Other Social Insurance Programs and Veterans' Benefits
Unemployment Insurance
- Table 9.A2 Summary data on state programs, by state or other area, 2005
State or area | Covered employment (excludes federal government) |
Insured unemployment as percent of covered employment a |
Number of first payments |
Average weekly benefit for total unemployment |
Average weekly insured unemployment |
Average actual duration (weeks) |
Claimants exhausting benefits |
Contributions collected b (millions of dollars) |
Benefits paid c (millions of dollars) |
Average employer contribution rate d (percent) |
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Average number of workers (thousands) |
Total payroll e (millions of dollars) |
Amount f (dollars) |
Percent of average weekly wages g |
Number | Percent of first payments h |
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Total | 129,945 | 5,213,131 | 2.1 | 7,917,294 | 266.62 | 34.6 | 2,661,400 | 15.3 | 2,855,810 | 35.9 | 34,779 | 31,234 | 2.9 |
Alabama | 1,843 | 62,431 | 1.5 | 106,762 | 182.01 | 27.9 | 27,911 | 11.5 | 29,512 | 26.8 | 299 | 215 | 2.1 |
Alaska | 286 | 11,144 | 4.4 | 43,944 | 193.91 | 25.8 | 12,443 | 14.3 | 17,847 | 40.0 | 146 | 117 | 3.0 |
Arizona | 2,437 | 92,039 | 1.2 | 75,887 | 194.76 | 26.8 | 29,157 | 15.6 | 32,743 | 37.6 | 256 | 243 | 1.4 |
Arkansas | 1,127 | 34,749 | 2.5 | 78,718 | 229.61 | 38.7 | 27,743 | 13.9 | 29,459 | 36.5 | 262 | 227 | 2.6 |
California | 15,000 | 689,422 | 2.4 | 974,979 | 277.46 | 31.4 | 362,655 | 17.4 | 456,782 | 43.0 | 4,897 | 4,618 | 4.6 |
Colorado | 2,137 | 87,882 | 1.2 | 73,893 | 301.77 | 38.2 | 25,197 | 13.9 | 35,379 | 44.7 | 510 | 310 | 2.5 |
Connecticut | 1,624 | 85,986 | 2.4 | 121,538 | 295.42 | 29.0 | 39,624 | 16.7 | 41,114 | 32.8 | 591 | 558 | 3.0 |
Delaware | 412 | 18,358 | 2.0 | 24,337 | 247.47 | 28.9 | 8,151 | 16.6 | 7,088 | 27.7 | 74 | 100 | 2.3 |
District of Columbia | 474 | 28,968 | 1.0 | 16,619 | 266.67 | 22.7 | 4,529 | 19.5 | 8,788 | 53.6 | 105 | 87 | 2.4 |
Florida | 7,630 | 277,868 | 1.2 | 244,017 | 226.35 | 32.3 | 88,748 | 15.2 | 120,164 | 43.5 | 1,127 | 886 | 2.1 |
Georgia | 3,840 | 148,212 | 1.4 | 194,114 | 244.65 | 33.0 | 53,727 | 11.5 | 75,572 | 39.5 | 696 | 524 | 2.2 |
Hawaii | 572 | 20,165 | 1.1 | 19,832 | 337.42 | 49.8 | 6,258 | 14.1 | 4,868 | 23.1 | 133 | 89 | 1.3 |
Idaho | 602 | 18,295 | 2.2 | 43,759 | 235.25 | 40.3 | 13,131 | 12.7 | 13,777 | 29.3 | 132 | 120 | 1.4 |
Illinois | 5,661 | 246,237 | 2.4 | 351,963 | 285.38 | 34.1 | 136,324 | 18.2 | 141,819 | 38.7 | 2,605 | 1,800 | 5.1 |
Indiana | 2,837 | 99,824 | 1.9 | 184,931 | 278.07 | 41.1 | 54,078 | 13.0 | 73,358 | 39.6 | 578 | 666 | 3.1 |
Iowa | 1,428 | 46,948 | 1.7 | 91,540 | 271.26 | 42.9 | 24,444 | 12.5 | 22,399 | 25.0 | 255 | 293 | 1.6 |
Kansas | 1,281 | 42,890 | 1.6 | 61,002 | 278.47 | 43.2 | 20,002 | 15.3 | 24,242 | 39.0 | 344 | 245 | 2.5 |
Kentucky | 1,720 | 57,818 | 1.8 | 110,724 | 259.56 | 40.2 | 30,330 | 13.5 | 24,968 | 22.0 | 349 | 377 | 2.8 |
Louisiana | 1,808 | 59,906 | 3.6 | 299,088 | 192.29 | 30.2 | 65,746 | 12.5 | 31,189 | 37.6 | 171 | 706 | 1.5 |
Maine | 581 | 18,636 | 1.8 | 31,936 | 240.24 | 38.9 | 10,683 | 14.8 | 10,657 | 32.9 | 94 | 112 | 1.8 |
Maryland | 2,372 | 101,410 | 1.5 | 99,387 | 256.64 | 31.2 | 35,939 | 15.3 | 33,232 | 31.7 | 516 | 396 | 2.6 |
Massachusetts | 3,109 | 155,191 | 2.6 | 218,287 | 356.64 | 37.2 | 82,111 | 17.9 | 80,165 | 35.3 | 1,638 | 1,297 | 4.1 |
Michigan | 4,241 | 174,122 | 3.3 | 449,917 | 290.13 | 36.7 | 139,408 | 14.3 | 150,889 | 33.1 | 1,436 | 1,820 | 4.3 |
Minnesota | 2,607 | 105,891 | 1.8 | 144,233 | 321.59 | 41.2 | 46,797 | 15.0 | 43,189 | 29.9 | 853 | 635 | 1.9 |
Mississippi | 1,086 | 31,691 | 2.7 | 102,598 | 186.34 | 33.2 | 28,814 | 11.3 | 18,644 | 34.0 | 129 | 213 | 1.8 |
Missouri | 2,610 | 92,930 | 1.9 | 137,165 | 205.79 | 30.1 | 50,455 | 15.4 | 52,318 | 34.3 | 518 | 444 | 2.1 |
Montana | 400 | 11,343 | 1.9 | 21,366 | 220.58 | 40.5 | 7,436 | 14.9 | 6,879 | 31.8 | 74 | 63 | 1.2 |
Nebraska | 876 | 28,106 | 1.4 | 38,822 | 225.65 | 36.6 | 11,917 | 13.7 | 17,211 | 42.3 | 138 | 117 | 2.5 |
Nevada | 1,199 | 46,173 | 1.5 | 59,393 | 258.31 | 34.9 | 18,479 | 13.9 | 20,179 | 32.3 | 319 | 223 | 1.4 |
New Hampshire | 612 | 24,686 | 1.1 | 24,183 | 252.12 | 32.5 | 6,550 | 11.8 | 3,796 | 15.7 | 79 | 75 | 1.8 |
New Jersey | 3,857 | 190,074 | 3.0 | 315,037 | 336.04 | 35.5 | 113,897 | 18.1 | 146,149 | 45.6 | 1,611 | 1,822 | 1.9 |
New Mexico | 748 | 23,670 | 1.6 | 28,951 | 217.70 | 35.8 | 11,792 | 17.5 | 12,912 | 41.7 | 83 | 114 | 0.9 |
New York | 8,219 | 426,343 | 2.3 | 488,443 | 276.05 | 27.7 | 190,686 | 18.0 | 192,197 | 38.7 | 2,453 | 2,452 | 4.2 |
North Carolina | 3,793 | 135,226 | 2.0 | 250,486 | 257.71 | 37.6 | 76,893 | 12.9 | 94,240 | 37.5 | 900 | 694 | 2.1 |
North Dakota | 318 | 9,377 | 1.1 | 12,529 | 238.41 | 42.1 | 3,466 | 12.1 | 4,183 | 32.4 | 57 | 40 | 1.5 |
Ohio | 5,232 | 193,618 | 1.9 | 285,738 | 260.99 | 36.7 | 100,554 | 15.2 | 83,704 | 28.7 | 940 | 1,108 | 2.3 |
Oklahoma | 1,420 | 43,973 | 1.2 | 47,385 | 221.49 | 37.2 | 16,877 | 15.2 | 20,238 | 38.5 | 287 | 154 | 1.8 |
Oregon | 1,623 | 58,792 | 2.8 | 132,813 | 261.26 | 37.5 | 45,526 | 15.2 | 45,960 | 33.6 | 719 | 528 | 2.6 |
Pennsylvania | 5,447 | 214,140 | 3.1 | 461,257 | 291.89 | 38.6 | 167,857 | 16.6 | 139,872 | 29.7 | 2,550 | 2,038 | 5.3 |
Rhode Island | 468 | 17,864 | 2.7 | 38,442 | 336.42 | 45.8 | 12,400 | 15.5 | 14,737 | 37.3 | 183 | 201 | 3.3 |
South Carolina | 1,791 | 58,369 | 2.1 | 115,916 | 216.66 | 34.6 | 38,468 | 13.7 | 44,549 | 38.0 | 269 | 335 | 2.2 |
South Dakota | 365 | 10,410 | 0.7 | 9,380 | 211.49 | 38.5 | 2,597 | 12.3 | 1,458 | 14.4 | 18 | 27 | 0.8 |
Tennessee | 2,639 | 93,508 | 1.7 | 154,046 | 212.11 | 31.1 | 43,657 | 13.7 | 55,001 | 33.9 | 437 | 436 | 2.4 |
Texas | 9,403 | 374,483 | 1.4 | 356,906 | 261.34 | 34.1 | 127,933 | 14.2 | 144,693 | 38.1 | 1,676 | 1,241 | 2.5 |
Utah | 1,080 | 35,322 | 1.0 | 35,897 | 263.37 | 41.9 | 10,606 | 12.7 | 12,591 | 31.4 | 217 | 117 | 1.4 |
Vermont | 295 | 9,962 | 2.1 | 22,880 | 267.14 | 41.1 | 6,222 | 13.6 | 3,892 | 17.1 | 48 | 79 | 2.4 |
Virginia | 3,427 | 140,973 | 0.9 | 110,188 | 245.74 | 31.1 | 31,305 | 12.5 | 39,083 | 33.3 | 530 | 339 | 2.0 |
Washington | 2,697 | 108,681 | 2.2 | 183,530 | 296.86 | 38.3 | 58,771 | 14.7 | 43,199 | 22.1 | 1,440 | 756 | 2.8 |
West Virginia | 673 | 20,546 | 2.1 | 40,685 | 225.12 | 38.4 | 13,964 | 15.0 | 10,156 | 24.8 | 135 | 141 | 2.9 |
Wisconsin | 2,714 | 95,822 | 2.7 | 262,724 | 252.82 | 37.2 | 72,716 | 13.3 | 66,174 | 24.8 | 686 | 790 | 3.0 |
Wyoming | 249 | 8,084 | 1.1 | 11,979 | 241.52 | 38.6 | 2,791 | 11.8 | 3,499 | 27.1 | 36 | 35 | 1.4 |
Outlying areas | |||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 1,033 | 23,146 | 4.2 | 105,595 | 108.28 | 25.1 | 43,118 | 18.3 | 48,439 | 48.6 | 182 | 206 | 3.4 |
Virgin Islands | 43 | 1,424 | 1.2 | 1,553 | 237.00 | 37.6 | 517 | 16.1 | 657 | 43.6 | 2 | 6 | 0.3 |
SOURCES: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration and Bureau of Labor Statistics; based on data submitted by state agencies. | |||||||||||||
NOTE: Except where noted, excludes data for federal employees and for ex-servicemembers; includes data for state and local government employees where covered by state law after 1955. | |||||||||||||
a. Based on average covered employment in 12-month period. | |||||||||||||
b. Contributions, penalties, and interest from employers and contributions from employees in states taxing workers; adjusted to exclude refunds of contributions and dishonored checks; excludes state and local government employees covered on reimbursable basis. | |||||||||||||
c. Adjusted to exclude voided benefit checks and for transfers under interstate combined-wage plan; excludes Extended Benefits and Emergency Unemployment Compensation. | |||||||||||||
d. Estimated data. Contribution rate as a percentage of taxable payroll; excludes state and local jurisdictions covering state and local government employees on a reimbursable basis. Standard contribution rate for most states, 2.7 percent. | |||||||||||||
e. Total wages earned in covered employment during all pay periods ended within the year. | |||||||||||||
f. Includes dependents' allowances for states that provide such benefits. | |||||||||||||
g. Based on average total weekly wage in current year. | |||||||||||||
h. Percentages based on first payments for 12-month period. | |||||||||||||
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