New unemployment claims decreased by 2.2% week-over-week on August 26, yet were 5.1% higher compared to the same week last year. To help add some context to these statistics, WalletHub just released updated rankings for the States Where Unemployment Claims Are Decreasing the Most.
Key Stats:
- Every state had unemployment claims last week that were lower than in the previous week except for Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Kansas, Arkansas, Alaska, Connecticut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Kentucky, Colorado, Wyoming, Minnesota, West Virginia, Illinois, Maine, Tennessee and the District of Columbia.
- Surprisingly, 27 states – (including Massachusetts, North Dakota, and Wisconsin) and the District of Columbia had unemployment claims last week that were worse than the same week last year.
Decreased Most Last Week
1. Delaware
2. Ohio
3. Vermont
4. New Hampshire
5. Virginia
6. Indiana
7. Utah
8. North Carolina
9. Mississippi
10. Louisiana
Decreased Least Last Week
42. Oregon
43. Michigan
44. California
45. Pennsylvania
46. Alaska
47. Nevada
48. Kansas
49. Wisconsin
50. Rhode Island
51. Massachusetts
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Thomas Hyslip lives in Tega Cay with his wife and daughter. After 27 years in the U.S. Army and Federal Law Enforcement, he retired to pursue his passion for teaching. Tom is now an Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of South Florida. In 2 short years he has won 10 awards from the South Carolina Press Association, including first place in column writing, education beat reporting and best podcast.
