With all Americans now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and the country continuing to reopen, new unemployment claims decreased week-over-week on April 12, and were 91% below the peak during the COVID-19 pandemic. To help add some context to these statistics, WalletHub just released updated rankings for the States Whose Unemployment Claims Are Recovering the Quickest, including Arizona at No. 5.
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Key Stats:
• The good news is that every state had unemployment claims last week that were better than the same week last year.
• The following states had unemployment claims last week that were lower than before the pandemic: New Jersey and Connecticut.
Most Recovered Last Week
1. New Jersey
2. Connecticut
3. South Dakota
4. Kansas
5. Arizona
6. Pennsylvania
7. Massachusetts
8. Illinois
9. Arkansas
10. South Carolina
Least Recovered Last Week
42. Indiana
43. Alaska
44. Virginia
45. Tennessee
46. North Dakota
47. New Mexico
48. Oklahoma
49. District of Columbia
50. Utah
51. Delaware
To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-unemployment-claims/72730/