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By: citybiz
July 10, 2025

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Update: States With the Biggest Decreases in Unemployment Claims – WalletHub Study

New unemployment claims decreased by 2.2% week-over-week on June 30, but were 2.3% higher compared to the same week last year. To help add some context to these statistics, WalletHub just released updated rankings for the States Where Unemployment Claims Are Decreasing the Most.

Key Stats:

  • Every state had unemployment claims last week that were lower than in the previous week except for North Dakota, Michigan, Tennessee, Nebraska, Ohio, Iowa, Idaho, Mississippi, Massachusetts, New York, South Dakota, Maine, Nevada, Indiana, Illinois, Utah, Colorado, Missouri, Washington, Virginia, Hawaii, California, Arizona and the District of Columbia.
  • Surprisingly, 24 states – including Nebraska, Tennessee, South Dakota – and the District of Columbia had unemployment claims last week that were worse than the same week last year.
Decreased Most Last Week Decreased Least Last Week1. New Hampshire 42. Virginia2. Alabama 43. Illinois3. Montana 44. Rhode Island4. Indiana 45. New Jersey5. Oklahoma 46. Oregon6. Arkansas 47. Tennessee7. Wisconsin 48. Nebraska8. Arizona 49. Michigan9. Florida 50. North Dakota10. Wyoming 51. District of Columbia

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