7 States Hit Hardest by br Job Losses Amid COVID-19 The latest number of jobless claims br has brought the country’s total to br around 30 million in the past six weeks. Here are seven states that have been hitbr the hardest by COVID-19 in terms of job losses,br according to a data review by Yahoo Finance. 1. Georgia saw an additional 264,000 unemploymentbr claims last week. That’s a 4,859 percent spikebr versus the week of March 14. 2. Florida also experienced a substantialbr spike of 4,595 percent in claims, likelybr because they were one of the last statesbr to implement a stay-at-home order. 3. Alabama had a 4,390 percent spike comparedbr to last month with an additional 64,200 peoplebr applying for unemployment benefits. 4. Michigan averaged an increase of more than br 4,100 percent compared to the week of March 14. 5. New Hampshire followed close behind with 14,300 newbr claims, representing a spike of more than 3,800 percent. 6. Indiana, a state with over 18,000 recordedbr COVID-19 cases, had 57,400 new claims. 7. Kentucky rounded out the list with 90,000 new claims,br enduring an increase of well over 3,000 percent.