Unemployment claims per week by state U.S. 2023

During the week ending May 20, 2023, unemployment insurance claims in U.S. states totaled 202,044 claims, an increase from the previous week when there were 200,738 claims. During the week, California was the most affected state, with 45,667 initial unemployment insurance claims.

Number of initial unemployment insurance claims made per week in the United States during the week ending May 20, 2023, by state

Characteristic	Advance claims made during week ending May 20	Prior week*
California	45,667	44,823
Texas	18,773	16,093
New York	13,949	14,447
Pennsylvania	9,823	9,327
Illinois	8,347	9,270
Ohio	8,151	7,920
New Jersey	7,447	7,397
Connecticut	5,942	3,444
Florida	5,578	5,869
Georgia	5,275	5,282
Washington	4,889	4,977
Michigan	4,687	5,757
Arizona	3,803	3,982
Oregon	3,557	4,116
North Carolina	3,490	3,594
Wisconsin	3,270	3,199
Missouri	3,002	2,789
Colorado	2,939	3,060
Minnesota	2,899	2,898
Indiana	2,875	2,915
Tennessee	2,738	3,165
Virginia	2,570	2,621
Alabama	2,436	2,545
Iowa	2,253	1,466
South Carolina	2,224	2,033
Nevada	2,111	2,078
Arkansas	1,795	1,769
Louisiana	1,780	2,079
Maryland	1,722	1,975
Massachusetts	1,640	3,830
Oklahoma	1,569	1,426
Kentucky	1,483	1,489
Utah	1,347	1,488
Kansas	1,247	1,000
Mississippi	1,204	1,274
Hawaii	1,094	962
Idaho	824	866
West Virginia	748	746
Nebraska	728	617
Alaska	705	624
Rhode Island	696	803
New Mexico	688	679
Montana	522	547
District of Columbia	507	491
Maine	428	463
New Hampshire	364	377
Delaware	266	237
Wyoming	266	250
Vermont	250	234
North Dakota	229	229
South Dakota	130	151

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May 2023

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United States

Survey time period

May, 2023

Supplementary notes

* Initial claims made during the week ending May 13, 2023.
Advance claims are not directly comparable to claims reported in prior weeks as advance claims are reported by the state liable for paying the unemployment compensation, whereas previous weeks reported claims reflect claimants by state of residence. In addition, claims reported as "workshare equivalent" in the previous week are added to the advance claims as a proxy for the current week's "workshare equivalent" activity.

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