Initial Weekly From

State claims change last year

Alabama 11,678 67 6,681

Alaska 2,808 590 915

Arizona 9,412 1,256 5,293

Arkansas 5,779 2 1,024

California 95,705 20,001 41,335

Colorado 6,667 1,181 3,263

Connecticut 8,586 -1,000 4,352

Delaware 1,537 -61 294

D.C. 558 158 199

Florida 28,579 2,879 12,172

Georgia 23,330 4,392 13,572

Hawaii 2,595 153 1,232

Idaho 4,633 52 1,432

Illinois 26,077 215 10,428

Indiana 17,562 -591 7,986

Iowa 10,068 2,786 6,368

Kansas 7,782 3,232 4,985

Kentucky 11,866 565 6,373

Louisiana 4,591 412 1,978

Maine 2,799 149 1,212

Maryland 8,870 1,484 4,026

Massachusetts 12,567 -149 5,104

Michigan 32,925 1,227 16,803

Minnesota 9,752 -204 4,373

Mississippi 4,528 193 2,052

Missouri 11,237 -1,370 3,071

Montana 2,347 159 897

Nebraska 3,033 817 1,474

Nevada 7,837 739 3,513

New Hampshire 2,207 79 986

New Jersey 16,784 -1,551 6,286

New Mexico 2,237 164 1,125

New York 32,975 -623 11,810

North Carolina 31,541 8,663 16,413

North Dakota 777 51 206

Ohio 29,164 4,738 12,542

Oklahoma 3,848 -1,199 1,664

Oregon 16,411 2,708 6,374

Pennsylvania 42,406 568 14,106

Puerto Rico 5,995 607 2,517

Rhode Island 2,225 -399 373

South Carolina 12,698 2,087 6,086

South Dakota 793 54 450

Tennessee 17,296 2,251 10,955

Texas 25,646 1,463 12,678

Utah 3,948 277 2,047

Vermont 1,423 61 670

Virgin Island 81 32 21

Virginia 11,293 -1,937 5,115

Washington 17,507 3,130 5,651

West Virginia 2,977 -99 753

Wisconsin 25,249 1,491 10,166

Wyoming 987 83 541

Totals 682,176 62,033 301,942

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics