New unemployment claims decreased week-over-week on August 30, and were 95% 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, along with accompanying videos and audio files.
Key Stats:
- Five states had unemployment claims last week that were lower than before the pandemic: Arkansas, Arizona, South Carolina, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.
- Surprisingly, New Mexico had unemployment claims last week that were worse than the same week last year.
| Most Recovered Last Week | Least Recovered Last Week |
| 1. Arkansas | 42. Alabama |
| 2. South Carolina | 43. Maryland |
| 3. Arizona | 44. District of Columbia |
| 4. Idaho | 45. Michigan |
| 5. Delaware | 46. Indiana |
| 6. Kentucky | 47. Ohio |
| 7. Washington | 48. Rhode Island |
| 8. New Jersey | 49. Virginia |
| 9. Kansas | 50. Louisiana |
| 10. New Hampshire | 51. New Mexico |
