Annual Statistical Supplement, 2004

Other Social Insurance, Veterans' Benefits, and Public Assistance

Other Social Insurance and Veterans' Benefits

Unemployment Insurance

Table 9.A2 Summary data on state programs, by state or other area, 2003
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 126,088 4,697,431 2.8 9,935,108 261.67 36.5 3,530,524 16.4 4,416,574 43.4 25,328 41,359 2.2
Alabama 1,773 55,969 2.2 140,642 175.84 29.0 39,075 12.6 46,259 31.6 227 301 1.7
Alaska 275 10,094 5.2 49,493 193.04 27.3 14,259 14.7 21,728 44.2 106 136 2.4
Arizona 2,221 77,084 2.1 115,857 173.26 26.0 47,631 17.9 60,467 48.9 134 367 0.8
Arkansas 1,095 31,223 3.2 103,426 228.90 41.7 34,875 14.0 42,205 38.2 221 301 2.4
California 14,558 616,870 3.7 1,379,996 246.37 30.2 531,909 18.1 693,780 49.1 3,003 6,115 3.0
Colorado 2,064 79,589 2.0 114,887 307.68 41.5 41,315 15.2 63,221 53.6 201 536 1.0
Connecticut 1,606 77,511 3.3 155,146 286.19 30.8 53,279 17.9 61,148 37.8 529 736 2.8
Delaware 397 16,213 2.5 32,828 234.99 29.9 9,810 16.1 10,929 31.9 54 130 1.8
District of Columbia 459 25,563 1.6 21,037 258.43 24.1 7,316 20.5 19,151 85.7 90 113 2.1
Florida 7,117 235,874 1.7 326,174 225.02 35.3 119,956 15.9 169,036 48.9 672 1,160 1.3
Georgia 3,693 133,539 1.9 254,544 243.43 35.0 70,024 12.6 118,428 44.2 134 758 0.6
Hawaii 538 17,559 1.9 29,809 312.21 49.7 10,366 15.6 8,712 28.6 149 135 1.7
Idaho 562 15,888 3.4 60,000 231.77 42.7 19,376 14.0 22,360 36.8 103 184 1.2
Illinois 5,604 226,144 3.3 455,182 280.94 36.2 182,846 19.0 205,121 44.7 1,315 2,455 3.0
Indiana 2,785 92,335 2.3 212,910 263.44 41.3 65,075 13.6 91,982 44.0 330 769 1.9
Iowa 1,385 42,237 2.3 113,570 260.12 44.4 31,596 13.5 33,690 30.2 261 377 1.5
Kansas 1,259 39,195 2.5 89,324 275.99 46.1 30,863 16.0 38,418 42.7 227 372 1.8
Kentucky 1,677 52,922 2.4 135,856 249.62 41.1 39,640 14.5 39,747 28.8 288 470 2.4
Louisiana 1,819 55,284 2.0 100,279 194.93 33.4 36,615 15.7 43,730 45.3 145 297 1.7
Maine 577 17,451 2.3 32,592 231.13 39.8 13,072 18.2 12,906 38.9 83 128 1.5
Maryland 2,306 90,487 2.1 129,951 252.14 33.4 48,325 15.9 46,933 35.3 269 527 1.5
Massachusetts 3,088 142,570 3.5 280,144 356.58 40.2 107,814 18.9 137,827 45.6 825 1,794 2.5
Michigan 4,273 167,443 3.6 501,998 290.52 38.6 155,010 14.0 174,582 36.8 1,093 1,988 3.4
Minnesota 2,542 97,737 2.4 169,854 322.15 43.6 60,655 16.7 68,030 39.5 491 850 1.4
Mississippi 1,071 29,013 2.5 71,774 173.43 33.3 26,381 15.5 27,985 36.4 116 192 1.7
Missouri 2,560 85,694 2.7 182,972 205.62 31.9 68,545 16.5 79,483 42.8 319 627 1.9
Montana 379 9,935 2.6 27,392 201.91 40.1 9,915 15.5 10,378 39.1 63 81 1.1
Nebraska 859 25,832 1.7 46,204 216.16 37.4 14,359 14.1 21,252 45.8 108 137 1.7
Nevada 1,064 37,324 2.6 78,438 236.29 35.0 27,774 15.8 34,104 40.8 240 305 1.3
New Hampshire 596 22,103 1.6 23,035 258.60 36.3 9,504 17.8 7,937 31.7 37 117 1.0
New Jersey 3,785 174,764 3.5 367,278 333.67 37.6 132,460 18.0 195,806 54.3 1,172 2,098 1.7
New Mexico 716 20,992 2.1 37,232 210.63 37.4 14,778 17.6 16,517 44.2 81 136 1.0
New York 8,089 381,570 3.0 599,055 271.55 29.9 240,065 18.6 364,275 58.4 2,443 3,124 4.2
North Carolina 3,658 121,792 2.9 347,947 258.33 40.3 105,238 13.8 141,892 38.1 746 955 1.7
North Dakota 304 8,279 1.5 15,578 222.30 42.5 4,466 12.4 5,575 33.9 52 47 1.5
Ohio 5,202 181,327 2.5 352,874 252.04 37.6 128,930 15.6 125,309 35.6 698 1,452 1.8
Oklahoma 1,365 39,553 2.1 76,897 229.45 41.2 28,373 16.3 35,298 45.1 155 287 1.2
Oregon 1,533 52,296 4.5 185,868 258.45 39.4 68,536 17.5 84,043 43.4 532 856 2.3
Pennsylvania 5,364 196,821 4.0 566,022 291.84 41.4 215,487 17.8 212,711 36.8 1,547 2,678 4.0
Rhode Island 462 16,608 3.1 43,097 308.78 44.7 14,446 15.9 18,255 41.2 135 208 3.1
South Carolina 1,740 52,996 2.8 148,646 210.05 35.9 48,588 13.7 58,756 39.5 222 419 2.0
South Dakota 353 9,412 1.0 11,828 201.96 39.4 3,470 12.4 2,043 17.3 15 33 0.7
Tennessee 2,549 84,555 2.3 200,848 210.24 33.0 57,966 14.5 83,824 40.2 427 581 2.6
Texas 9,027 331,053 2.2 533,479 260.8 37.0 198,660 16.8 288,789 52.3 2,994 2,204 2.3
Utah 1,007 30,738 1.8 57,362 269.38 45.9 18,291 14.3 25,944 42.3 90 214 0.6
Vermont 288 9,143 2.9 28,265 255.08 41.8 8,384 14.4 7,193 25.9 39 101 2.0
Virginia 3,265 122,511 1.5 165,621 276.09 38.3 50,197 14.0 68,815 39.0 236 606 1.0
Washington 2,584 99,827 4.0 267,960 324.4 43.7 102,461 18.4 101,174 36.8 1,102 1,456 2.4
West Virginia 656 18,734 2.9 54,558 219.87 40.0 19,101 15.4 15,575 27.5 123 184 2.8
Wisconsin 2,658 88,450 3.4 315,409 251.69 39.3 91,495 13.8 87,630 27.5 495 973 2.2
Wyoming 234 6,893 1.7 15,612 238.07 42.1 4,074 12.8 5,192 27.4 16 49 0.8
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 1,007 21,193 4.7 106,183 106.62 26.3 46,914 19.6 58,352 52.4 175 228 3.4
Virgin Islands 41 1,242 2.4 2,175 277.39 47.5 962 23.5 2,077 66.6 2 17 0.2
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-service members; 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. As a percentage of taxable payroll. Standard contribution rate for most states, 2.7 percent. Excludes state and local jurisdictions covering state and local government employees on a reimbursable basis.
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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