| STATE | Employment and Wage Data | |||||
| Average monthly covered employment | Wages
paid in covered employment during year (in thousands) |
Ratio of taxable to total wages | Average weekly wage in covered employment | |||
| Total | Taxable | Total | Taxable | |||
| (01) | (02) | (03) | (04) | (05) | (06) | (07) |
| 1938 | 153,224 | $200,931 | $200,931 | 1.000 | $25.22 | $25.22 |
| 1939 | 162,021 | $216,864 | $216,864 | 1.000 | $25.74 | $25.74 |
| 1940 | 176,810 | $245,417 | $227,679 | 0.928 | $26.69 | $24.76 |
| 1941 | 201,925 | $289,761 | $258,327 | 0.892 | $27.60 | $24.60 |
| 1942 | 199,402 | $327,375 | $296,908 | 0.907 | $31.57 | $28.63 |
| 1943 | 201,240 | $353,862 | $309,041 | 0.873 | $33.82 | $29.53 |
| 1944 | 191,702 | $364,556 | $313,885 | 0.861 | $36.57 | $31.49 |
| 1945 | 189,106 | $391,068 | $332,653 | 0.851 | $39.77 | $33.83 |
| 1946 | 209,854 | $487,209 | $409,796 | 0.841 | $44.65 | $37.55 |
| 1947 | 215,795 | $551,401 | $451,545 | 0.819 | $49.14 | $40.24 |
| 1948 | 220,494 | $597,629 | $479,438 | 0.802 | $52.12 | $41.82 |
| 1949 | 218,316 | $626,148 | $496,370 | 0.793 | $55.16 | $43.72 |
| 1950 | 222,602 | $670,526 | $521,104 | 0.777 | $57.93 | $45.02 |
| 1951 | 225,031 | $726,088 | $547,270 | 0.754 | $62.05 | $46.77 |
| 1952 | 226,556 | $769,004 | $561,818 | 0.731 | $65.28 | $47.69 |
| 1953 | 224,088 | $795,000 | $570,598 | 0.718 | $68.23 | $48.97 |
| 1954 | 217,279 | $800,134 | $558,769 | 0.698 | $70.82 | $49.46 |
| 1955 | 218,190 | $835,380 | $568,973 | 0.681 | $73.63 | $50.15 |
| 1956 | 221,829 | $892,958 | $595,875 | 0.667 | $77.41 | $51.66 |
| 1957 | 222,934 | $929,685 | $598,890 | 0.644 | $80.20 | $51.66 |
| 1958 | 223,520 | $973,101 | $610,376 | 0.627 | $83.72 | $52.51 |
| 1959 | 229,950 | $1,046,151 | $638,270 | 0.610 | $87.49 | $53.38 |
| 1960 | 232,645 | $1,096,340 | $655,101 | 0.598 | $90.63 | $54.15 |
| 1961 | 237,227 | $1,159,682 | $676,540 | 0.583 | $94.01 | $54.84 |
| 1962 | 261,778 | $1,329,906 | $764,210 | 0.575 | $97.70 | $56.14 |
| 1963 | 267,862 | $1,413,901 | $786,045 | 0.556 | $101.51 | $56.43 |
| 1964 | 278,296 | $1,534,749 | $828,087 | 0.540 | $106.05 | $57.22 |
| 1965 | 286,907 | $1,637,833 | $857,971 | 0.524 | $109.78 | $57.51 |
| 1966 | 290,674 | $1,751,160 | $888,497 | 0.507 | $115.86 | $58.78 |
| 1967 | 295,137 | $1,859,091 | $912,847 | 0.491 | $121.14 | $59.48 |
| 1968 | 297,948 | $2,006,949 | $945,788 | 0.471 | $129.54 | $61.04 |
| 1969 | 298,705 | $2,156,208 | $968,810 | 0.449 | $138.82 | $62.37 |
| 1970 | 294,833 | $2,292,470 | $976,023 | 0.426 | $149.53 | $63.66 |
| 1971 | 285,897 | $2,366,305 | $951,904 | 0.402 | $159.17 | $64.03 |
| 1972 | 296,310 | $2,634,350 | $1,279,952 | 0.486 | $170.97 | $83.07 |
| 1973 | 297,623 | $2,856,675 | $1,316,935 | 0.461 | $184.58 | $85.09 |
| 1974 | 298,046 | $3,108,137 | $1,349,135 | 0.434 | $200.55 | $87.05 |
| 1975 | 292,107 | $3,271,931 | $1,334,553 | 0.408 | $215.41 | $87.86 |
| 1976 | 268,292 | $3,245,869 | $1,243,559 | 0.383 | $232.66 | $89.14 |
| 1977 | 270,316 | $3,468,200 | $1,254,838 | 0.362 | $246.73 | $89.27 |
| 1978 | 290,673 | $3,959,520 | $1,665,795 | 0.421 | $261.96 | $110.21 |
| 1979 | 284,477 | $4,203,131 | $1,774,748 | 0.422 | $284.13 | $119.97 |
| 1980 | 287,583 | $4,660,833 | $1,838,161 | 0.394 | $311.67 | $122.92 |
| 1981 | 287,698 | $5,141,262 | $1,873,366 | 0.364 | $343.66 | $125.22 |
| 1982 | 280,573 | $5,487,843 | $2,144,394 | 0.391 | $376.14 | $146.98 |
| 1983 | 279,154 | $5,850,789 | $2,270,331 | 0.388 | $403.06 | $156.40 |
| 1984 | 289,345 | $6,322,000 | $2,402,676 | 0.380 | $420.18 | $159.69 |
| 1985 | 302,203 | $6,890,229 | $2,528,253 | 0.367 | $438.46 | $160.89 |
| 1986 | 311,820 | $7,554,806 | $2,651,981 | 0.351 | $465.92 | $163.55 |
| 1987 | 321,865 | $8,323,509 | $2,785,483 | 0.335 | $497.31 | $166.43 |
| 1988 | 339,268 | $9,477,548 | $2,944,304 | 0.311 | $537.22 | $166.89 |
| 1989 | 344,855 | $10,261,346 | $3,023,419 | 0.295 | $572.22 | $168.60 |
| 1990 | 339,405 | $10,576,248 | $3,019,337 | 0.285 | $599.25 | $171.08 |
| 1991 | 323,269 | $10,563,977 | $2,822,347 | 0.267 | $628.43 | $167.90 |
| 1992 | 317,349 | $11,062,341 | $2,867,104 | 0.259 | $670.36 | $173.74 |
| 1993 | 317,690 | $11,325,580 | $3,127,991 | 0.276 | $685.57 | $189.35 |
| 1994 | 318,927 | $11,666,663 | $3,314,844 | 0.284 | $703.48 | $199.88 |
| 1995 | 319,200 | $12,113,767 | $3,464,608 | 0.286 | $729.82 | $208.73 |
| 1996 | 331,610 | $13,328,053 | $3,557,454 | 0.267 | $772.92 | $206.30 |
| 1997 | 317,637 | $13,658,890 | $3,312,617 | 0.243 | $826.95 | $200.56 |
| 1998 | 319,864 | $14,810,436 | $3,445,801 | 0.233 | $890.43 | $207.17 |
| STATE | Financial data (in thousands) | ||||||
| Contributions collected | Interest credited to trust fund | Benefits Paid | Reserves as of December 31 | Federal loans to State reserve funds, balance as of end of year | Net reserves, balance as of end of year | Taxable wage base, year end | |
| (01) | (08) | (09) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) |
| 1938 | $6,362 | $198 | $1,672 | $10,782 | $10,782 | ||
| 1939 | $6,763 | $329 | $1,423 | $16,450 | $16,450 | ||
| 1940 | $5,742 | $458 | $2,107 | $19,752 | $19,752 | $3,000 | |
| 1941 | $6,467 | $542 | $2,122 | $24,638 | $24,638 | $3,000 | |
| 1942 | $8,243 | $662 | $1,148 | $32,395 | $32,395 | $3,000 | |
| 1943 | $7,105 | $746 | $473 | $39,774 | $39,774 | $3,000 | |
| 1944 | $1,622 | $765 | $547 | $41,614 | $41,614 | $3,000 | |
| 1945 | $1,754 | $813 | $357 | $43,823 | $43,823 | $3,000 | |
| 1946 | $2,056 | $845 | $1,705 | $45,018 | $45,018 | $3,000 | |
| 1947 | $2,111 | $884 | $2,733 | $45,280 | $45,280 | $3,000 | |
| 1948 | $2,249 | $939 | $3,001 | $45,468 | $45,468 | $3,000 | |
| 1949 | $2,929 | $969 | $3,922 | $45,443 | $45,443 | $3,000 | |
| 1950 | $3,788 | $981 | $3,438 | $46,775 | $46,775 | $3,000 | |
| 1951 | $4,417 | $1,044 | $1,557 | $50,678 | $50,678 | $3,000 | |
| 1952 | $4,019 | $1,165 | $1,700 | $54,162 | $54,162 | $3,000 | |
| 1953 | $3,138 | $1,291 | $2,365 | $56,227 | $56,227 | $3,000 | |
| 1954 | $2,532 | $1,303 | $4,493 | $55,570 | $55,570 | $3,000 | |
| 1955 | $2,889 | $1,255 | $4,504 | $55,211 | $55,211 | $3,000 | |
| 1956 | $4,003 | $1,339 | $3,800 | $56,939 | $56,939 | $3,000 | |
| 1957 | $4,508 | $1,480 | $4,611 | $58,698 | $58,698 | $3,000 | |
| 1958 | $4,454 | $1,530 | $6,667 | $58,192 | $58,192 | $3,000 | |
| 1959 | $5,411 | $1,583 | $5,109 | $60,076 | $60,076 | $3,000 | |
| 1960 | $6,024 | $1,820 | $5,483 | $62,438 | $62,438 | $3,000 | |
| 1961 | $6,021 | $1,926 | $6,624 | $63,762 | $63,762 | $3,000 | |
| 1962 | $7,476 | $1,951 | $6,801 | $64,910 | $64,910 | $3,000 | |
| 1963 | $7,655 | $2,037 | $10,805 | $63,796 | $63,796 | $3,000 | |
| 1964 | $7,478 | $2,131 | $10,066 | $63,525 | $63,525 | $3,000 | |
| 1965 | $8,479 | $2,243 | $9,176 | $65,072 | $65,072 | $3,000 | |
| 1966 | $8,757 | $2,464 | $7,323 | $68,969 | $68,969 | $3,000 | |
| 1967 | $8,107 | $2,752 | $7,572 | $72,144 | $72,144 | $3,000 | |
| 1968 | $6,981 | $3,002 | $8,239 | $73,889 | $73,889 | $3,000 | |
| 1969 | $7,095 | $3,306 | $8,447 | $75,843 | $75,843 | $3,000 | |
| 1970 | $7,355 | $3,687 | $12,920 | $73,930 | $73,930 | $3,000 | |
| 1971 | $7,767 | $3,614 | $18,064 | $64,720 | $64,720 | $3,000 | |
| 1972 | $11,506 | $3,065 | $22,326 | $57,691 | $57,691 | $4,200 | |
| 1973 | $14,395 | $2,768 | $26,588 | $47,645 | $47,645 | $4,200 | |
| 1974 | $17,927 | $2,596 | $34,890 | $35,253 | $35,253 | $4,200 | |
| 1975 | $19,461 | $1,026 | $56,444 | $4,001 | $7,000 | $2,999 | $4,200 |
| 1976 | $31,727 | $29 | $54,487 | $2,186 | $33,600 | $31,414 | $4,200 |
| 1977 | $37,176 | $53,689 | $7,468 | $59,000 | $51,532 | $4,200 | |
| 1978 | $45,369 | $48,140 | $9,405 | $64,500 | $55,095 | $6,000 | |
| 1979 | $56,037 | $46,508 | $26,545 | $70,544 | $43,999 | $6,000 | |
| 1980 | $58,605 | $55,359 | $13,879 | $65,541 | $51,662 | $6,000 | |
| 1981 | $53,645 | $64,148 | $7,392 | $51,122 | $43,730 | $6,000 | |
| 1982 | $47,405 | $80,099 | $200 | $56,862 | $56,662 | $7,500 | |
| 1983 | $62,209 | $74,714 | $2,265 | $63,609 | $61,344 | $8,000 | |
| 1984 | $75,742 | $50,022 | $26,340 | $43,609 | $17,269 | $8,000 | |
| 1985 | $81,486 | $2,307 | $49,083 | $41,651 | $41,651 | $8,000 | |
| 1986 | $81,450 | $5,691 | $59,797 | $71,699 | $71,699 | $8,000 | |
| 1987 | $63,393 | $6,920 | $58,598 | $77,893 | $77,893 | $8,000 | |
| 1988 | $51,376 | $7,176 | $58,545 | $82,335 | $82,335 | $8,000 | |
| 1989 | $48,749 | $6,929 | $63,180 | $76,110 | $76,110 | $8,000 | |
| 1990 | $62,640 | $6,682 | $76,893 | $67,366 | $67,366 | $8,000 | |
| 1991 | $56,922 | $3,531 | $119,523 | $12,465 | $12,465 | $8,000 | |
| 1992 | $85,100 | $328 | $116,808 | $50 | $19,336 | $19,286 | $8,000 |
| 1993 | $124,123 | $488 | $96,321 | $5,937 | $5,937 | $9,000 | |
| 1994 | $126,842 | $1,825 | $90,828 | $41,141 | $41,141 | $9,500 | |
| 1995 | $123,071 | $4,073 | $93,846 | $68,636 | $68,636 | $10,000 | |
| 1996 | $111,449 | $6,184 | $86,480 | $99,368 | $99,368 | $10,000 | |
| 1997 | $96,368 | $8,127 | $68,692 | $135,627 | $135,627 | $10,000 | |
| 1998 | $90,826 | $10,650 | $58,760 | $174,522 | $174,525 | $9,000 | |
| STATE | significant measures | |||||||
| Percent of total wages | Average employer tax rate as a percent of taxable wages | Reserve ratio (percent of total wages) as multiple of highest 12-month benefit cost rate | ||||||
| Contributions collected | Benefits paid | Average employer tax rate | Reserve Ratio | High Cost | Multiple | |||
| Rate | 12 mos. ending | |||||||
| (01) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | (20) | (21) | (22) |
| 1938 | 3.17 | 0.83 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 5.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1939 | 3.12 | 0.66 | 2.99 | 2.99 | 7.59 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1940 | 2.34 | 0.86 | 2.50 | 2.70 | 8.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1941 | 2.23 | 0.73 | 2.41 | 2.70 | 8.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1942 | 2.52 | 0.35 | 2.45 | 2.70 | 9.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1943 | 2.01 | 0.13 | 1.50 | 1.72 | 11.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1944 | 0.44 | 0.15 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 11.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1945 | 0.45 | 0.09 | 0.43 | 0.51 | 11.21 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1946 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 9.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1947 | 0.38 | 0.50 | 0.36 | 0.44 | 8.21 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1948 | 0.38 | 0.50 | 0.39 | 0.49 | 7.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1949 | 0.47 | 0.63 | 0.49 | 0.62 | 7.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1950 | 0.56 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.75 | 6.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1951 | 0.61 | 0.21 | 0.61 | 0.81 | 6.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1952 | 0.52 | 0.22 | 0.50 | 0.68 | 7.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1953 | 0.39 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.51 | 7.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1954 | 0.32 | 0.56 | 0.31 | 0.44 | 6.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1955 | 0.35 | 0.54 | 0.35 | 0.52 | 6.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1956 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.69 | 6.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1957 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.71 | 6.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1958 | 0.46 | 0.69 | 0.39 | 0.69 | 5.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1959 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.82 | 5.74 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1960 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.86 | 5.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1961 | 0.52 | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.85 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1962 | 0.56 | 0.51 | 0.62 | 0.98 | 4.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1963 | 0.54 | 0.76 | 0.49 | 0.88 | 4.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1964 | 0.49 | 0.66 | 0.48 | 0.89 | 4.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1965 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 1.00 | 3.97 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1966 | 0.50 | 0.42 | 0.50 | 0.98 | 3.94 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1967 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.86 | 3.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1968 | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.74 | 3.68 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1969 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.73 | 3.52 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1970 | 0.32 | 0.56 | 0.34 | 0.80 | 3.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1971 | 0.33 | 0.76 | 0.34 | 0.84 | 2.74 | 0.77 | JAN 64 | 3.56 |
| 1972 | 0.44 | 0.85 | 0.47 | 0.96 | 2.19 | 0.86 | DEC 72 | 2.55 |
| 1973 | 0.50 | 0.93 | 0.52 | 1.12 | 1.67 | 0.86 | DEC 72 | 1.94 |
| 1974 | 0.58 | 1.12 | 0.60 | 1.39 | 1.13 | 0.86 | DEC 72 | 1.31 |
| 1975 | 0.59 | 1.73 | 0.55 | 1.34 | 0.00 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.00 |
| 1976 | 0.98 | 1.68 | 1.03 | 2.69 | 0.00 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.00 |
| 1977 | 1.07 | 1.55 | 0.98 | 2.70 | 0.00 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.00 |
| 1978 | 1.15 | 1.22 | 1.14 | 2.70 | 0.00 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.00 |
| 1979 | 1.33 | 1.11 | 1.38 | 3.28 | 0.00 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.00 |
| 1980 | 1.26 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 3.03 | 0.00 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.00 |
| 1981 | 1.04 | 1.25 | 0.90 | 2.47 | 0.00 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.00 |
| 1982 | 0.86 | 1.46 | 0.86 | 2.19 | 0.00 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.00 |
| 1983 | 1.06 | 1.28 | 1.08 | 2.78 | 0.00 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.00 |
| 1984 | 1.20 | 0.79 | 1.17 | 3.07 | 0.00 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.00 |
| 1985 | 1.18 | 0.71 | 1.17 | 3.19 | 0.60 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.33 |
| 1986 | 1.08 | 0.79 | 1.04 | 2.97 | 0.95 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.52 |
| 1987 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 2.09 | 0.94 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.51 |
| 1988 | 0.54 | 0.62 | 0.50 | 1.60 | 0.87 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.47 |
| 1989 | 0.48 | 0.62 | 0.44 | 1.51 | 0.74 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.40 |
| 1990 | 0.59 | 0.73 | 0.55 | 1.91 | 0.64 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.35 |
| 1991 | 0.54 | 1.13 | 0.49 | 1.82 | 0.12 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.07 |
| 1992 | 0.77 | 1.06 | 0.75 | 2.91 | 0.00 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.00 |
| 1993 | 1.10 | 0.85 | 1.07 | 3.88 | 0.05 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.03 |
| 1994 | 1.09 | 0.78 | 1.03 | 3.61 | 0.35 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.19 |
| 1995 | 1.02 | 0.77 | 0.92 | 3.22 | 0.57 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.31 |
| 1996 | 0.84 | 0.65 | 0.79 | 2.95 | 0.75 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.41 |
| 1997 | 0.71 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 2.06 | 0.99 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.54 |
| 1998 | 0.61 | 0.40 | 0.54 | 2.33 | 1.18 | 1.84 | DEC 75 | 0.64 |
| STATE | Claims data | Average weekly benefit | |||||||||
| Number of first payments | Weeks compensated for all unemployment | Caimants exhausting benefits | Average duration (in weeks) | Weekly insured unemployed | Amount | Ratio to average weekly total wage | |||||
| Number | % of first payments | Potential | Actual | Actual for exhaustees | Average number | Percent of cov. employ. | |||||
| (01) | (23) | (24) | (25) | (26) | (27) | (28) | (29) | (30) | (31) | (32) | (33) |
| 1938 | 196,059 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $8.81 | 0.349 | |||
| 1939 | 175,027 | 12,593 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $8.58 | 0.333 | ||
| 1940 | 20,416 | 219,132 | 7,859 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $9.71 | 0.364 | |
| 1941 | 12,687 | 174,957 | 6,180 | 43.3 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $12.20 | 0.442 | |
| 1942 | 6,832 | 89,468 | 3,064 | 34.9 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 17.6 | 0.0 | $12.97 | 0.411 | |
| 1943 | 3,036 | 31,066 | 881 | 31.0 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 18.1 | 0.0 | $15.56 | 0.460 | |
| 1944 | 2,759 | 31,412 | 758 | 23.9 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 18.6 | 0.0 | $17.78 | 0.486 | |
| 1945 | 2,152 | 20,467 | 375 | 19.5 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 18.4 | 0.0 | $17.78 | 0.447 | |
| 1946 | 9,013 | 99,772 | 2,348 | 31.5 | 19.0 | 11.1 | 18.5 | 0.0 | $17.14 | 0.384 | |
| 1947 | 13,758 | 166,732 | 6,113 | 46.2 | 18.8 | 12.1 | 18.7 | 3,628 | 1.6 | $16.46 | 0.335 |
| 1948 | 13,100 | 177,908 | 6,371 | 49.1 | 18.9 | 13.6 | 18.7 | 3,461 | 1.5 | $16.99 | 0.326 |
| 1949 | 17,273 | 230,220 | 7,401 | 45.9 | 19.0 | 13.3 | 18.9 | 4,607 | 2.1 | $17.67 | 0.320 |
| 1950 | 14,397 | 194,318 | 6,509 | 40.2 | 19.0 | 13.5 | 19.0 | 4,282 | 1.9 | $17.94 | 0.310 |
| 1951 | 8,034 | 89,682 | 2,593 | 30.0 | 19.0 | 11.2 | 18.9 | 1,986 | 0.8 | $17.96 | 0.289 |
| 1952 | 9,248 | 96,074 | 2,220 | 25.2 | 19.1 | 10.4 | 18.8 | 2,128 | 0.9 | $18.14 | 0.278 |
| 1953 | 12,327 | 131,353 | 3,152 | 29.7 | 19.1 | 10.7 | 18.9 | 3,025 | 1.3 | $18.29 | 0.268 |
| 1954 | 19,951 | 244,472 | 7,296 | 37.1 | 19.1 | 12.3 | 18.9 | 5,554 | 2.5 | $18.49 | 0.261 |
| 1955 | 14,131 | 190,742 | 4,818 | 30.9 | 21.3 | 13.5 | 20.0 | 4,151 | 1.9 | $23.89 | 0.324 |
| 1956 | 12,951 | 155,765 | 4,174 | 33.0 | 21.1 | 12.6 | 18.9 | 3,631 | 1.6 | $24.71 | 0.319 |
| 1957 | 15,286 | 183,614 | 4,812 | 33.5 | 21.7 | 12.6 | 19.3 | 4,458 | 2.0 | $25.41 | 0.317 |
| 1958 | 19,053 | 262,268 | 7,982 | 41.9 | 20.7 | 13.8 | 19.4 | 6,225 | 2.7 | $25.67 | 0.307 |
| 1959 | 15,967 | 201,702 | 5,943 | 36.9 | 21.6 | 12.6 | 19.6 | 4,612 | 2.0 | $25.74 | 0.294 |
| 1960 | 17,142 | 212,063 | 5,817 | 36.2 | 21.7 | 12.4 | 18.6 | 5,058 | 2.1 | $26.20 | 0.289 |
| 1961 | 19,663 | 252,717 | 7,514 | 37.4 | 21.5 | 12.9 | 18.6 | 5,871 | 2.4 | $26.53 | 0.282 |
| 1962 | 17,164 | 227,921 | 5,396 | 31.5 | 26.8 | 13.3 | 19.5 | 5,153 | 1.9 | $30.26 | 0.310 |
| 1963 | 18,885 | 292,229 | 4,600 | 24.7 | 30.1 | 15.5 | 26.6 | 6,030 | 2.2 | $37.33 | 0.368 |
| 1964 | 17,346 | 272,981 | 4,387 | 25.0 | 29.9 | 15.7 | 26.9 | 5,504 | 1.9 | $38.38 | 0.362 |
| 1965 | 15,698 | 240,940 | 3,636 | 21.7 | 30.2 | 15.3 | 26.8 | 4,852 | 1.6 | $40.71 | 0.371 |
| 1966 | 13,121 | 184,108 | 2,545 | 17.6 | 30.1 | 14.0 | 27.1 | 3,850 | 1.3 | $42.96 | 0.371 |
| 1967 | 12,897 | 185,446 | 2,456 | 20.0 | 30.3 | 14.4 | 27.2 | 4,116 | 1.3 | $44.64 | 0.369 |
| 1968 | 12,645 | 194,446 | 2,750 | 21.1 | 30.4 | 15.4 | 27.6 | 4,158 | 1.4 | $46.35 | 0.358 |
| 1969 | 12,604 | 184,259 | 2,638 | 21.6 | 30.6 | 14.6 | 27.9 | 3,844 | 1.2 | $50.02 | 0.360 |
| 1970 | 16,526 | 265,091 | 3,923 | 28.5 | 30.7 | 16.0 | 28.0 | 5,576 | 1.8 | $54.24 | 0.363 |
| 1971 | 19,111 | 341,374 | 5,763 | 31.5 | 30.6 | 17.9 | 28.5 | 6,730 | 1.9 | $59.14 | 0.375 |
| 1972 | 20,494 | 353,751 | 6,084 | 31.1 | 30.6 | 17.3 | 28.3 | 6,985 | 1.9 | $71.32 | 0.422 |
| 1973 | 19,966 | 390,869 | 7,187 | 35.7 | 30.6 | 19.6 | 28.6 | 7,039 | 1.9 | $78.07 | 0.430 |
| 1974 | 24,190 | 462,560 | 8,889 | 42.1 | 30.7 | 19.1 | 28.5 | 8,458 | 2.3 | $83.83 | 0.423 |
| 1975 | 35,949 | 698,942 | 14,074 | 45.8 | 30.6 | 19.4 | 28.0 | 13,539 | 3.8 | $93.00 | 0.436 |
| 1976 | 31,695 | 678,110 | 16,190 | 48.3 | 30.5 | 21.4 | 28.2 | 11,981 | 3.4 | $99.17 | 0.429 |
| 1977 | 31,454 | 643,794 | 14,278 | 43.4 | 29.7 | 20.5 | 28.0 | 11,462 | 3.3 | $105.09 | 0.424 |
| 1978 | 27,628 | 538,371 | 11,611 | 39.7 | 28.9 | 19.5 | 27.6 | 10,066 | 2.7 | $106.66 | 0.407 |
| 1979 | 25,317 | 499,075 | 9,999 | 38.3 | 27.6 | 19.7 | 27.9 | 9,509 | 2.5 | $114.49 | 0.412 |
| 1980 | 26,481 | 547,306 | 10,934 | 40.7 | 28.7 | 20.7 | 27.5 | 10,447 | 2.8 | $122.22 | 0.389 |
| 1981 | 30,503 | 624,665 | 10,434 | 40.5 | 27.4 | 20.5 | 28.3 | 11,489 | 3.1 | $130.85 | 0.377 |
| 1982 | 30,994 | 708,532 | 15,702 | 47.9 | 29.0 | 22.9 | 28.1 | 14,351 | 3.9 | $141.15 | 0.373 |
| 1983 | 25,581 | 583,761 | 15,373 | 52.5 | 23.8 | 22.8 | 27.9 | 11,860 | 3.2 | $147.59 | 0.363 |
| 1984 | 22,570 | 437,315 | 12,039 | 50.9 | 20.8 | 19.4 | 24.6 | 9,159 | 2.4 | $144.36 | 0.336 |
| 1985 | 21,263 | 390,556 | 10,434 | 50.1 | 23.8 | 18.4 | 23.3 | 8,156 | 2.0 | $147.06 | 0.328 |
| 1986 | 22,304 | 418,494 | 11,334 | 49.7 | 25.0 | 18.8 | 24.6 | 8,444 | 2.1 | $163.74 | 0.345 |
| 1987 | 20,672 | 394,025 | 11,075 | 50.7 | 24.9 | 19.1 | 24.6 | 7,948 | 1.9 | $177.35 | 0.352 |
| 1988 | 19,796 | 369,595 | 9,195 | 45.7 | 24.8 | 18.7 | 24.6 | 7,522 | 1.7 | $187.98 | 0.346 |
| 1989 | 19,462 | 370,637 | 10,208 | 53.1 | 24.8 | 19.0 | 24.7 | 7,429 | 1.7 | $200.32 | 0.345 |
| 1990 | 24,443 | 433,289 | 10,881 | 53.1 | 24.8 | 17.7 | 24.8 | 8,443 | 1.9 | $212.67 | 0.351 |
| 1991 | 30,994 | 635,660 | 17,724 | 59.5 | 24.9 | 20.5 | 24.8 | 11,966 | 2.8 | $220.71 | 0.349 |
| 1992 | 26,831 | 586,118 | 18,358 | 64.4 | 23.3 | 21.8 | 24.9 | 10,984 | 2.6 | $227.72 | 0.340 |
| 1993 | 25,092 | 522,446 | 15,385 | 60.9 | 22.7 | 20.8 | 25.2 | 9,833 | 2.3 | $222.76 | 0.326 |
| 1994 | 24,194 | 480,419 | 13,828 | 55.6 | 24.1 | 19.9 | 25.4 | 8,940 | 2.1 | $219.82 | 0.311 |
| 1995 | 24,081 | 477,779 | 12,674 | 51.7 | 25.0 | 19.8 | 24.6 | 8,846 | 2.1 | $231.75 | 0.316 |
| 1996 | 22,488 | 432,001 | 11,495 | 49.5 | 23.1 | 19.2 | 22.2 | 7,977 | 1.9 | $236.21 | 0.306 |
| 1997 | 21,026 | 424,497 | 11,743 | 56.1 | 25.6 | 20.2 | 25.5 | 8,160 | 2.0 | $233.48 | 0.287 |
| 1998 | 18,278 | 358,629 | 9,842 | 50.7 | 25.6 | 19.6 | 25.5 | 6,778 | 1.6 | $231.42 | 0.267 |
| STATE | Average monthly covered employment | Total wages (in thousands) | Average weekly wage in total covered employment | Benefits paid (in thousands) | ||||||
| Total | Public | Nonprofit | Total | Public | Nonprofit | Total | Public | Nonprofit | ||
| (01) | (34) | (35) | (36) | (37) | (38) | (39) | (40) | (41) | (42) | (43) |
| 1971 | 61,530 | 61,530 | 484,845 | 484,845 | $151.53 | 1,954 | 1,954 | |||
| 1972 | 65,198 | 62,798 | 2,400 | 541,006 | 520,721 | 20,285 | $159.57 | 2,796 | 2,794 | 2 |
| 1973 | 65,686 | 64,155 | 1,531 | 574,024 | 557,899 | 16,125 | $168.06 | 3,654 | 3,567 | 87 |
| 1974 | 65,012 | 63,352 | 1,660 | 630,980 | 614,754 | 16,226 | $186.65 | 3,994 | 3,853 | 141 |
| 1975 | 65,495 | 63,487 | 2,008 | 694,785 | 674,397 | 20,388 | $204.00 | 4,700 | 4,544 | 156 |
| 1976 | 82,274 | 60,118 | 22,156 | 967,860 | 721,286 | 246,574 | $226.23 | 6,046 | 6,046 | |
| 1977 | 82,072 | 57,825 | 24,247 | 1,068,181 | 747,619 | 320,563 | $250.29 | 7,413 | 5,666 | 1,747 |
| 1978 | 75,792 | 42,057 | 33,735 | 1,033,337 | 619,255 | 414,082 | $262.19 | 7,178 | 4,786 | 2,392 |
| 1979 | 99,382 | 62,493 | 36,889 | 1,347,045 | 858,715 | 488,330 | $260.66 | 4,758 | 4,758 | |
| 1980 | 87,988 | 47,882 | 40,106 | 1,482,236 | 872,856 | 609,380 | $323.96 | 8,145 | 8,145 | |
| 1981 | 82,606 | 41,584 | 41,022 | 1,545,366 | 854,725 | 690,642 | $359.76 | 10,121 | 10,121 | |
| 1982 | 85,054 | 41,793 | 43,261 | 1,709,563 | 929,028 | 780,535 | $386.53 | 8,500 | 8,500 | |
| 1983 | 89,327 | 42,597 | 46,730 | 1,930,263 | 995,263 | 935,000 | $415.56 | 5,635 | 5,635 | |
| 1984 | 93,037 | 47,900 | 45,137 | 2,220,187 | 1,227,451 | 992,736 | $458.91 | 4,934 | 4,934 | |
| 1985 | 95,881 | 48,657 | 47,224 | 2,381,429 | 1,295,699 | 1,085,730 | $477.64 | 2,734 | 2,554 | 180 |
| 1986 | 98,352 | 50,556 | 47,796 | 2,565,497 | 1,381,063 | 1,184,434 | $501.63 | 2,922 | 2,832 | 90 |
| 1987 | 102,920 | 53,044 | 49,876 | 2,803,194 | 1,514,258 | 1,288,936 | $523.78 | 3,255 | 3,255 | |
| 1988 | 102,028 | 50,477 | 51,551 | 2,973,146 | 1,551,057 | 1,422,089 | $560.39 | 4,507 | 3,843 | 664 |
| 1989 | 104,056 | 51,399 | 52,657 | 3,288,208 | 1,729,087 | 1,559,121 | $607.70 | 4,917 | 4,917 | |
| 1990 | 110,536 | 55,973 | 54,563 | 3,619,866 | 1,906,009 | 1,713,857 | $629.77 | 4,290 | 4,232 | 58 |
| 1991 | 110,214 | 55,475 | 54,739 | 3,692,240 | 1,897,605 | 1,794,635 | $644.24 | 5,726 | 5,726 | |
| 1992 | 108,388 | 54,427 | 53,961 | 3,766,227 | 1,893,745 | 1,872,482 | $668.22 | 7,200 | 7,200 | |
| 1993 | 107,655 | 53,729 | 53,927 | 3,807,614 | 1,884,115 | 1,923,499 | $680.17 | 9,670 | 9,670 | |
| 1994 | 106,091 | 51,620 | 54,472 | 3,976,891 | 1,961,163 | 2,015,728 | $720.88 | 7,913 | 7,913 | |
| 1995 | 100,679 | 46,960 | 53,719 | 3,877,999 | 1,809,421 | 2,068,578 | $740.74 | 8,025 | 8,025 | |
| 1996 | 82,868 | 43,950 | 38,918 | 3,301,470 | 1,782,423 | 1,519,047 | $766.16 | 8,888 | 8,888 | |
| 1997 | 91,595 | 38,665 | 52,929 | 3,644,326 | 1,642,070 | 2,002,256 | $765.14 | 10,164 | 10,164 | |
| 1998 | 94,707 | 39,471 | 55,236 | 3,883,843 | 1,726,773 | 2,157,070 | $788.64 | 6,255 | 6,255 | |
| STATE | Financial data (in thousands) | Claims data | |||||||
| Total extended benefits paid | State share of extended benefits paid | Federal share of extended benefits paid | Federal share of regular benefits paid | Number of first payments | Weeks compensated for all unemployment | Number of claimants exhausting benefits | Average weekly benefit amount | Average compensable duration (actual) | |
| (01) | (44) | (45) | (46) | (47) | (48) | (49) | (50) | (51) | (52) |
| 1971 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1972 | $552 | $316 | $236 | $266.00 | 1,587 | 8,002 | 738 | 59 | 5.0 |
| 1973 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1974 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1975 | $7,782 | $3,639 | $4,143 | $3,156.00 | 14,476 | 98,718 | 10,872 | 82 | 6.8 |
| 1976 | $9,360 | $4,477 | $4,883 | $3,771.00 | 16,020 | 112,344 | 13,701 | 87 | 7.0 |
| 1977 | $7,969 | $3,814 | $4,155 | $3,315.00 | 13,497 | 88,038 | 9,715 | 95 | 6.5 |
| 1978 | $985 | $475 | $510 | $260.00 | 1,779 | 10,774 | 1,313 | 95 | 6.1 |
| 1979 | 5 | 75 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 1980 | $2,423 | $1,211 | $1,211 | 3,648 | 24,285 | 2,106 | 116 | 6.7 | |
| 1981 | $1,699 | $850 | $850 | 2,568 | 14,707 | 1,361 | 120 | 5.7 | |
| 1982 | $70 | $49 | $21 | $1,805.00 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 136 | 6.3 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1984 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1985 | $210 | $210 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 1986 | $273 | $229 | $43 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1987 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1988 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1989 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1990 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1991 | $418 | $418 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 1992 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1993 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1994 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1995 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1996 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1997 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1998 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||