Annual Statistical Supplement, 2016
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 b | Number of first payments | Average weekly benefit for total unemployment | Average weekly insured unemployment | Average actual duration (weeks) | Claimants exhausting benefits | Contributions collected f (millions of dollars) | Benefits paid g (millions of dollars) | Average employer contribution rate h (percent) | |||
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Average number of workers (thousands) | Total payroll a (millions of dollars) | Amount c (dollars) | Percent of average weekly wages d | Number | Percent of first payments e | ||||||||
Total | 134,804 | 6,834,268 | 1.9 | 7,006,001 | 314.74 | 32.2 | 2,573,676 | 16.4 | 3,034,778 | 40.5 | 43,913 | 34,556 | 2.9 |
Alabama | 1,810 | 76,517 | 1.5 | 74,968 | 211.64 | 26.1 | 28,023 | 15.4 | 31,245 | 37.1 | 337 | 244 | 2.3 |
Alaska | 315 | 16,499 | 3.4 | 30,753 | 253.52 | 25.3 | 10,659 | 18.6 | 16,398 | 48.8 | 191 | 139 | 2.6 |
Arizona | 2,484 | 115,282 | 1.5 | 96,768 | 222.27 | 25.1 | 37,674 | 16.0 | 43,940 | 42.7 | 432 | 344 | 2.3 |
Arkansas | 1,137 | 44,974 | 2.1 | 63,181 | 290.89 | 38.5 | 24,063 | 14.4 | 23,868 | 34.4 | 342 | 229 | 3.1 |
California | 15,565 | 914,844 | 2.8 | 1,127,480 | 302.05 | 27.0 | 434,619 | 18.1 | 594,884 | 50.6 | 5,800 | 6,021 | 5.0 |
Colorado | 2,366 | 123,564 | 1.5 | 93,969 | 366.84 | 36.1 | 35,223 | 14.9 | 46,995 | 45.3 | 707 | 493 | 2.6 |
Connecticut | 1,636 | 104,420 | 2.9 | 137,079 | 345.24 | 27.4 | 47,635 | 17.8 | 51,443 | 35.4 | 765 | 741 | 3.9 |
Delaware | 418 | 22,158 | 2.0 | 16,707 | 246.72 | 24.1 | 8,256 | 21.6 | 8,260 | 42.4 | 134 | 88 | 2.3 |
District of Columbia | 532 | 41,812 | 0.9 | 24,342 | 297.57 | 19.0 | 4,775 | 19.2 | 12,923 | 47.0 | 154 | 136 | 2.8 |
Florida | 7,623 | 338,064 | 1.2 | 198,172 | 237.01 | 28.1 | 89,970 | 17.5 | 139,696 | 60.4 | 1,773 | 822 | 2.8 |
Georgia | 3,935 | 187,137 | 1.2 | 188,713 | 268.61 | 28.8 | 48,439 | 10.4 | 84,300 | 40.5 | 850 | 498 | 2.3 |
Hawaii | 593 | 25,904 | 1.6 | 26,958 | 430.25 | 53.8 | 9,774 | 16.6 | 9,465 | 31.4 | 268 | 185 | 1.8 |
Idaho | 635 | 23,786 | 1.7 | 35,999 | 281.46 | 39.4 | 10,980 | 12.5 | 11,268 | 27.2 | 181 | 117 | 1.6 |
Illinois | 5,682 | 305,795 | 2.4 | 351,737 | 327.47 | 31.3 | 134,010 | 18.0 | 142,969 | 37.4 | 2,465 | 1,998 | 3.9 |
Indiana | 2,854 | 120,551 | 1.3 | 112,728 | 252.04 | 30.9 | 36,115 | 15.2 | 36,118 | 27.5 | 701 | 432 | 2.8 |
Iowa | 1,498 | 63,415 | 1.6 | 93,158 | 348.46 | 43.1 | 23,897 | 12.9 | 26,559 | 29.0 | 443 | 404 | 1.6 |
Kansas | 1,332 | 56,395 | 1.4 | 63,004 | 351.58 | 43.2 | 19,079 | 13.6 | 27,356 | 42.7 | 379 | 273 | 2.3 |
Kentucky | 1,769 | 73,465 | 1.6 | 63,394 | 291.55 | 36.7 | 27,691 | 20.2 | 26,579 | 38.8 | 513 | 352 | 3.3 |
Louisiana | 1,893 | 85,162 | 1.1 | 54,527 | 207.68 | 23.7 | 20,986 | 15.2 | 18,687 | 31.9 | 226 | 188 | 1.7 |
Maine | 576 | 22,898 | 2.0 | 35,401 | 289.93 | 39.2 | 11,502 | 14.3 | 12,726 | 33.5 | 146 | 145 | 2.6 |
Maryland | 2,409 | 127,910 | 2.2 | 122,399 | 325.48 | 32.0 | 52,225 | 17.3 | 53,291 | 40.3 | 587 | 683 | 2.7 |
Massachusetts | 3,311 | 211,825 | 2.5 | 220,516 | 433.17 | 34.9 | 82,729 | 18.1 | 83,548 | 38.1 | 1,726 | 1,613 | 3.8 |
Michigan | 4,043 | 194,614 | 2.1 | 275,308 | 284.59 | 30.8 | 84,260 | 13.0 | 111,234 | 38.7 | 1,478 | 1,057 | 4.4 |
Minnesota | 2,699 | 138,768 | 1.9 | 127,596 | 390.00 | 39.1 | 51,794 | 16.8 | 49,902 | 37.3 | 1,013 | 754 | 1.9 |
Mississippi | 1,077 | 39,270 | 1.8 | 47,987 | 197.89 | 28.5 | 19,009 | 15.6 | 18,872 | 34.8 | 175 | 144 | 1.2 |
Missouri | 2,615 | 114,609 | 1.5 | 118,063 | 243.63 | 28.7 | 40,527 | 14.1 | 53,692 | 41.5 | 605 | 405 | 2.1 |
Montana | 427 | 16,290 | 2.1 | 23,653 | 297.62 | 41.3 | 8,968 | 16.3 | 9,261 | 37.8 | 149 | 101 | 1.8 |
Nebraska | 929 | 37,898 | 0.9 | 28,595 | 287.90 | 37.4 | 8,807 | 12.5 | 11,056 | 35.0 | 109 | 100 | 1.4 |
Nevada | 1,185 | 52,579 | 2.5 | 79,000 | 312.16 | 37.5 | 29,909 | 16.1 | 33,521 | 42.2 | 500 | 370 | 2.0 |
New Hampshire | 619 | 31,504 | 1.2 | 21,157 | 289.22 | 29.3 | 7,536 | 14.1 | 5,061 | 22.7 | 115 | 86 | 1.8 |
New Jersey | 3,797 | 229,080 | 3.4 | 322,654 | 405.61 | 34.9 | 127,295 | 18.5 | 154,386 | 46.7 | 2,720 | 2,234 | 2.9 |
New Mexico | 769 | 31,393 | 1.9 | 35,519 | 304.61 | 39.6 | 14,710 | 19.1 | 17,493 | 43.3 | 199 | 192 | 1.6 |
New York | 8,732 | 574,404 | 2.3 | 494,864 | 307.21 | 23.0 | 198,176 | 18.3 | 200,083 | 37.0 | 3,402 | 2,597 | 4.5 |
North Carolina | 3,989 | 177,973 | 1.3 | 139,657 | 228.88 | 26.7 | 53,433 | 14.1 | 77,000 | 49.5 | 1,390 | 426 | 2.2 |
North Dakota | 436 | 22,066 | 0.8 | 17,731 | 427.90 | 42.2 | 3,330 | 11.8 | 7,461 | 41.7 | 120 | 97 | 1.2 |
Ohio | 5,107 | 232,919 | 1.4 | 208,622 | 326.75 | 37.4 | 72,908 | 15.5 | 66,745 | 30.3 | 1,130 | 997 | 2.7 |
Oklahoma | 1,536 | 66,197 | 1.1 | 43,981 | 316.95 | 38.0 | 16,490 | 16.6 | 21,431 | 42.6 | 370 | 233 | 1.4 |
Oregon | 1,699 | 78,386 | 2.3 | 102,495 | 326.54 | 37.4 | 39,144 | 17.1 | 40,465 | 37.1 | 982 | 559 | 2.8 |
Pennsylvania | 5,548 | 278,674 | 2.9 | 413,685 | 363.77 | 37.8 | 162,061 | 16.9 | 139,418 | 32.0 | 2,866 | 2,274 | 6.3 |
Rhode Island | 453 | 22,034 | 2.6 | 34,847 | 338.78 | 37.5 | 11,879 | 16.0 | 13,803 | 37.3 | 252 | 181 | 3.7 |
South Carolina | 1,863 | 75,229 | 1.1 | 60,728 | 251.10 | 32.8 | 21,265 | 11.8 | 23,448 | 31.5 | 474 | 202 | 2.4 |
South Dakota | 400 | 15,236 | 0.6 | 6,432 | 290.80 | 41.0 | 2,228 | 14.3 | 1,067 | 15.9 | 43 | 28 | 1.0 |
Tennessee | 2,702 | 120,548 | 1.2 | 105,249 | 223.40 | 25.9 | 31,361 | 13.8 | 40,821 | 36.8 | 361 | 340 | 1.4 |
Texas | 11,182 | 591,325 | 1.3 | 408,789 | 354.55 | 34.1 | 142,538 | 15.9 | 194,815 | 44.4 | 2,224 | 2,121 | 2.6 |
Utah | 1,258 | 53,226 | 1.0 | 40,690 | 351.95 | 43.0 | 12,410 | 13.2 | 14,151 | 30.7 | 318 | 174 | 1.3 |
Vermont | 298 | 12,635 | 1.9 | 19,507 | 320.45 | 40.3 | 5,531 | 13.6 | 3,619 | 18.2 | 136 | 78 | 4.0 |
Virginia | 3,484 | 178,612 | 1.0 | 104,660 | 298.84 | 29.7 | 36,394 | 16.1 | 49,756 | 43.2 | 731 | 498 | 2.6 |
Washington | 2,970 | 162,291 | 2.0 | 178,030 | 396.61 | 37.7 | 59,667 | 15.5 | 56,829 | 30.0 | 1,342 | 1,031 | 1.7 |
West Virginia | 677 | 27,236 | 2.3 | 47,715 | 278.54 | 36.4 | 15,880 | 16.1 | 15,899 | 30.7 | 205 | 211 | 3.0 |
Wisconsin | 2,729 | 119,133 | 2.3 | 175,853 | 285.28 | 34.7 | 63,493 | 15.3 | 54,575 | 28.1 | 1,099 | 689 | 3.6 |
Wyoming | 277 | 12,773 | 1.1 | 12,016 | 362.82 | 40.7 | 3,085 | 14.6 | 4,119 | 31.0 | 115 | 60 | 2.4 |
Outlying areas | |||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 893 | 23,607 | 3.4 | 76,690 | 118.27 | 24.1 | 30,442 | 19.5 | 41,068 | 51.8 | 167 | 162 | 3.5 |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 37 | 1,386 | 2.2 | 2,275 | 312.39 | 47.5 | 822 | 17.4 | 1,209 | 50.2 | 8 | 11 | 1.6 |
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. | |||||||||||||
a. Total wages earned in covered employment during all pay periods ended within the year. | |||||||||||||
b. Based on average covered employment in 12-month period. | |||||||||||||
c. Includes dependents' allowances for states that provide such benefits. | |||||||||||||
d. Based on average total weekly wage in current year. | |||||||||||||
e. Percentages based on first payments for 12-month period. | |||||||||||||
f. 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. | |||||||||||||
g. Adjusted to exclude voided benefit checks and for transfers under interstate combined-wage plan; excludes Extended Benefits and Emergency Unemployment Compensation. | |||||||||||||
h. 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. |