See unemployment numbers in your state - plus 10 companies hiring now
Aside from an unprecedented death rate for a modern pandemic in the U.S., one of the worst effects of COVID-19 has been its impact on the job market. More than 36.5 million jobs have been lost since the start of the crisis, and that number continues to rise as the situation drags on.
Not every state and industry have been impacted equally, either. While brick-and-mortar retail and hospitality have suffered tremendously, essential businesses and work-from-home positions have soldiered on in spite of the impact. Tap or click here to see which work-from-home jobs are still hiring right now.
If you want a better idea of the true scale of job losses in America, this digital map explains the situation on a state-by-state basis. Do you know where your state ranks in terms of job losses and unemployment claims?
A staggering scale of loss
The COVID-19 crisis has put an end to countless businesses and careers across the world, and America is no exception to this economic scourge. More than 3 million people filed jobless claims in the last week alone, and the number is probably even higher than our employment agencies can fully verify.
But each region of the U.S. experienced the effects of the virus differently, and some states featured greater job loss than others. This is due to the uneven spread of both industries and workers in different parts of the country, as well as population density operating costs for businesses.
See for yourself how your state ranks
If you’re curious to see how your state stacks up, this digital map from WalletHub can show you where each state ranks against the others in terms of unemployment. You might be surprised at which state comes first.
But the information goes much deeper than just the map you see above. If you visit WalletHub’s portal for the unemployment map, you’ll get detailed metrics on unemployment from different ranges of time. For example, Connecticut may have come first during the past week, but since the start of the crisis, Georgia takes the cake.
Larger states can also skew the perception of loss somewhat. While other parts of Nevada may have lost fewer jobs overall, unemployment in Las Vegas dwarfs the losses across the rest of the state. To see a city-by-city comparison, tap or click here to check out WalletHub’s report on the ground.
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