Unemployment claims per week by state U.S. 2023

During the week ending March 18, 2023, unemployment insurance claims in U.S. states totaled 213,425 claims, a decrease from the previous week when there were 218,084 claims. During the week, California was the most affected state, with 45,232 initial unemployment insurance claims.

Number of initial unemployment insurance claims made per week in the United States during the week ending March 18, 2023, by state

Characteristic	Advance claims made during week ending March 18	Prior week*
California	45,232	47,643
Ohio	14,724	15,135
Utah	13,708	14,514
New York	13,660	14,686
Massachusetts	11,253	10,052
Pennsylvania	8,617	9,405
Illinois	8,101	9,236
New Jersey	7,236	8,074
Indiana	6,851	4,272
Wisconsin	4,844	5,133
Michigan	4,773	5,375
Florida	4,767	5,461
Georgia	4,761	4,410
Kentucky	4,639	4,531
Oregon	4,205	4,549
Connecticut	3,553	3,286
Minnesota	3,434	3,419
North Carolina	3,265	3,471
Arizona	2,946	2,942
Missouri	2,841	2,579
Texas	2,667	2,280
Colorado	2,369	2,507
Iowa	2,157	1,671
South Dakota	2,016	1,900
Nevada	2,005	2,241
Alabama	1,997	2,238
West Virginia	1,784	1,700
Maryland	1,576	1,865
Mississippi	1,548	913
Vermont	1,546	1,481
Louisiana	1,471	1,715
Oklahoma	1,274	1,311
Arkansas	1,212	1,347
Idaho	1,151	1,135
District of Columbia	1,126	971
Kansas	1,059	1,000
Hawaii	1,042	1,137
Rhode Island	970	1,134
South Carolina	850	770
Alaska	777	725
New Mexico	738	659
Maine	646	782
Wyoming	604	659
Nebraska	573	613
Montana	515	550
Virginia	336	288
New Hampshire	308	409
North Dakota	258	288
Delaware	248	292
Tennessee	151	213
Washington	19	31

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Release date

March 2023

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United States

Survey time period

March, 2023

Supplementary notes

* Initial claims made during the week ending March 11, 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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