New unemployment claims increased by 6% week-over-week on July 22, and were 9.7% higher compared to the same week last year. To help add some context to this statistic, WalletHub just released updated rankings for the States Where Unemployment Claims Are Increasing the Most.

Key Stats:

The following states had unemployment claims last week that were higher than in the previous week: Washington, Iowa, Alaska, Oregon, Delaware, Minnesota, Kansas, Colorado, Virginia, Michigan, Massachusetts and Missouri.

While there was an increase in weekly claims nationally, 29 states (including Ohio, Vermont, and Utah) had unemployment claims last week that were better than the same week last year.

Biggest Increase Last Week  Smallest Increase Last Week

1. 1. Massachusetts
   2. Michigan
   3. Missouri
   4. Iowa
   5. North Dakota
   6. Minnesota
   7. Nevada
   8. Kansas
   9. Colorado
   10. Virginia
   42. Florida
   43. Indiana
   44. Wyoming
   45. Georgia
   46. South Carolina
   47. Maine
   48. Louisiana
   49. Kentucky
   50. Utah
   51. Ohio

Oklahoma ranked 35th with 45 claims per 100,000 people.