See how California’s job losses compare to other states during coronavirus shutdown

About 2.8 million Californians have applied for unemployment benefits in the last four weeks, roughly equivalent to one of every nine working-age adults in the state, the latest U.S. Department of Labor data shows.

Almost 11 of every 100 Californians between the ages of 16 and 64 filed new unemployment claims between March 15 and April 11, higher than the nationwide rate of 9.5 new claims per 100 working-age adults.

The highest rates of new unemployment claims were in Rhode Island, Hawaii, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Nevada. Each of those states saw at least 15 new claims per 100 working-age adults in the last four weeks. The lowest rates of new claims were in Florida, South Dakota and West Virginia.

The number of new unemployment claims in California is unprecedented for the state.

From January 2018 through February 2020, California averaged about 41,000 claims each week. Last week, it saw 661,000 new claims - and that was down from 919,000 new claims the week before. Those figures are not seasonally adjusted.