Earlier this month we reported the Unemployment rates from February. The Southeastern counties reported with their rates: Bladen 4.8, Brunswick 5.2, Columbus 4.9, Cumberland 4.9, Duplin 3.8, New Hanover 3.4, Pender 3.7, Robeson 5.1.
The next unemployment update is scheduled for Friday, April 17, 2020 when the state unemployment rate for March 2020 will be released. However, WalletHub released an article on March 30th ranking United States’ economies most exposed to the coronavirus.
Financial Writer, Adam McCann with WalletHub, wrote,
“Coronavirus isn’t just a danger to Americans’ health. It’s also a menace to our wallets. It’s led to the closing of scores of non-essential events and businesses, hurting the livelihood of many people. The U.S. stock market has lost over 20 percent of its value, and the U.S. government was forced to pass a $2 trillion stimulus package. Some of the main features of the plan include sending checks to Americans, giving loans to businesses and providing extra funding for hospitals. Hopefully, this aid will start to turn the economic downturn around in a time when the number of unemployment insurance claims being filed is rising sharply.”
He continued, “Some states are better positioned economically to deal with the coronavirus pandemic than others. To find out the states whose economies are most exposed to COVID-19, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 10 unique metrics. Our data set ranges from share of employment from small businesses to share of workers with access to paid sick leave and increase in unemployment insurance claims. Read on for the full ranking, additional insight from a panel of experts and a complete description of our methodology.”
Read more at https://wallethub.com/edu/state-economies-most-exposed-to-coronavirus/72631/
View the Main Findings in the Below Interactive Map:
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