Annual Statistical Supplement, 2005

Other Social Insurance, Veterans' Benefits, and Public Assistance

Other Social Insurance and Veterans' Benefits

Unemployment Insurance

Table 9.A2 Summary data on state programs, by state or other area, 2004
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)
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 127,623 4,952,735 2.3 8,368,623 262.50 35.2 2,949,670 16.1 3,531,535 39.0 31,220 34,442 2.7
Alabama 1,801 58,945 1.8 118,550 176.64 28.1 31,644 12.0 36,144 29.2 250 241 1.9
Alaska 279 10,582 4.8 46,224 193.71 26.6 13,471 14.9 20,192 42.2 123 126 2.7
Arizona 2,302 83,484 1.6 96,132 176.95 25.4 37,801 16.3 43,435 41.5 178 295 1.1
Arkansas 1,109 33,071 2.7 84,827 228.16 39.8 29,690 13.9 34,365 37.9 249 243 2.5
California 14,712 653,160 2.9 1,111,416 260.27 30.5 427,769 17.9 565,799 46.2 4,409 5,132 4.5
Colorado 2,090 83,236 1.5 87,518 298.04 38.9 31,324 14.9 46,300 46.3 365 389 1.9
Connecticut 1,612 82,092 2.7 127,875 284.04 29.0 43,720 17.6 47,731 33.7 597 590 3.1
Delaware 406 17,207 2.3 27,595 246.63 30.2 9,150 16.0 9,307 32.6 66 107 2.1
District of Columbia 465 27,418 1.2 16,815 257.35 22.7 5,606 20.5 10,302 54.5 104 91 2.4
Florida 7,341 255,371 1.5 299,915 223.15 33.4 109,595 15.3 149,910 49.4 965 1,016 1.8
Georgia 3,749 140,275 1.5 208,293 242.02 33.6 57,634 12.0 92,853 40.9 689 585 2.4
Hawaii 554 18,890 1.5 23,921 323.32 49.3 8,226 15.5 7,103 26.4 127 112 1.2
Idaho 578 16,987 2.7 50,019 229.00 40.5 15,442 13.4 17,661 32.5 111 145 1.3
Illinois 5,611 235,925 2.8 392,265 279.12 34.5 155,516 18.9 174,155 41.0 1,942 2,059 4.1
Indiana 2,812 96,877 2.0 186,543 266.88 40.3 56,033 13.5 78,182 39.7 431 686 2.4
Iowa 1,404 44,754 1.9 88,976 261.08 42.6 26,545 14.1 26,896 27.1 245 309 1.6
Kansas 1,271 41,109 1.9 68,335 271.76 43.7 23,562 16.1 31,135 39.5 298 279 2.3
Kentucky 1,692 55,490 2.0 120,721 257.38 40.8 33,444 14.0 32,093 26.0 318 421 2.6
Louisiana 1,832 57,601 1.9 89,576 194.78 32.2 34,052 16.3 37,901 38.4 156 285 1.8
Maine 583 18,289 2.0 32,712 235.33 39.0 11,378 15.5 11,475 35.7 82 116 1.5
Maryland 2,332 95,785 1.7 109,204 253.70 32.1 40,419 15.8 40,753 34.4 486 443 2.7
Massachusetts 3,081 150,399 3.0 238,902 351.35 37.4 92,448 18.5 96,787 38.4 1,431 1,460 3.8
Michigan 4,247 170,745 3.4 461,928 289.15 37.4 144,443 14.5 165,081 34.5 1,309 1,882 4.0
Minnesota 2,566 103,210 1.9 147,127 317.67 41.1 49,793 15.8 52,722 33.2 700 678 1.6
Mississippi 1,080 30,249 2.1 60,410 171.87 31.9 22,265 15.2 22,104 34.1 153 158 2.3
Missouri 2,574 88,832 2.3 166,435 205.05 30.9 59,284 15.5 68,495 39.4 377 534 2.0
Montana 390 10,544 2.1 22,291 197.32 37.9 8,343 16.0 8,837 35.1 72 69 1.2
Nebraska 866 26,989 1.5 42,705 219.51 36.6 12,922 13.7 18,638 42.0 99 129 1.8
Nevada 1,129 41,586 2.0 66,419 244.83 34.6 22,499 15.0 26,154 35.7 268 258 1.4
New Hampshire 605 23,562 1.2 20,891 250.69 33.5 7,462 15.4 5,329 25.9 79 84 1.9
New Jersey 3,815 182,595 3.2 331,928 330.90 36.0 123,950 18.6 168,412 47.7 1,332 1,943 1.8
New Mexico 731 22,260 1.9 32,446 220.41 37.6 13,527 17.9 15,284 43.2 72 127 0.8
New York 8,142 405,630 2.5 513,350 270.53 28.2 204,568 18.5 257,891 47.4 2,545 2,584 4.3
North Carolina 3,716 128,284 2.2 273,015 255.66 38.5 83,209 13.5 115,456 37.6 1,034 855 1.7
North Dakota 311 8,870 1.2 13,184 226.39 41.3 3,715 12.2 4,622 32.5 57 40 1.6
Ohio 5,214 188,348 2.1 305,935 251.97 36.3 109,870 15.9 102,796 31.4 871 1,234 2.2
Oklahoma 1,381 41,424 1.6 59,770 218.55 37.9 22,056 16.2 30,506 45.8 275 204 1.8
Oregon 1,565 55,188 3.4 147,548 251.61 37.1 52,613 16.1 61,814 37.8 704 653 2.8
Pennsylvania 5,390 206,054 3.4 486,975 293.61 39.9 182,989 17.3 165,590 31.7 2,300 2,266 4.3
Rhode Island 466 17,290 2.9 40,610 324.34 45.5 13,404 15.7 16,151 39.0 159 203 3.2
South Carolina 1,761 55,529 2.3 122,814 210.66 34.7 40,850 13.9 50,680 37.5 257 352 2.2
South Dakota 358 9,930 0.8 10,261 205.31 38.5 3,009 12.5 1,666 15.4 16 30 0.8
Tennessee 2,595 89,593 1.8 167,849 209.26 31.5 46,819 13.7 63,368 35.7 492 472 2.7
Texas 9,141 349,139 1.7 422,421 259.34 35.3 155,455 16.2 215,479 45.4 1,536 1,656 2.4
Utah 1,037 32,744 1.3 44,858 265.71 43.8 13,512 13.3 17,077 33.8 150 155 1.1
Vermont 292 9,611 2.2 22,650 256.36 40.5 6,564 14.5 4,764 17.6 40 79 2.1
Virginia 3,344 131,718 1.1 125,529 240.28 31.7 36,303 13.0 47,806 34.4 439 385 1.8
Washington 2,626 102,200 2.9 208,210 309.76 41.4 76,810 17.4 68,768 29.0 1,336 1,049 2.8
West Virginia 665 19,687 2.3 44,493 219.07 38.5 15,363 15.2 12,304 25.3 131 147 2.9
Wisconsin 2,685 92,835 2.9 269,306 250.67 37.7 78,307 14.0 76,573 25.9 595 843 2.6
Wyoming 240 7,371 1.4 13,954 238.36 40.4 3,440 12.4 4,507 31.3 26 43 1.1
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 1,029 22,457 4.0 95,608 106.50 25.4 41,407 19.1 51,552 51.7 175 198 3.3
Virgin Islands 42 1,316 1.1 1,369 242.25 40.2 451 15.9 630 41.9 2 4 0.2
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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