WASHINGTON – Texas had 313,832 unemployment initial insurance claims the week of March 30, 2020, a 2296.94 percent increase from 13,093 the week of April 1, 2019.
That is the ninth-smallest annual unemployment insurance claims increase nationally, according to a WalletHub study.
The state had a 2737.66 percent increase in claims from the first week of the year, when there were 12,367 claims.
Oregon had the smallest increase in unemployment initial insurance claims since April 2019 with a 1167.82 percent jump. Georgia had the largest with an 8262.24 percent increase.
In the week of March 23, 267,000 Texans filed for unemployment benefits, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. Nationally, a record 6.65 million people filed first-time jobless claims that week.
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