The unemployment situation in New York recently improved, with last week’s claims 1.66% lower than in the previous week but still 16.71% higher than last year, according to WalletHub’s updated rankings for the States Where Unemployment Claims Are Increasing the Most. 

Unemployment Situation in New York (1=Worst; 25=Avg.):

• Overall Rank for New York: 20^th
   
• 23^rd – Unemployment Claims Increase vs. Previous Week
   
• 12^th – Unemployment Claims Increase vs. Same Week Last Year
   
• 30^th – Cumulative Unemployment Claims in 2025 vs. Same Period Last Year
   
• 13^th – Unemployment Claims per 100,000 People in Labor Force

U.S. unemployment has experienced fluctuations and a small overall rise over the past year. Most recently, the job market continued to falter, with new unemployment claims increasing by 3.3% week-over-week on May 26. There are currently 7.2 million Americans unemployed in total, and it’s important to look at some key stats for the latest week to get the complete picture:

• The following states had unemployment claims last week that were higher than in the previous week: Kentucky, North Dakota, Tennessee, Minnesota, Kansas, Ohio, Wyoming, Mississippi, New Mexico, Idaho, Alaska, Oregon, Nevada, Illinois, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Hawaii, Arkansas, Missouri and Indiana.

• While there was an increase in weekly claims nationally, 20 states – including Iowa, South Dakota and Montana – had unemployment claims last week that were better than the same week last year.

To identify where unemployment claims are increasing the most, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on changes in unemployment claims for several key benchmark weeks. We also considered the number of claims per 100,000 people in the labor force.

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