No state has been left untouched by the jobless crisis, but some have been hit much harder than others.
No state has been left untouched by the jobless crisis, but some have been hit much harder than others. A CBS MoneyWatch analysis of the number of people in each state who’ve applied for jobless benefits since mid-March reveals some stark discrepancies.
The hardest-hit state, based on the latest available data for local jobless claims and employment, is Hawaii, where more than 29% of the workforce – or nearly 200,000 people – have applied for unemployment benefits since mid-March.
