. New Hampshire |
| 6. Montana | 47. South Carolina |
| 7. Wyoming | 48. Arkansas |
| 8. Oregon | 49. Georgia |
| 9. North Dakota | 50. Ohio |
| 10. Indiana | 51. Delaware |
