Between mid-March and April 4, 493,475 workers in Illinois filed for unemployment amid the COVID-19 crisis, according to an analysis by 24/7 Wall St. That equates to 7.6% of the state's workforce and a 2,163.9% increase over the same period last year when 301,411 filed. The anticipated unemployment rate by July is 15.6%.
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State Jobless Claims After Covid-19 Shut Down Economy
| State | % of Labor Force Filing Jobless Claims Since Mid-March | March 29-April 4 Jobless Claims | % Increase in Weekly Claims From 1 Year Ago | % of Workers in High-Risk Industries | Projected Jobless Rate for July |
| Alabama | 8.8% | 105,607 | 3553.0% | 16.8% | 14.5% |
| Alaska | 10.7% | 15,370 | 1625.0% | 21.8% | 17.8% |
| Arizona | 7.1% | 132,189 | 2528.5% | 19.3% | 15.4% |
| Arkansas | 7.2% | 60,992 | 2610.8% | 17.0% | 15.3% |
| California | 11.2% | 925,450 | 2454.6% | 17.9% | 15.6% |
| Colorado | 4.1% | 45,494 | 2290.6% | 18.6% | 14.1% |
| Connecticut | 4.8% | 33,418 | 1334.9% | 14.2% | 14.8% |
| Delaware | 10.1% | 18,863 | 3913.4% | 17.0% | 16.8% |
| Florida | 4.6% | 169,885 | 2553.6% | 20.1% | 15.5% |
| Georgia | 10.5% | 388,175 | 8262.2% | 19.7% | 14.9% |
| Hawaii | 16.6% | 53,082 | 4030.0% | 27.1% | 17.8% |
| Idaho | 8.8% | 30,022 | 3173.9% | 16.1% | 14.0% |
| Illinois | 7.6% | 200,940 | 2163.9% | 18.8% | 15.6% |
| Indiana | 9.8% | 133,639 | 4298.9% | 18.0% | 15.0% |
| Iowa | 9.6% | 67,334 | 3682.8% | 14.9% | 14.2% |
| Kansas | 8.6% | 49,756 | 3566.6% | 15.8% | 14.7% |
| Kentucky | 13.6% | 117,135 | 4122.6% | 19.4% | 16.3% |
| Louisiana | 13.1% | 102,985 | 6118.9% | 19.5% | 18.0% |
| Maine | 11.1% | 30,631 | 4044.9% | 15.1% | 15.7% |
| Maryland | 7.3% | 107,408 | 4227.5% | 15.7% | 13.9% |
| Massachusetts | 12.4% | 139,582 | 3149.1% | 15.0% | 15.1% |
| Michigan | 16.6% | 384,844 | 5659.4% | 16.4% | 15.2% |
| Minnesota | 10.9% | 111,119 | 3443.3% | 14.9% | 15.0% |
| Mississippi | 6.6% | 46,504 | 4800.3% | 19.1% | 17.5% |
| Missouri | 7.5% | 82,399 | 3022.4% | 16.6% | 15.7% |
| Montana | 10.7% | 20,011 | 2607.8% | 19.4% | 16.3% |
| Nebraska | 6.6% | 26,788 | 4448.0% | 15.7% | 15.1% |
| Nevada | 15.9% | 79,865 | 3877.3% | 33.5% | 19.7% |
| New Hampshire | 12.6% | 36,214 | 7186.5% | 15.1% | 15.0% |
| New Jersey | 12.0% | 213,897 | 2675.4% | 17.4% | 15.6% |
| New Mexico | 7.6% | 26,606 | 2944.2% | 18.8% | 16.2% |
| New York | 8.3% | 345,246 | 2639.4% | 15.1% | 16.4% |
| North Carolina | 8.0% | 137,573 | 4282.7% | 17.6% | 15.5% |
| North Dakota | 8.4% | 16,093 | 5816.5% | 19.8% | 15.6% |
| Ohio | 12.0% | 224,182 | 3629.5% | 17.0% | 16.4% |
| Oklahoma | 6.6% | 51,124 | 2425.9% | 19.9% | 14.7% |
| Oregon | 6.4% | 56,646 | 1167.8% | 16.4% | 15.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 16.5% | 283,718 | 2449.8% | 16.7% | 16.6% |
| Rhode Island | 16.6% | 28,255 | 4123.5% | 17.1% | 15.4% |
| South Carolina | 7.8% | 85,018 | 3931.2% | 19.6% | 15.0% |
| South Dakota | 3.6% | 7,916 | 5435.7% | 14.5% | 15.8% |
| Tennessee | 7.4% | 116,141 | 2589.7% | 20.3% | 15.8% |
| Texas | 5.3% | 313,832 | 2296.9% | 19.6% | 15.2% |
| Utah | 5.1% | 33,076 | 3123.8% | 17.0% | 14.8% |
| Vermont | 10.1% | 16,176 | 3016.8% | 15.4% | 15.0% |
| Virginia | 7.0% | 149,758 | 6849.3% | 15.7% | 14.0% |
| Washington | 12.6% | 176,827 | 2707.2% | 15.0% | 15.2% |
| West Virginia | 4.1% | 14,145 | 1986.3% | 18.2% | 16.3% |
| Wisconsin | 8.6% | 104,776 | 1847.1% | 15.8% | 15.6% |
| Wyoming | 5.2% | 4,900 | 1324.4% | 25.5% | 16.3% |
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