Why Were Pennsylvania’s Initial UI Claims so High?

Paul R. Flora and Ryan Michaels

Research Brief, 2020, 7

Abstract: As initial unemployment insurance (UI) claims exploded across the country early in the COVID-19 crisis, one fact stood out: Pennsylvania’s initial UI claims were exceptionally high. For the week ending March 21, Pennsylvania led all states with 378,908 initial UI claims.

Keywords: COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.21799/frbp.rb.2020.jun

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