With certain businesses reopening all across the country in an effort to reverse some of the nearly 41 million job losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic, WalletHub today released updated rankings for the Cities with the Biggest Increases in Unemployment Rates Due to COVID-19, as a follow-up to our report on the States Hit Most by Unemployment Claims, along with accompanying videos.
This report uses new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which recently disclosed that it erroneously didn’t count many workers on temporary layoffs as unemployed. Therefore, the real unemployment rate may be around 33 percent higher than reported, and our report includes both the official rate and an “adjusted” rate based on this error.
Below, you can see highlights from the report, along with a WalletHub Q&A.| Most Affected Cities | |
| 1. Las Vegas, NV | 11. Toledo, OH |
| 2. North Las Vegas, NV | 12. Cleveland, OH |
| 3. Detroit, MI | 13. Gulfport, MS |
| 4. Henderson, NV | 14. Charleston, SC |
| 5. Grand Rapids, MI | 15. Wichita, KS |
| 6. Burlington, VT | 16. Orlando, FL |
| 7. Honolulu, HI | 17. Garden Grove, CA |
| 8. Fort Wayne, IN | 18. Reno, NV |
| 9. South Burlington, VT | 19. Nashville, TN |
| 10. Manchester, NH | 20. New Orleans, LA |
