Annual Statistical Supplement, 2012
Other Social Insurance Programs and Veterans' Benefits
Other Social Insurance Programs
Unemployment Insurance
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 | 125,816 | 5,793,876 | 3.6 | 10,738,572 | 299.33 | 33.8 | 4,486,834 | 18.9 | 6,374,290 | 53.4 | 35,903 | 58,502 | 3.0 |
Alabama | 1,754 | 68,912 | 3.0 | 140,350 | 205.80 | 27.2 | 52,940 | 16.6 | 70,400 | 44.2 | 411 | 466 | 3.2 |
Alaska | 299 | 14,062 | 4.6 | 34,516 | 239.37 | 26.5 | 13,896 | 23.1 | 25,653 | 76.5 | 112 | 182 | 2.0 |
Arizona | 2,295 | 98,288 | 3.5 | 178,856 | 214.03 | 26.0 | 79,230 | 19.5 | 122,103 | 57.2 | 311 | 750 | 2.0 |
Arkansas | 1,110 | 39,635 | 4.0 | 103,428 | 278.10 | 40.5 | 43,925 | 16.8 | 55,155 | 47.4 | 333 | 431 | 3.1 |
California | 14,171 | 749,264 | 4.6 | 1,523,765 | 301.45 | 29.6 | 655,049 | 20.0 | 951,114 | 58.7 | 4,433 | 9,502 | 4.8 |
Colorado | 2,121 | 100,325 | 3.0 | 153,222 | 346.53 | 38.1 | 64,002 | 17.6 | 103,972 | 60.9 | 425 | 918 | 2.1 |
Connecticut | 1,576 | 93,616 | 4.3 | 174,314 | 327.37 | 28.7 | 67,119 | 20.3 | 87,456 | 45.1 | 636 | 1,022 | 3.5 |
Delaware | 393 | 19,082 | 3.4 | 27,466 | 247.37 | 26.5 | 13,193 | 22.9 | 17,735 | 58.3 | 83 | 157 | 2.4 |
District of Columbia | 483 | 35,214 | 1.1 | 28,355 | 298.92 | 21.3 | 5,376 | 21.3 | 18,837 | 62.3 | 126 | 187 | 2.5 |
Florida | 6,971 | 286,560 | 3.2 | 521,763 | 230.89 | 29.2 | 224,872 | 18.8 | 388,402 | 67.0 | 1,121 | 2,248 | 2.4 |
Georgia | 3,648 | 157,735 | 3.2 | 299,963 | 273.22 | 32.9 | 116,983 | 14.7 | 182,704 | 54.0 | 628 | 1,152 | 2.2 |
Hawaii | 551 | 22,130 | 3.1 | 41,236 | 416.32 | 53.9 | 17,309 | 19.7 | 21,378 | 46.8 | 164 | 325 | 1.8 |
Idaho | 592 | 20,335 | 4.5 | 75,050 | 255.47 | 38.7 | 26,462 | 15.7 | 41,762 | 51.5 | 272 | 280 | 2.9 |
Illinois | 5,410 | 266,182 | 4.1 | 475,822 | 316.69 | 33.5 | 220,384 | 21.3 | 286,600 | 52.1 | 1,829 | 3,176 | 3.3 |
Indiana | 2,667 | 103,751 | 3.0 | 222,391 | 295.00 | 39.4 | 78,754 | 16.1 | 136,438 | 54.2 | 521 | 1,040 | 3.0 |
Iowa | 1,415 | 53,574 | 2.9 | 125,564 | 321.39 | 44.1 | 40,394 | 15.3 | 55,538 | 38.3 | 486 | 593 | 2.3 |
Kansas | 1,270 | 48,895 | 2.9 | 91,193 | 326.27 | 44.1 | 36,565 | 17.9 | 56,014 | 53.9 | 350 | 518 | 2.5 |
Kentucky | 1,669 | 63,892 | 3.0 | 134,738 | 288.80 | 39.2 | 49,753 | 18.4 | 63,232 | 41.9 | 422 | 678 | 3.5 |
Louisiana | 1,800 | 73,828 | 3.1 | 107,389 | 208.90 | 26.5 | 55,318 | 20.9 | 67,095 | 53.3 | 187 | 351 | 1.6 |
Maine | 562 | 20,599 | 3.2 | 47,540 | 274.00 | 38.9 | 18,062 | 16.7 | 23,175 | 47.6 | 133 | 214 | 2.7 |
Maryland | 2,314 | 114,473 | 3.1 | 154,725 | 315.80 | 33.2 | 72,664 | 18.9 | 84,093 | 50.5 | 788 | 919 | 4.5 |
Massachusetts | 3,098 | 178,233 | 3.7 | 270,133 | 391.80 | 35.4 | 115,926 | 19.7 | 141,279 | 48.3 | 1,577 | 1,957 | 4.1 |
Michigan | 3,712 | 163,935 | 4.3 | 387,386 | 296.62 | 34.9 | 160,068 | 18.9 | 233,020 | 49.7 | 1,419 | 2,120 | 5.1 |
Minnesota | 2,522 | 117,507 | 3.2 | 184,752 | 355.96 | 39.7 | 80,533 | 20.2 | 116,206 | 55.3 | 896 | 1,218 | 1.9 |
Mississippi | 1,047 | 35,244 | 3.4 | 79,533 | 189.99 | 29.3 | 36,069 | 17.9 | 41,628 | 47.9 | 112 | 283 | 1.7 |
Missouri | 2,515 | 101,115 | 3.0 | 189,210 | 244.16 | 31.6 | 75,114 | 18.6 | 106,239 | 51.1 | 549 | 853 | 2.1 |
Montana | 405 | 13,658 | 4.2 | 34,424 | 271.83 | 41.9 | 16,921 | 21.7 | 20,882 | 57.7 | 108 | 173 | 1.5 |
Nebraska | 879 | 32,444 | 2.1 | 54,022 | 251.86 | 35.5 | 18,853 | 14.9 | 29,871 | 52.6 | 200 | 202 | 3.2 |
Nevada | 1,090 | 45,967 | 4.9 | 128,499 | 317.88 | 39.2 | 53,580 | 20.1 | 91,098 | 61.0 | 268 | 785 | 1.2 |
New Hampshire | 593 | 27,065 | 3.1 | 42,319 | 272.24 | 31.0 | 18,213 | 16.2 | 17,375 | 35.6 | 149 | 186 | 3.4 |
New Jersey | 3,680 | 206,476 | 4.5 | 385,201 | 397.41 | 36.8 | 165,567 | 20.8 | 240,431 | 59.2 | 2,123 | 2,961 | 2.5 |
New Mexico | 748 | 28,506 | 3.4 | 53,745 | 315.76 | 43.1 | 25,193 | 21.2 | 36,413 | 65.0 | 249 | 349 | 1.4 |
New York | 8,214 | 494,149 | 3.5 | 666,359 | 306.61 | 26.5 | 290,346 | 20.2 | 370,371 | 53.3 | 2,607 | 3,947 | 4.5 |
North Carolina | 3,715 | 151,498 | 4.2 | 378,791 | 298.46 | 38.1 | 156,125 | 18.2 | 283,304 | 60.7 | 760 | 1,666 | 1.8 |
North Dakota | 348 | 13,113 | 1.5 | 17,569 | 310.43 | 42.9 | 5,175 | 13.7 | 8,432 | 42.6 | 72 | 81 | 1.4 |
Ohio | 4,822 | 199,447 | 3.0 | 308,311 | 296.59 | 37.3 | 144,300 | 19.9 | 175,676 | 49.4 | 1,157 | 1,773 | 3.2 |
Oklahoma | 1,433 | 53,638 | 2.4 | 76,334 | 276.19 | 38.4 | 34,328 | 19.1 | 47,806 | 55.0 | 165 | 417 | 1.0 |
Oregon | 1,567 | 64,639 | 5.3 | 199,506 | 289.70 | 36.5 | 82,807 | 18.6 | 116,422 | 52.8 | 771 | 1,042 | 2.7 |
Pennsylvania | 5,361 | 243,126 | 4.9 | 599,353 | 337.91 | 38.7 | 264,691 | 19.9 | 304,843 | 46.6 | 2,212 | 3,589 | 5.6 |
Rhode Island | 437 | 19,171 | 4.1 | 48,750 | 380.40 | 45.1 | 17,768 | 17.2 | 27,881 | 57.6 | 212 | 313 | 3.7 |
South Carolina | 1,723 | 64,036 | 4.1 | 149,306 | 236.41 | 33.1 | 70,765 | 17.0 | 95,505 | 55.8 | 256 | 581 | 2.3 |
South Dakota | 377 | 12,694 | 1.2 | 13,014 | 251.12 | 38.8 | 4,436 | 14.4 | 3,713 | 25.2 | 71 | 52 | 2.3 |
Tennessee | 2,506 | 102,873 | 2.7 | 193,834 | 223.44 | 28.3 | 68,301 | 16.6 | 111,383 | 53.0 | 667 | 725 | 3.2 |
Texas | 9,973 | 464,168 | 2.2 | 544,794 | 316.07 | 35.3 | 215,721 | 18.1 | 343,577 | 56.2 | 2,249 | 2,902 | 2.8 |
Utah | 1,113 | 43,040 | 2.5 | 74,936 | 315.61 | 42.4 | 27,648 | 16.4 | 44,688 | 52.7 | 139 | 370 | 0.7 |
Vermont | 286 | 11,130 | 3.6 | 29,008 | 296.67 | 39.6 | 10,258 | 18.1 | 10,504 | 33.1 | 75 | 146 | 3.5 |
Virginia | 3,363 | 161,161 | 1.8 | 177,577 | 288.48 | 31.3 | 61,625 | 15.3 | 95,432 | 50.1 | 502 | 753 | 2.0 |
Washington | 2,733 | 131,169 | 4.0 | 263,691 | 383.95 | 41.6 | 108,981 | 19.5 | 140,389 | 46.7 | 1,286 | 1,900 | 2.3 |
West Virginia | 668 | 24,500 | 3.2 | 58,082 | 255.12 | 36.2 | 21,466 | 17.3 | 24,699 | 38.0 | 189 | 247 | 3.0 |
Wisconsin | 2,600 | 103,432 | 4.7 | 324,879 | 274.94 | 35.9 | 121,546 | 17.8 | 142,316 | 38.3 | 848 | 1,367 | 3.6 |
Wyoming | 263 | 10,924 | 2.6 | 22,368 | 337.05 | 42.2 | 6,865 | 17.3 | 12,510 | 49.7 | 86 | 126 | 2.4 |
Outlying areas | |||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 913 | 23,803 | 6.0 | 118,744 | 118.32 | 23.6 | 54,508 | 21.6 | 79,910 | 63.3 | 158 | 298 | 3.3 |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 43 | 1,659 | 2.0 | 2,496 | 301.83 | 41.0 | 887 | 17.9 | 1,631 | 58.0 | 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 statistics@ssa.gov. |