25. Alaska

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 5.98%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 19,090
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 30,622
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 62.34%
24. Oregon

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 6.20%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 125,350
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 232,095
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 54.01%
23. Kentucky

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 6.82%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 135,202
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 260,631
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 51.87%
22. North Carolina

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 6.91%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 341,101
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 836,057
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 40.80%
21. South Carolina

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 7.00%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 162,567
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 242,691
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 66.99%
20. Washington

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 7.01%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 267,222
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 499,211
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 53.53%
19. Wisconsin

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 7.13%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 211,984
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 353,211
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 60.02%
18. Mississippi

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 7.27%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 87,140
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 191,910
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 45.41%
17. Vermont

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 7.28%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 23,974
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 39,827
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 60.20%
16. Hawaii

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 7.35%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 47,849
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 172,851
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 27.68%
15. Delaware

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 7.41%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 34,734
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 74,120
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 46.86%
14. Louisiana

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 8.00%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 160,638
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 357,522
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 44.93%
13. Oklahoma

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 8.07%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 143,657
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 265,454
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 54.12%
12. Maine

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 8.15%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 53,640
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 76,649
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 69.98%
11. Illinois

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 8.70%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 531,695
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 1,043,253
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 50.97%
10. Idaho

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 9.00%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 77,774
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 87,222
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 89.17%
9. Montana

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 9.36%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 48,007
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 56,300
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 85.27%
8. Ohio

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 9.42%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 523,598
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 884,800
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 59.18%
7. Utah

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 9.62%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 152,917
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 160,796
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 95.10%
6. Texas

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 9.82%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 1,353,280
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 2,515,686
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 53.79%
5. New Hampshire

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 10.02%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 75,796
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 165,579
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 45.78%
4. Rhode Island

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 10.47%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 56,145
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 106,383
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 52.78%
3. Indiana

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 11.50%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 377,256
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 606,597
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 62.19%
2. Michigan

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 16.20%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 773,320
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 1,296,945
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 59.63%
1. Nevada

Percentage of recovered jobs compared to February 2020: 18.23%
- Jobs recovered from state's lowest level to June: 275,868
- Total lost jobs from February 2020 to lowest level: 516,607
- Percentage of lost jobs recovered: 53.40%
About the Author
Deb Gordon is a writer for MoneyGeek and the author of "The Health Care Consumer's Manifesto (Praeger 2020)" about consumer markets in health care based on research she conducted as a senior fellow in the Harvard Kennedy School's Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government. She previously held executive roles in health care companies. She has published in the Harvard Business Review blog, USA Today, RealClear Politics and TheHill. Deb is an Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellow, an Eisenhower Fellow, a former Boston Business Journal 40-under-40 honoree and a volunteer in MIT's Delta V start-up accelerator. She earned a B.A. in bioethics from Brown University and an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School.
Sources
- CNBC. “Weekly jobless claims rise by more than 1 million for 17th straight week.” Accessed July 19, 2020.