Minnesota and North Dakota among top five states for largest rise in unemployment claims from previous week

(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota is seeing the biggest increase in the number of unemployment claims being filed compared to any other state.  

That's according to a new report out by financial website WalletHub. It found that Minnesota had nearly 98% more unemployment claims filed in the last week of May compared to the previous week. The state with the second-biggest spike in claims filed was Ohio, with a little over a 61% increase. North Dakota wasn't far behind, seeing a 60.52% increase.

You can find the full study by clicking here.