Other Social Insurance Programs and Veterans' Benefits
Other Social Insurance Programs
Unemployment Insurance
- Table 9.A2 Summary data on state programs, by state or other area, 2008
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 | ||||||||
Total | 132,780 | 5,971,629 | 2.5 | 10,052,694 | 297.09 | 34.4 | 3,306,433 | 14.9 | 3,423,977 | 41.5 | 30,004 | 42,719 | 2.3 |
Alabama | 1,884 | 71,424 | 2.0 | 147,870 | 196.23 | 26.9 | 37,385 | 11.2 | 35,443 | 32.2 | 216 | 312 | 1.4 |
Alaska | 298 | 13,342 | 3.7 | 37,665 | 202.16 | 23.5 | 10,955 | 14.6 | 15,736 | 40.7 | 123 | 107 | 2.1 |
Arizona | 2,529 | 106,458 | 1.9 | 136,526 | 217.72 | 26.9 | 47,672 | 14.9 | 50,630 | 49.0 | 268 | 449 | 1.4 |
Arkansas | 1,151 | 39,622 | 3.0 | 104,782 | 264.86 | 40.0 | 34,320 | 13.0 | 32,714 | 37.0 | 250 | 334 | 2.4 |
California | 15,251 | 781,979 | 3.3 | 1,389,228 | 307.12 | 31.1 | 503,043 | 16.6 | 573,674 | 50.1 | 4,490 | 6,987 | 4.1 |
Colorado | 2,259 | 104,220 | 1.3 | 95,711 | 340.72 | 38.4 | 30,130 | 12.8 | 36,446 | 48.4 | 393 | 416 | 1.7 |
Connecticut | 1,669 | 97,328 | 2.8 | 153,263 | 321.97 | 28.7 | 47,487 | 15.8 | 46,181 | 36.3 | 530 | 736 | 2.6 |
Delaware | 415 | 19,775 | 2.5 | 29,520 | 256.89 | 28.1 | 10,433 | 17.1 | 9,680 | 38.0 | 78 | 132 | 2.0 |
District of Columbia | 492 | 34,823 | 1.0 | 21,182 | 291.43 | 21.4 | 5,130 | 22.1 | 10,360 | 58.2 | 106 | 112 | 2.0 |
Florida | 7,538 | 302,737 | 2.4 | 510,018 | 238.41 | 30.9 | 177,559 | 15.2 | 225,600 | 57.4 | 775 | 1,844 | 1.4 |
Georgia | 3,933 | 165,454 | 2.1 | 310,660 | 272.78 | 33.7 | 84,015 | 11.6 | 109,407 | 45.6 | 490 | 944 | 1.5 |
Hawaii | 587 | 23,207 | 2.0 | 39,333 | 413.07 | 54.4 | 11,699 | 13.9 | 9,069 | 31.2 | 61 | 220 | 0.7 |
Idaho | 640 | 21,405 | 3.0 | 71,476 | 272.18 | 42.3 | 19,139 | 11.9 | 18,963 | 35.1 | 97 | 218 | 0.8 |
Illinois | 5,754 | 278,956 | 2.8 | 445,417 | 312.09 | 33.5 | 160,296 | 16.7 | 148,766 | 40.0 | 1,853 | 2,310 | 3.0 |
Indiana | 2,834 | 108,039 | 2.6 | 261,334 | 297.73 | 40.6 | 74,029 | 12.8 | 93,086 | 45.9 | 512 | 995 | 2.7 |
Iowa | 1,472 | 54,070 | 2.0 | 126,309 | 302.14 | 42.8 | 29,261 | 11.6 | 26,425 | 26.7 | 358 | 418 | 1.6 |
Kansas | 1,342 | 50,775 | 1.6 | 75,541 | 316.03 | 43.4 | 22,008 | 13.9 | 23,211 | 36.9 | 217 | 319 | 1.4 |
Kentucky | 1,753 | 64,896 | 2.3 | 138,934 | 299.68 | 42.1 | 39,876 | 14.1 | 29,491 | 25.1 | 370 | 562 | 2.8 |
Louisiana | 1,857 | 74,247 | 1.4 | 75,494 | 209.12 | 27.2 | 26,567 | 13.7 | 24,262 | 39.5 | 154 | 222 | 1.4 |
Maine | 587 | 20,939 | 2.2 | 39,358 | 264.78 | 38.6 | 12,634 | 14.1 | 12,331 | 36.3 | 90 | 144 | 1.6 |
Maryland | 2,410 | 115,085 | 2.1 | 139,541 | 304.93 | 33.2 | 49,847 | 15.1 | 44,399 | 38.6 | 348 | 644 | 1.7 |
Massachusetts | 3,197 | 180,820 | 3.0 | 256,698 | 390.69 | 35.9 | 96,030 | 17.4 | 94,366 | 41.5 | 1,425 | 1,584 | 3.4 |
Michigan | 4,018 | 176,900 | 4.1 | 513,255 | 299.58 | 35.4 | 164,022 | 15.0 | 177,270 | 39.0 | 1,495 | 2,235 | 4.7 |
Minnesota | 2,645 | 120,678 | 2.2 | 163,871 | 346.93 | 39.5 | 59,388 | 16.3 | 58,585 | 41.7 | 787 | 885 | 1.6 |
Mississippi | 1,104 | 36,346 | 2.3 | 76,960 | 182.74 | 28.9 | 25,285 | 12.9 | 19,831 | 33.6 | 99 | 182 | 1.3 |
Missouri | 2,660 | 106,367 | 2.2 | 176,288 | 244.10 | 31.7 | 58,853 | 13.9 | 51,774 | 35.5 | 581 | 595 | 2.2 |
Montana | 424 | 13,792 | 2.3 | 30,260 | 255.19 | 40.8 | 9,651 | 14.1 | 8,875 | 38.1 | 77 | 101 | 1.0 |
Nebraska | 907 | 32,540 | 1.2 | 38,268 | 241.25 | 35.0 | 10,765 | 11.5 | 13,976 | 42.7 | 100 | 109 | 1.4 |
Nevada | 1,236 | 52,777 | 3.2 | 128,702 | 292.32 | 35.6 | 39,936 | 14.6 | 45,601 | 46.9 | 343 | 579 | 1.3 |
New Hampshire | 621 | 27,713 | 1.6 | 33,874 | 272.03 | 31.7 | 10,173 | 13.1 | 6,501 | 22.9 | 47 | 124 | 1.2 |
New Jersey | 3,876 | 213,422 | 3.5 | 368,176 | 377.48 | 35.6 | 133,888 | 17.8 | 162,112 | 50.3 | 1,837 | 2,339 | 2.0 |
New Mexico | 795 | 29,336 | 1.8 | 37,710 | 278.07 | 39.2 | 14,027 | 15.9 | 15,084 | 47.0 | 68 | 172 | 1.0 |
New York | 8,481 | 510,986 | 2.5 | 578,770 | 306.54 | 26.5 | 209,550 | 16.2 | 192,473 | 39.3 | 2,121 | 2,735 | 3.4 |
North Carolina | 3,980 | 156,935 | 2.7 | 353,511 | 287.32 | 37.9 | 108,348 | 13.2 | 132,019 | 50.4 | 868 | 1,070 | 1.8 |
North Dakota | 341 | 11,772 | 1.1 | 15,397 | 286.21 | 43.1 | 3,676 | 10.3 | 4,561 | 37.9 | 48 | 49 | 1.0 |
Ohio | 5,159 | 208,586 | 2.5 | 357,192 | 302.69 | 38.9 | 127,314 | 14.9 | 97,460 | 32.7 | 1,045 | 1,493 | 2.6 |
Oklahoma | 1,505 | 55,067 | 1.1 | 52,858 | 272.43 | 38.7 | 16,803 | 13.6 | 16,698 | 39.2 | 149 | 191 | 0.8 |
Oregon | 1,686 | 67,595 | 3.7 | 198,479 | 301.69 | 39.1 | 61,904 | 13.9 | 55,343 | 35.8 | 747 | 822 | 1.7 |
Pennsylvania | 5,554 | 244,536 | 3.5 | 562,343 | 335.40 | 39.6 | 194,274 | 16.1 | 166,335 | 34.8 | 2,031 | 2,753 | 4.7 |
Rhode Island | 460 | 19,511 | 3.4 | 46,446 | 370.46 | 45.4 | 15,801 | 16.3 | 20,492 | 47.1 | 169 | 278 | 3.4 |
South Carolina | 1,845 | 66,197 | 2.9 | 157,489 | 239.81 | 34.8 | 53,296 | 13.3 | 56,488 | 44.5 | 264 | 492 | 2.1 |
South Dakota | 386 | 12,434 | 0.6 | 9,219 | 238.82 | 38.5 | 2,290 | 10.2 | 913 | 12.4 | 25 | 26 | 0.8 |
Tennessee | 2,673 | 105,764 | 2.0 | 193,988 | 220.98 | 29.0 | 53,591 | 13.3 | 60,847 | 40.0 | 394 | 567 | 2.1 |
Texas | 10,260 | 468,251 | 1.2 | 404,589 | 302.94 | 34.5 | 120,735 | 13.4 | 135,761 | 43.8 | 950 | 1,553 | 1.2 |
Utah | 1,186 | 44,339 | 1.2 | 46,737 | 311.60 | 43.3 | 14,663 | 13.6 | 14,053 | 42.2 | 131 | 194 | 0.6 |
Vermont | 296 | 11,221 | 2.7 | 27,605 | 293.62 | 40.3 | 7,945 | 14.4 | 5,254 | 22.1 | 58 | 112 | 2.9 |
Virginia | 3,507 | 160,666 | 1.2 | 149,759 | 281.86 | 32.0 | 43,215 | 12.3 | 47,232 | 39.5 | 324 | 517 | 1.1 |
Washington | 2,881 | 133,010 | 2.4 | 232,831 | 355.33 | 40.0 | 67,808 | 13.1 | 47,498 | 25.4 | 1,063 | 1,052 | 1.7 |
West Virginia | 687 | 24,051 | 2.2 | 48,800 | 241.52 | 35.9 | 14,828 | 13.2 | 10,709 | 24.5 | 137 | 165 | 2.8 |
Wisconsin | 2,743 | 106,843 | 3.2 | 321,164 | 273.11 | 36.5 | 87,695 | 13.2 | 77,371 | 27.8 | 626 | 1,035 | 2.6 |
Wyoming | 279 | 11,459 | 0.9 | 10,226 | 307.52 | 38.9 | 2,470 | 13.2 | 3,003 | 29.1 | 54 | 52 | 1.3 |
Outlying areas | |||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 986 | 24,646 | 4.5 | 109,613 | 112.28 | 23.4 | 43,981 | 18.4 | 48,438 | 47.4 | 164 | 222 | 3.2 |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 45 | 1,629 | 1.7 | 2,454 | 328.43 | 47.0 | 741 | 16.7 | 1,180 | 56.6 | 1 | 13 | 0.2 |
SOURCES: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration and Bureau of Labor Statistics; based on data submitted by state agencies. | |||||||||||||
NOTES: 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. | |||||||||||||
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components. | |||||||||||||
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. | |||||||||||||
CONTACT: Scott Gibbons (202) 693-3008 or supplement@ssa.gov. |