Annual Statistical Supplement, 2014

Other Social Insurance Programs and Veterans' Benefits

Other Social Insurance Programs

Unemployment Insurance

Table 9.A2 Summary data on state programs, by state or other area, 2012
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)
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.
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.
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