EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 2008 (EUC08) Summary data for State Programs

Due to federal reporting requirements, we are now reporting Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 (EUC08) program activity in two different ways. Under the heading "EUC08 program activity", we display all claimant activity by tier from the inception of the program in July, 2008. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) modified the EUC08 program by funding benefits paid from April 1, 2009 onward from general revenues, not from FUTA. To be as transparent as possible concerning the use of these funds, we have attempted to show those EUC08 activies that are funded through general revenue due to ARRA. This affects those claimants who begin receiving EUC08 benefits on or after April 1, 2009. We report this specific activity below under the heading "ARRA funded program activity". Below are additional notes that provide detail and context for the program.

• Tier 1
• July, 2008 Program Data
• August, 2008 Program Data
• September, 2008 Program Data
• October, 2008 Program Data
• November, 2008 Program Data
• December, 2008 Program Data
• January, 2009 Program Data
• February, 2009 Program Data
• March, 2009 Program Data
• Cumulative Program Data


• Tier 2
• December, 2008 Program Data
• January, 2009 Program Data
• February, 2009 Program Data
• March, 2009 Program Data
• Cumulative Program Data


• ARRA Funded Program Activity
• Cumulative Program Data

Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 (EUC08)

EUC08 is an emergency federal benefits program that is payable to individuals who (1) have exhausted all rights to regular compensation with respect to a benefit year that ended on or after May 1, 2007; and (2) have no rights to regular compensation or extended benefits (EB); and (3) are not receiving compensation under the unemployment compensation law of Canada. To qualify for EUC, individuals must have had a minimum employment of 20 weeks of work, or the equivalent in wages, in their base periods. EUC08 is administered through voluntary agreements between states and the U.S. Department of Labor (the Department). EUC08 is payable in a state the week following the week in which an agreement is signed. In most states, where the week of unemployment ends on Saturday, the first week for which EUC08 may be paid is the week ending July 12, 2008.

EUC08 First Tier (Tier 1)

The EUC08 program, signed into law on June 30, 2008, provides up to 13 weeks of 100 percent federally-financed compensation to eligible individuals in all states. Public Law (P.L.) 110-449 expanded the EUC08 program on (insert date here) to provide up to 20 weeks of 100 percent federally-funded unemployment compensation to eligible individuals in all states.

EUC08 Second Tier (Tier 2)

Public Law (P.L.) 110-449 also expanded the EUC08 program by providing a second tier of benefits of up to 13 weeks for eligible individuals in those states with high unemployment. High unemployment for this tier is defined as a 13 week insured unemployment rate of at least 4.0%, or a three-month average seasonally adjusted total unemployment rate of at least 6.0%.

ARRA Funded EUC08 benefits

ARRA funded 100% of EUC08 program benefits for:

• Claimants who were not eligible for EUC08 benefits under Title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 and the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, Public Law 110-449 (that is, claimants who became eligible under the amendments made by the ARRA of 2009),
• Second-Tier EUC08 benefits for those claimants exhausting First-Tier EUC08 after March 31, 2009 and establishing Second-Tier eligibility after that date, as well as all benefits paid for all claimants for weeks of unemployment beginning after August 27, 2009.