Annual Statistical Supplement, 2014
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 c | Number of first payments | Average weekly benefit for total unemployment | Average weekly insured unemployment | Average actual duration (weeks) | Claimants exhausting benefits | Contributions collected g (millions of dollars) | Benefits paid a,h (millions of dollars) | Average employer contribution rate i (percent) | |||
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Average number of workers a (thousands) | Total payroll a,b (millions of dollars) | Amount d (dollars) | Percent of average weekly wages e | Number | Percent of first payments f | ||||||||
Total | 129,465 | 6,294,932 | 2.5 | 8,661,577 | 302.67 | 32.4 | 3,297,375 | 17.0 | 4,227,891 | 47.2 | 50,541 | 42,612 | 3.5 |
Alabama | 1,772 | 72,581 | 2.1 | 102,277 | 204.31 | 25.9 | 36,357 | 14.7 | 41,564 | 36.6 | 441 | 316 | 3.1 |
Alaska | 311 | 15,367 | 4.0 | 33,633 | 244.60 | 25.7 | 12,520 | 20.0 | 20,771 | 59.9 | 197 | 113 | 3.0 |
Arizona | 2,374 | 106,986 | 2.2 | 127,183 | 212.34 | 24.5 | 51,453 | 17.1 | 69,237 | 47.5 | 401 | 457 | 2.4 |
Arkansas | 1,127 | 42,550 | 2.9 | 83,513 | 289.16 | 39.8 | 32,829 | 15.3 | 35,195 | 40.6 | 379 | 334 | 3.5 |
California | 14,674 | 831,610 | 3.4 | 1,248,618 | 294.95 | 27.1 | 501,972 | 18.7 | 696,740 | 54.0 | 5,819 | 6,602 | 5.3 |
Colorado | 2,212 | 110,653 | 2.0 | 114,811 | 346.52 | 36.0 | 44,695 | 15.3 | 65,346 | 55.0 | 806 | 594 | 3.3 |
Connecticut | 1,611 | 99,935 | 3.5 | 146,518 | 336.83 | 28.2 | 55,651 | 19.2 | 64,459 | 42.6 | 796 | 849 | 4.2 |
Delaware | 399 | 20,611 | 2.5 | 22,372 | 244.98 | 24.7 | 9,889 | 21.9 | 13,026 | 54.0 | 116 | 123 | 2.9 |
District of Columbia | 506 | 38,542 | 1.1 | 26,109 | 296.06 | 20.2 | 5,355 | 20.3 | 15,767 | 59.1 | 150 | 149 | 2.8 |
Florida | 7,206 | 307,862 | 1.8 | 271,595 | 231.54 | 28.2 | 132,634 | 20.3 | 204,669 | 70.1 | 2,230 | 1,286 | 3.9 |
Georgia | 3,743 | 170,889 | 2.1 | 238,525 | 271.89 | 31.0 | 80,190 | 13.2 | 125,130 | 49.3 | 816 | 818 | 2.7 |
Hawaii | 569 | 23,760 | 2.2 | 33,074 | 420.85 | 52.4 | 12,721 | 17.9 | 14,243 | 40.9 | 311 | 239 | 2.6 |
Idaho | 602 | 21,463 | 2.9 | 53,983 | 252.90 | 36.9 | 17,524 | 13.6 | 24,015 | 41.2 | 314 | 173 | 2.8 |
Illinois | 5,550 | 288,224 | 2.9 | 414,266 | 314.41 | 31.5 | 158,272 | 18.0 | 185,528 | 44.3 | 3,209 | 2,247 | 5.1 |
Indiana | 2,775 | 113,530 | 1.9 | 180,558 | 284.28 | 36.1 | 53,861 | 13.6 | 81,173 | 45.5 | 738 | 690 | 3.1 |
Iowa | 1,456 | 58,409 | 2.0 | 99,107 | 324.68 | 42.1 | 28,639 | 13.5 | 35,193 | 34.6 | 596 | 426 | 2.4 |
Kansas | 1,295 | 52,659 | 2.1 | 78,252 | 328.68 | 42.0 | 27,087 | 15.3 | 35,316 | 45.0 | 402 | 364 | 2.7 |
Kentucky | 1,722 | 68,860 | 2.1 | 85,673 | 289.73 | 37.7 | 36,196 | 19.8 | 38,145 | 37.8 | 490 | 465 | 3.5 |
Louisiana | 1,838 | 78,918 | 1.9 | 80,333 | 198.95 | 24.1 | 34,432 | 16.9 | 35,838 | 39.7 | 222 | 295 | 1.8 |
Maine | 568 | 21,537 | 2.6 | 42,050 | 279.26 | 38.3 | 14,510 | 15.1 | 17,444 | 41.9 | 163 | 176 | 3.1 |
Maryland | 2,367 | 122,367 | 2.6 | 136,554 | 326.74 | 32.9 | 60,450 | 18.1 | 65,271 | 47.5 | 1,053 | 796 | 5.6 |
Massachusetts | 3,190 | 193,733 | 3.0 | 259,341 | 391.68 | 33.5 | 97,064 | 17.8 | 122,716 | 45.7 | 1,784 | 1,708 | 4.2 |
Michigan | 3,881 | 180,156 | 2.8 | 321,939 | 292.12 | 32.7 | 109,115 | 15.0 | 154,222 | 45.9 | 1,775 | 1,383 | 5.6 |
Minnesota | 2,614 | 128,390 | 2.2 | 144,931 | 360.91 | 38.2 | 58,405 | 16.9 | 64,240 | 39.0 | 1,308 | 820 | 2.5 |
Mississippi | 1,060 | 37,320 | 2.5 | 67,527 | 192.86 | 28.5 | 26,883 | 15.2 | 27,818 | 42.3 | 268 | 184 | 2.3 |
Missouri | 2,552 | 107,853 | 2.0 | 149,970 | 239.38 | 29.5 | 52,139 | 14.9 | 75,571 | 48.7 | 635 | 529 | 2.4 |
Montana | 417 | 15,126 | 2.9 | 28,285 | 270.42 | 38.8 | 11,955 | 18.2 | 14,368 | 48.6 | 154 | 125 | 1.9 |
Nebraska | 903 | 35,089 | 1.5 | 39,668 | 265.04 | 35.5 | 13,608 | 13.4 | 20,222 | 48.5 | 175 | 138 | 2.4 |
Nevada | 1,114 | 48,248 | 3.2 | 98,107 | 303.80 | 36.5 | 35,198 | 16.7 | 50,913 | 50.7 | 519 | 495 | 2.3 |
New Hampshire | 605 | 29,005 | 1.8 | 29,371 | 280.31 | 30.4 | 10,956 | 14.9 | 8,635 | 27.5 | 210 | 125 | 3.3 |
New Jersey | 3,725 | 217,495 | 3.8 | 386,591 | 395.88 | 35.3 | 140,409 | 17.3 | 186,893 | 53.6 | 2,749 | 2,501 | 3.2 |
New Mexico | 754 | 29,768 | 2.5 | 44,635 | 300.87 | 39.6 | 18,696 | 19.6 | 25,030 | 53.9 | 198 | 248 | 1.6 |
New York | 8,448 | 528,368 | 3.1 | 635,600 | 304.74 | 25.3 | 258,330 | 18.7 | 289,772 | 46.5 | 2,839 | 3,422 | 4.6 |
North Carolina | 3,835 | 163,980 | 2.8 | 284,522 | 297.99 | 36.2 | 106,956 | 16.2 | 159,973 | 54.4 | 1,187 | 1,167 | 2.4 |
North Dakota | 402 | 18,337 | 0.9 | 16,563 | 353.52 | 40.3 | 3,520 | 11.0 | 6,119 | 41.3 | 102 | 73 | 1.2 |
Ohio | 4,967 | 217,773 | 1.9 | 249,906 | 305.08 | 36.2 | 96,251 | 16.6 | 92,946 | 36.9 | 1,366 | 1,217 | 3.5 |
Oklahoma | 1,487 | 60,760 | 1.6 | 60,636 | 274.06 | 34.9 | 23,232 | 16.4 | 31,906 | 52.4 | 562 | 267 | 2.5 |
Oregon | 1,612 | 70,707 | 3.5 | 139,239 | 301.78 | 35.8 | 57,045 | 18.3 | 67,667 | 43.3 | 953 | 741 | 3.1 |
Pennsylvania | 5,476 | 263,095 | 3.9 | 502,609 | 348.27 | 37.7 | 211,664 | 17.9 | 204,218 | 39.8 | 5,938 | 2,904 | 6.6 |
Rhode Island | 442 | 20,281 | 3.3 | 42,126 | 377.42 | 42.7 | 14,652 | 16.5 | 21,778 | 48.8 | 252 | 252 | 3.9 |
South Carolina | 1,776 | 69,026 | 2.3 | 104,714 | 241.83 | 32.4 | 40,599 | 12.6 | 55,534 | 46.3 | 397 | 320 | 2.6 |
South Dakota | 389 | 13,962 | 0.7 | 7,691 | 264.05 | 38.3 | 2,883 | 15.8 | 1,906 | 21.6 | 45 | 35 | 1.2 |
Tennessee | 2,604 | 113,110 | 1.6 | 146,946 | 235.17 | 28.2 | 42,555 | 15.5 | 75,328 | 46.6 | 721 | 526 | 3.2 |
Texas | 10,521 | 528,386 | 1.5 | 459,806 | 325.41 | 33.7 | 162,913 | 16.2 | 240,709 | 50.4 | 2,628 | 2,221 | 3.2 |
Utah | 1,181 | 47,966 | 1.4 | 53,687 | 325.55 | 41.7 | 16,508 | 13.5 | 22,095 | 39.2 | 343 | 219 | 1.6 |
Vermont | 292 | 11,829 | 2.3 | 23,619 | 306.25 | 39.3 | 6,827 | 14.4 | 5,603 | 22.3 | 132 | 96 | 4.0 |
Virginia | 3,446 | 172,246 | 1.3 | 132,668 | 289.61 | 30.1 | 46,194 | 15.8 | 67,952 | 49.7 | 765 | 610 | 2.9 |
Washington | 2,822 | 145,246 | 2.8 | 217,523 | 377.98 | 38.2 | 78,202 | 16.9 | 86,188 | 38.1 | 1,193 | 1,268 | 1.8 |
West Virginia | 687 | 26,625 | 2.6 | 56,193 | 273.30 | 36.7 | 18,010 | 15.0 | 17,360 | 35.2 | 219 | 230 | 3.2 |
Wisconsin | 2,664 | 111,344 | 3.3 | 232,949 | 271.07 | 33.7 | 88,158 | 16.9 | 88,685 | 34.8 | 1,183 | 931 | 4.4 |
Wyoming | 271 | 11,964 | 1.6 | 16,790 | 346.51 | 40.8 | 4,425 | 14.7 | 6,643 | 39.7 | 137 | 82 | 3.2 |
Outlying areas | |||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 922 | 24,291 | 3.8 | 84,139 | 117.98 | 23.3 | 35,304 | 18.6 | 48,714 | 53.1 | 156 | 197 | 3.6 |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 40 | 1,506 | 3.7 | 4,282 | 354.58 | 48.5 | 1,480 | 18.0 | 2,097 | 63.2 | 3 | 24 | 0.6 |
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.
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a. Data are subject to revision. | |||||||||||||
b. Total wages earned in covered employment during all pay periods ended within the year. | |||||||||||||
c. Based on average covered employment in 12-month period. | |||||||||||||
d. Includes dependents' allowances for states that provide such benefits. | |||||||||||||
e. Based on average total weekly wage in current year. | |||||||||||||
f. Percentages based on first payments for 12-month period. | |||||||||||||
g. 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. | |||||||||||||
h. Adjusted to exclude voided benefit checks and for transfers under interstate combined-wage plan; excludes Extended Benefits and Emergency Unemployment Compensation. | |||||||||||||
i. 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. | |||||||||||||
CONTACT: Scott Gibbons (202) 693-3008 or statistics@ssa.gov. |