7 States Hit Hardest by <br />Job Losses Amid COVID-19 The latest number of jobless claims <br />has brought the country’s total to <br />around 30 million in the past six weeks. Here are seven states that have been hit<br />the hardest by COVID-19 in terms of job losses,<br />according to a data review by Yahoo Finance. 1. Georgia saw an additional 264,000 unemployment<br />claims last week. That’s a 4,859 percent spike<br />versus the week of March 14. 2. Florida also experienced a substantial<br />spike of 4,595 percent in claims, likely<br />because they were one of the last states<br />to implement a stay-at-home order. 3. Alabama had a 4,390 percent spike compared<br />to last month with an additional 64,200 people<br />applying for unemployment benefits. 4. Michigan averaged an increase of more than <br />4,100 percent compared to the week of March 14. 5. New Hampshire followed close behind with 14,300 new<br />claims, representing a spike of more than 3,800 percent. 6. Indiana, a state with over 18,000 recorded<br />COVID-19 cases, had 57,400 new claims. 7. Kentucky rounded out the list with 90,000 new claims,<br />enduring an increase of well over 3,000 percent.
