Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

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)
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 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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