10 states to see biggest increase in unemployment because of coronavirus

Millions of people have filed for unemployment, with numbers continuing to rise as the coronavirus sweeps the nation.

WalletHub released a list of the states with the biggest increase in unemployment. For the list, the organization analyzed the increase in numbers of unemployment insurance claims in 2020 compared to 2019 and the increase in number of unemployment insurance initial claims in 2020 on a state by state basis.

Here are the 10 states to see the biggest spike in unemployment:

1. Louisiana

2. North Carolina

3. Indiana

4. New Hampshire

5. Florida

6. Virginia

7. Michigan

8. Kentucky

9. District of Columbia

10. New Mexico

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