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New unemployment claims decreased week-over-week on August 2, and were 94 percent below the peak during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In that recovery, Alabama ranked 41st in recovery steps to put people back to work.
Key Stats:

• The good news is that every state had unemployment claims last week that were better than the same week last year.
• Seven states had unemployment claims last week that were lower than before the pandemic: Florida, South Carolina, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Iowa, and Louisiana.

Most Recovered Last Week	Least Recovered Last Week
1. South Carolina	42. Texas
2. Florida	43. Utah
3. Kansas	44. Michigan
4. Pennsylvania	45. New Mexico
5. Arizona	46. Illinois
6. Washington	47. Colorado
7. South Dakota	48. Indiana
8. New Hampshire	49. District of Columbia
9. New York	50. Rhode Island
10. Vermont	51. Virginia