| 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 | 364,593 | $456,792 | $456,792 | 1.000 | $24.09 | $24.09 |
| 1939 | 391,868 | $495,019 | $495,019 | 1.000 | $24.29 | $24.29 |
| 1940 | 373,283 | $501,655 | $460,638 | 0.918 | $25.84 | $23.73 |
| 1941 | 400,613 | $586,840 | $538,949 | 0.918 | $28.17 | $25.87 |
| 1942 | 437,757 | $748,088 | $682,954 | 0.913 | $32.86 | $30.00 |
| 1943 | 466,606 | $895,254 | $813,694 | 0.909 | $36.90 | $33.54 |
| 1944 | 465,677 | $947,490 | $848,648 | 0.896 | $39.13 | $35.05 |
| 1945 | 466,292 | $983,799 | $880,109 | 0.895 | $40.57 | $36.30 |
| 1946 | 503,097 | $1,109,878 | $974,584 | 0.878 | $42.42 | $37.25 |
| 1947 | 539,263 | $1,332,255 | $1,137,646 | 0.854 | $47.51 | $40.57 |
| 1948 | 551,665 | $1,496,292 | $1,236,857 | 0.827 | $52.16 | $43.12 |
| 1949 | 531,793 | $1,498,195 | $1,228,693 | 0.820 | $54.18 | $44.43 |
| 1950 | 552,510 | $1,657,624 | $1,316,037 | 0.794 | $57.70 | $45.81 |
| 1951 | 577,935 | $1,868,565 | $1,431,799 | 0.766 | $62.18 | $47.64 |
| 1952 | 583,678 | $2,014,258 | $1,497,702 | 0.744 | $66.36 | $49.35 |
| 1953 | 604,519 | $2,208,029 | $1,581,638 | 0.716 | $70.24 | $50.31 |
| 1954 | 589,050 | $2,210,032 | $1,564,545 | 0.708 | $72.15 | $51.08 |
| 1955 | 601,419 | $2,365,514 | $1,618,968 | 0.684 | $75.64 | $51.77 |
| 1956 | 621,901 | $2,563,803 | $1,704,781 | 0.665 | $79.28 | $52.72 |
| 1957 | 664,803 | $2,816,888 | $1,815,841 | 0.645 | $81.48 | $52.53 |
| 1958 | 649,418 | $2,834,430 | $1,780,687 | 0.628 | $83.93 | $52.73 |
| 1959 | 667,467 | $3,067,783 | $1,870,524 | 0.610 | $88.39 | $53.89 |
| 1960 | 685,953 | $3,252,330 | $1,931,780 | 0.594 | $91.18 | $54.16 |
| 1961 | 684,492 | $3,338,814 | $1,937,988 | 0.580 | $93.80 | $54.45 |
| 1962 | 704,766 | $3,556,299 | $2,012,636 | 0.566 | $97.04 | $54.92 |
| 1963 | 713,645 | $3,685,506 | $2,041,548 | 0.554 | $99.31 | $55.01 |
| 1964 | 729,731 | $3,917,726 | $2,098,985 | 0.536 | $103.24 | $55.32 |
| 1965 | 769,542 | $4,258,777 | $2,241,646 | 0.526 | $106.43 | $56.02 |
| 1966 | 823,842 | $4,738,705 | $3,265,317 | 0.689 | $110.61 | $76.22 |
| 1967 | 860,041 | $5,170,571 | $3,465,455 | 0.670 | $115.62 | $77.49 |
| 1968 | 900,301 | $5,722,355 | $3,692,288 | 0.645 | $122.23 | $78.87 |
| 1969 | 945,126 | $6,410,831 | $3,967,298 | 0.619 | $130.44 | $80.72 |
| 1970 | 944,247 | $6,781,701 | $4,028,220 | 0.594 | $138.12 | $82.04 |
| 1971 | 930,497 | $7,092,228 | $3,993,736 | 0.563 | $146.58 | $82.54 |
| 1972 | 1,014,341 | $7,985,787 | $4,384,352 | 0.549 | $151.40 | $83.12 |
| 1973 | 1,081,000 | $8,888,000 | $4,660,000 | 0.524 | $158.12 | $82.90 |
| 1974 | 1,130,206 | $10,039,401 | $4,953,211 | 0.493 | $170.82 | $84.28 |
| 1975 | 1,099,552 | $10,527,517 | $5,010,357 | 0.476 | $184.12 | $87.63 |
| 1976 | 1,137,724 | $11,743,783 | $6,268,806 | 0.534 | $198.50 | $105.96 |
| 1977 | 1,199,744 | $13,063,874 | $7,214,055 | 0.552 | $209.40 | $115.63 |
| 1978 | 1,280,422 | $15,112,317 | $8,327,716 | 0.551 | $226.97 | $125.07 |
| 1979 | 1,351,381 | $17,395,052 | $9,433,122 | 0.542 | $247.54 | $134.24 |
| 1980 | 1,345,057 | $18,818,255 | $9,559,473 | 0.508 | $269.05 | $136.68 |
| 1981 | 1,334,023 | $20,378,782 | $9,713,674 | 0.477 | $293.77 | $140.03 |
| 1982 | 1,291,897 | $21,119,747 | $9,725,842 | 0.461 | $314.38 | $144.78 |
| 1983 | 1,306,417 | $22,360,878 | $10,418,419 | 0.466 | $329.16 | $153.36 |
| 1984 | 1,399,688 | $25,080,090 | $11,939,738 | 0.476 | $344.58 | $164.04 |
| 1985 | 1,437,135 | $26,825,539 | $12,788,302 | 0.477 | $358.96 | $171.12 |
| 1986 | 1,456,788 | $28,373,418 | $13,353,843 | 0.471 | $374.55 | $176.28 |
| 1987 | 1,513,098 | $30,694,367 | $14,338,900 | 0.467 | $390.11 | $182.24 |
| 1988 | 1,563,843 | $33,386,075 | $15,826,848 | 0.474 | $410.55 | $194.62 |
| 1989 | 1,609,457 | $35,398,330 | $17,098,231 | 0.483 | $422.96 | $204.30 |
| 1990 | 1,629,321 | $37,283,118 | $18,165,452 | 0.487 | $440.05 | $214.41 |
| 1991 | 1,624,339 | $38,468,019 | $18,620,681 | 0.484 | $455.43 | $220.45 |
| 1992 | 1,661,895 | $41,734,769 | $19,800,999 | 0.474 | $482.94 | $229.13 |
| 1993 | 1,708,186 | $43,533,757 | $20,965,106 | 0.482 | $490.10 | $236.03 |
| 1994 | 1,764,104 | $46,178,169 | $22,811,463 | 0.494 | $503.40 | $248.67 |
| 1995 | 1,823,944 | $49,617,168 | $24,085,858 | 0.485 | $523.14 | $253.95 |
| 1996 | 1,884,684 | $53,816,105 | $25,647,804 | 0.477 | $549.12 | $261.70 |
| 1997 | 1,917,191 | $58,324,372 | $27,577,682 | 0.473 | $585.03 | $276.62 |
| 1998 | 1,972,747 | $63,797,851 | $30,008,696 | 0.470 | $621.92 | $292.53 |
| 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 | $12,067 | $297 | $8,161 | $16,127 | $16,127 | ||
| 1939 | $14,285 | $457 | $7,598 | $23,272 | $23,272 | ||
| 1940 | $12,347 | $589 | $9,746 | $23,944 | $23,944 | $3,000 | |
| 1941 | $11,046 | $617 | $7,082 | $28,525 | $28,525 | $3,000 | |
| 1942 | $13,002 | $731 | $5,616 | $36,642 | $36,642 | $3,000 | |
| 1943 | $18,125 | $898 | $1,343 | $54,322 | $54,322 | $3,000 | |
| 1944 | $19,574 | $1,213 | $527 | $74,582 | $74,582 | $3,000 | |
| 1945 | $20,730 | $1,626 | $2,541 | $94,397 | $94,397 | $3,000 | |
| 1946 | $14,341 | $1,814 | $9,635 | $100,914 | $100,914 | $3,000 | |
| 1947 | $14,952 | $2,104 | $4,580 | $113,368 | $113,368 | $3,000 | |
| 1948 | $12,996 | $2,442 | $5,547 | $123,232 | $123,232 | $3,000 | |
| 1949 | $10,447 | $2,637 | $13,342 | $122,946 | $122,946 | $3,000 | |
| 1950 | $9,813 | $2,525 | $15,597 | $119,633 | $119,633 | $3,000 | |
| 1951 | $14,225 | $2,652 | $9,195 | $127,274 | $127,274 | $3,000 | |
| 1952 | $11,698 | $2,820 | $11,612 | $130,146 | $130,146 | $3,000 | |
| 1953 | $12,631 | $3,073 | $11,021 | $134,799 | $134,799 | $3,000 | |
| 1954 | $11,568 | $2,964 | $26,696 | $122,609 | $122,609 | $3,000 | |
| 1955 | $14,732 | $2,683 | $21,776 | $118,225 | $118,225 | $3,000 | |
| 1956 | $17,821 | $2,806 | $20,260 | $119,103 | $119,103 | $3,000 | |
| 1957 | $16,227 | $2,948 | $24,638 | $113,488 | $113,488 | $3,000 | |
| 1958 | $14,704 | $2,503 | $48,093 | $83,103 | $83,103 | $3,000 | |
| 1959 | $22,815 | $2,077 | $31,940 | $75,908 | $75,908 | $3,000 | |
| 1960 | $22,631 | $2,046 | $36,784 | $63,761 | $63,761 | $3,000 | |
| 1961 | $22,386 | $1,485 | $45,727 | $42,032 | $42,032 | $3,000 | |
| 1962 | $30,923 | $1,139 | $36,647 | $37,472 | $37,472 | $3,000 | |
| 1963 | $29,939 | $950 | $38,867 | $29,513 | $29,513 | $3,000 | |
| 1964 | $28,612 | $765 | $36,296 | $23,031 | $23,031 | $3,000 | |
| 1965 | $30,848 | $755 | $27,423 | $27,781 | $27,781 | $3,000 | |
| 1966 | $42,324 | $1,322 | $19,651 | $51,753 | $51,753 | $4,800 | |
| 1967 | $43,385 | $2,315 | $24,612 | $73,015 | $73,015 | $4,800 | |
| 1968 | $43,037 | $3,284 | $26,264 | $93,140 | $93,140 | $4,800 | |
| 1969 | $45,779 | $4,607 | $23,173 | $120,334 | $120,334 | $4,800 | |
| 1970 | $46,078 | $5,873 | $52,592 | $119,260 | $119,260 | $4,800 | |
| 1971 | $41,591 | $4,896 | $69,562 | $91,962 | $91,962 | $4,800 | |
| 1972 | $59,414 | $3,781 | $69,286 | $82,115 | $82,115 | $4,800 | |
| 1973 | $72,005 | $4,313 | $67,279 | $92,153 | $92,153 | $4,800 | |
| 1974 | $87,135 | $4,456 | $102,914 | $76,269 | $76,269 | $4,800 | |
| 1975 | $84,920 | $1,034 | $175,392 | $12,331 | $47,000 | $34,669 | $4,800 |
| 1976 | $117,089 | $46 | $162,641 | $103,650 | $123,000 | $19,350 | $6,200 |
| 1977 | $165,191 | $143,283 | $83,460 | $172,000 | $88,540 | $7,000 | |
| 1978 | $198,612 | $11 | $116,634 | $164,381 | $172,000 | $7,619 | $7,500 |
| 1979 | $210,411 | $1,935 | $134,480 | $70,262 | $70,262 | $8,000 | |
| 1980 | $193,795 | $1,314 | $284,145 | $15,385 | $28,200 | $12,815 | $8,000 |
| 1981 | $188,756 | $259,134 | $29,854 | $114,000 | $84,146 | $8,000 | |
| 1982 | $205,025 | $399,664 | $94 | $288,047 | $287,953 | $8,300 | |
| 1983 | $249,476 | $303,649 | $351,753 | $351,753 | $9,000 | ||
| 1984 | $324,338 | $242,857 | $204,063 | $204,063 | $9,800 | ||
| 1985 | $344,826 | $317,556 | $86,159 | $86,159 | $10,300 | ||
| 1986 | $356,399 | $2,309 | $339,767 | $56,576 | $56,576 | $10,700 | |
| 1987 | $383,880 | $7,397 | $304,258 | $155,132 | $155,132 | $11,200 | |
| 1988 | $384,443 | $15,870 | $294,263 | $273,513 | $273,513 | $11,700 | |
| 1989 | $357,970 | $25,230 | $314,100 | $358,951 | $358,951 | $12,200 | |
| 1990 | $357,103 | $31,785 | $340,934 | $409,119 | $409,119 | $12,900 | |
| 1991 | $288,550 | $28,146 | $407,859 | $309,473 | $309,473 | $13,300 | |
| 1992 | $287,773 | $18,203 | $375,642 | $224,091 | $224,091 | $13,800 | |
| 1993 | $357,145 | $15,205 | $347,284 | $257,584 | $257,584 | $14,300 | |
| 1994 | $426,026 | $18,455 | $337,773 | $369,776 | $369,776 | $15,100 | |
| 1995 | $398,020 | $26,620 | $328,442 | $459,621 | $459,621 | $15,300 | |
| 1996 | $362,432 | $31,917 | $338,745 | $513,033 | $513,033 | $15,800 | |
| 1997 | $351,950 | $34,148 | $330,522 | $564,628 | $564,628 | $16,300 | |
| 1998 | $357,753 | $38,902 | $315,605 | $645,615 | $645,615 | $17,200 | |
| 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 | 2.64 | 1.79 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 3.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1939 | 2.89 | 1.53 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 4.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1940 | 2.46 | 1.94 | 2.26 | 2.46 | 4.77 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1941 | 1.88 | 1.21 | 1.89 | 2.06 | 4.86 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1942 | 1.74 | 0.75 | 1.78 | 1.95 | 4.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1943 | 2.02 | 0.15 | 2.08 | 2.29 | 6.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1944 | 2.07 | 0.06 | 2.08 | 2.32 | 7.87 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1945 | 2.11 | 0.26 | 1.99 | 2.22 | 9.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1946 | 1.29 | 0.87 | 1.44 | 1.64 | 9.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1947 | 1.12 | 0.34 | 0.93 | 1.09 | 8.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1948 | 0.87 | 0.37 | 0.91 | 1.10 | 8.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1949 | 0.70 | 0.89 | 0.59 | 0.72 | 8.21 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1950 | 0.59 | 0.94 | 0.60 | 0.76 | 7.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1951 | 0.76 | 0.49 | 0.72 | 0.95 | 6.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1952 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.77 | 6.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1953 | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.56 | 0.78 | 6.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1954 | 0.52 | 1.21 | 0.51 | 0.73 | 5.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1955 | 0.62 | 0.92 | 0.61 | 0.90 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1956 | 0.70 | 0.79 | 0.63 | 0.95 | 4.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1957 | 0.58 | 0.87 | 0.55 | 0.85 | 4.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1958 | 0.52 | 1.70 | 0.49 | 0.80 | 2.93 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1959 | 0.74 | 1.04 | 0.74 | 1.21 | 2.47 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1960 | 0.70 | 1.13 | 0.67 | 1.13 | 1.96 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1961 | 0.67 | 1.37 | 0.63 | 1.08 | 1.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1962 | 0.87 | 1.03 | 0.86 | 1.52 | 1.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1963 | 0.81 | 1.05 | 0.78 | 1.40 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1964 | 0.73 | 0.93 | 0.72 | 1.35 | 0.59 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1965 | 0.72 | 0.64 | 0.73 | 1.39 | 0.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1966 | 0.89 | 0.41 | 0.88 | 1.29 | 1.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1967 | 0.84 | 0.48 | 0.81 | 1.21 | 1.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1968 | 0.75 | 0.46 | 0.74 | 1.15 | 1.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1969 | 0.71 | 0.36 | 0.70 | 1.13 | 1.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1970 | 0.68 | 0.78 | 0.66 | 1.12 | 1.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1971 | 0.59 | 0.98 | 0.56 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 1.70 | DEC 58 | 0.76 |
| 1972 | 0.74 | 0.87 | 0.75 | 1.37 | 1.03 | 1.70 | DEC 58 | 0.61 |
| 1973 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.85 | 1.62 | 1.04 | 1.70 | DEC 58 | 0.61 |
| 1974 | 0.87 | 1.03 | 0.88 | 1.78 | 0.76 | 1.70 | DEC 58 | 0.45 |
| 1975 | 0.81 | 1.67 | 0.81 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 1.83 | DEC 75 | 0.00 |
| 1976 | 1.00 | 1.38 | 1.04 | 1.94 | 0.00 | 1.83 | DEC 75 | 0.00 |
| 1977 | 1.26 | 1.10 | 1.32 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 1.83 | DEC 75 | 0.00 |
| 1978 | 1.31 | 0.77 | 1.37 | 2.48 | 0.00 | 1.83 | DEC 75 | 0.00 |
| 1979 | 1.21 | 0.77 | 1.23 | 2.26 | 0.40 | 1.83 | DEC 75 | 0.22 |
| 1980 | 1.03 | 1.51 | 1.01 | 1.99 | 0.00 | 1.83 | DEC 75 | 0.00 |
| 1981 | 0.93 | 1.27 | 0.93 | 1.95 | 0.00 | 1.83 | DEC 75 | 0.00 |
| 1982 | 0.97 | 1.89 | 0.99 | 2.16 | 0.00 | 1.96 | DEC 82 | 0.00 |
| 1983 | 1.12 | 1.36 | 1.16 | 2.49 | 0.00 | 1.96 | DEC 82 | 0.00 |
| 1984 | 1.29 | 0.97 | 1.31 | 2.74 | 0.00 | 1.96 | DEC 82 | 0.00 |
| 1985 | 1.29 | 1.18 | 1.29 | 2.71 | 0.00 | 1.96 | DEC 82 | 0.00 |
| 1986 | 1.26 | 1.20 | 1.27 | 2.71 | 0.20 | 1.96 | DEC 82 | 0.10 |
| 1987 | 1.25 | 0.99 | 1.25 | 2.68 | 0.51 | 1.96 | DEC 82 | 0.26 |
| 1988 | 1.15 | 0.88 | 1.13 | 2.38 | 0.82 | 1.96 | DEC 82 | 0.42 |
| 1989 | 1.01 | 0.89 | 1.01 | 2.10 | 1.01 | 1.96 | DEC 82 | 0.52 |
| 1990 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 0.96 | 1.98 | 1.10 | 1.96 | DEC 82 | 0.56 |
| 1991 | 0.75 | 1.06 | 0.72 | 1.49 | 0.80 | 1.96 | DEC 82 | 0.41 |
| 1992 | 0.69 | 0.90 | 0.68 | 1.44 | 0.54 | 1.96 | DEC 82 | 0.28 |
| 1993 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.86 | 1.79 | 0.59 | 1.96 | DEC 82 | 0.30 |
| 1994 | 0.92 | 0.73 | 0.94 | 1.91 | 0.80 | 1.96 | DEC 82 | 0.41 |
| 1995 | 0.80 | 0.66 | 0.79 | 1.63 | 0.93 | 1.96 | DEC 82 | 0.47 |
| 1996 | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 1.38 | 0.95 | 1.96 | DEC 82 | 0.48 |
| 1997 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 1.28 | 0.97 | 1.96 | DEC 82 | 0.49 |
| 1998 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.55 | 1.17 | 1.01 | 1.96 | DEC 82 | 0.52 |
| 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 | 793,070 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $10.41 | 0.432 | |||
| 1939 | 694,555 | 48,250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $11.14 | 0.459 | ||
| 1940 | 81,073 | 969,166 | 45,846 | 59.9 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $10.24 | 0.396 | |
| 1941 | 59,469 | 685,572 | 31,820 | 50.2 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 14.3 | 0.0 | $10.61 | 0.377 | |
| 1942 | 44,851 | 472,301 | 21,476 | 40.9 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 13.8 | 0.0 | $12.38 | 0.377 | |
| 1943 | 11,625 | 107,524 | 4,051 | 30.2 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 0.0 | $13.02 | 0.353 | |
| 1944 | 4,806 | 38,930 | 1,234 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 0.0 | $14.28 | 0.365 | |
| 1945 | 20,529 | 151,040 | 1,505 | 16.3 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 13.8 | 0.0 | $17.18 | 0.423 | |
| 1946 | 39,432 | 587,392 | 21,845 | 46.2 | 19.1 | 14.9 | 18.7 | 0.0 | $16.70 | 0.394 | |
| 1947 | 27,488 | 317,563 | 8,614 | 30.9 | 18.6 | 11.6 | 18.4 | 8,053 | 1.4 | $14.98 | 0.315 |
| 1948 | 32,617 | 373,353 | 9,674 | 31.7 | 18.8 | 11.4 | 18.3 | 10,133 | 1.8 | $15.30 | 0.293 |
| 1949 | 71,764 | 814,086 | 20,181 | 32.5 | 20.3 | 11.3 | 18.7 | 21,042 | 3.9 | $16.72 | 0.309 |
| 1950 | 63,892 | 871,248 | 23,084 | 31.8 | 20.9 | 13.6 | 19.7 | 19,281 | 3.4 | $18.34 | 0.318 |
| 1951 | 48,636 | 539,271 | 10,643 | 22.9 | 21.2 | 11.1 | 19.4 | 12,177 | 2.1 | $17.59 | 0.283 |
| 1952 | 54,953 | 642,200 | 11,686 | 20.5 | 21.7 | 11.7 | 19.5 | 14,091 | 2.4 | $18.57 | 0.280 |
| 1953 | 53,425 | 603,908 | 10,254 | 20.9 | 22.3 | 11.3 | 19.6 | 14,063 | 2.3 | $18.71 | 0.266 |
| 1954 | 88,406 | 1,226,685 | 21,511 | 26.1 | 23.7 | 13.9 | 22.2 | 27,005 | 4.5 | $22.65 | 0.314 |
| 1955 | 67,321 | 985,286 | 18,457 | 25.6 | 23.5 | 14.6 | 22.7 | 22,093 | 3.6 | $22.55 | 0.298 |
| 1956 | 68,586 | 876,189 | 13,951 | 21.0 | 22.6 | 12.8 | 22.1 | 19,588 | 3.1 | $24.04 | 0.303 |
| 1957 | 76,859 | 995,511 | 15,399 | 22.1 | 23.6 | 13.0 | 22.1 | 22,284 | 3.3 | $25.38 | 0.311 |
| 1958 | 103,946 | 1,662,689 | 33,922 | 30.9 | 23.7 | 16.0 | 22.9 | 35,175 | 5.4 | $28.81 | 0.343 |
| 1959 | 80,756 | 1,167,172 | 22,533 | 29.3 | 23.6 | 14.5 | 22.4 | 25,545 | 3.8 | $28.34 | 0.321 |
| 1960 | 89,954 | 1,277,092 | 21,626 | 25.6 | 23.7 | 14.2 | 22.3 | 27,776 | 4.0 | $28.89 | 0.317 |
| 1961 | 99,859 | 1,576,385 | 31,828 | 30.5 | 23.7 | 15.9 | 22.8 | 33,909 | 4.9 | $29.69 | 0.317 |
| 1962 | 88,042 | 1,277,326 | 23,848 | 27.0 | 22.2 | 14.5 | 22.1 | 27,353 | 3.8 | $29.40 | 0.303 |
| 1963 | 90,769 | 1,330,099 | 23,373 | 25.7 | 23.9 | 14.7 | 23.0 | 28,710 | 4.0 | $29.90 | 0.301 |
| 1964 | 84,510 | 1,258,845 | 22,010 | 24.8 | 23.9 | 14.9 | 22.8 | 26,899 | 3.6 | $30.02 | 0.291 |
| 1965 | 67,462 | 961,265 | 15,215 | 20.4 | 24.0 | 14.2 | 21.8 | 20,878 | 2.7 | $29.99 | 0.282 |
| 1966 | 52,024 | 673,327 | 8,420 | 14.7 | 23.9 | 12.9 | 22.4 | 14,825 | 1.8 | $30.75 | 0.278 |
| 1967 | 49,071 | 637,280 | 11,297 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 13.0 | 19.5 | 14,498 | 1.6 | $39.67 | 0.343 |
| 1968 | 53,325 | 632,790 | 13,407 | 27.5 | 23.1 | 11.9 | 19.1 | 14,318 | 1.5 | $42.66 | 0.349 |
| 1969 | 45,437 | 534,546 | 11,276 | 24.2 | 23.0 | 11.7 | 19.0 | 12,263 | 1.3 | $43.77 | 0.336 |
| 1970 | 90,882 | 1,096,769 | 23,280 | 34.8 | 23.4 | 12.1 | 20.2 | 26,069 | 2.7 | $49.53 | 0.359 |
| 1971 | 100,970 | 1,405,893 | 37,809 | 36.7 | 23.0 | 13.9 | 20.6 | 32,890 | 3.4 | $50.60 | 0.345 |
| 1972 | 92,435 | 1,331,513 | 34,171 | 35.9 | 22.9 | 14.4 | 20.0 | 32,107 | 2.9 | $53.66 | 0.356 |
| 1973 | 94,145 | 1,246,724 | 29,876 | 32.4 | 23.0 | 13.2 | 20.0 | 29,165 | 2.5 | $55.67 | 0.353 |
| 1974 | 117,284 | 1,624,632 | 39,688 | 38.5 | 23.2 | 13.9 | 20.8 | 37,420 | 2.7 | $65.75 | 0.388 |
| 1975 | 175,936 | 2,630,335 | 79,130 | 50.9 | 23.4 | 15.0 | 21.3 | 60,117 | 4.4 | $69.15 | 0.378 |
| 1976 | 147,836 | 2,181,399 | 64,937 | 41.9 | 22.9 | 14.8 | 20.7 | 49,720 | 3.5 | $80.82 | 0.410 |
| 1977 | 127,276 | 1,913,003 | 57,249 | 40.9 | 22.8 | 15.0 | 19.3 | 42,165 | 2.8 | $87.09 | 0.418 |
| 1978 | 105,103 | 1,439,172 | 28,805 | 25.3 | 22.7 | 13.7 | 19.2 | 31,178 | 2.0 | $96.66 | 0.430 |
| 1979 | 110,855 | 1,453,876 | 30,712 | 29.0 | 23.1 | 13.1 | 19.9 | 32,249 | 1.9 | $105.38 | 0.433 |
| 1980 | 158,607 | 2,430,860 | 54,142 | 38.8 | 23.5 | 15.3 | 20.8 | 50,599 | 3.0 | $117.72 | 0.444 |
| 1981 | 151,947 | 2,254,559 | 57,443 | 38.9 | 23.1 | 14.8 | 20.7 | 47,706 | 2.9 | $125.99 | 0.435 |
| 1982 | 194,261 | 3,215,125 | 81,530 | 46.6 | 23.4 | 16.6 | 21.4 | 67,668 | 4.2 | $137.08 | 0.438 |
| 1983 | 143,374 | 2,432,293 | 78,598 | 44.7 | 22.3 | 17.0 | 21.0 | 51,320 | 3.1 | $140.77 | 0.428 |
| 1984 | 126,823 | 1,779,759 | 46,082 | 36.7 | 22.5 | 14.0 | 19.3 | 38,476 | 2.2 | $146.15 | 0.424 |
| 1985 | 148,181 | 2,138,804 | 49,217 | 35.8 | 23.1 | 14.4 | 19.9 | 45,609 | 2.6 | $155.27 | 0.432 |
| 1986 | 135,452 | 2,118,564 | 52,594 | 36.0 | 23.1 | 15.6 | 20.8 | 44,597 | 2.5 | $168.82 | 0.450 |
| 1987 | 121,873 | 1,815,813 | 43,681 | 34.0 | 23.1 | 14.9 | 20.2 | 38,322 | 2.1 | $176.75 | 0.452 |
| 1988 | 113,485 | 1,715,648 | 36,819 | 31.1 | 23.0 | 15.1 | 20.5 | 35,736 | 1.9 | $181.31 | 0.441 |
| 1989 | 122,906 | 1,785,259 | 34,140 | 28.6 | 23.1 | 14.5 | 20.5 | 36,956 | 1.9 | $185.32 | 0.437 |
| 1990 | 133,322 | 1,969,335 | 39,890 | 31.3 | 23.3 | 14.8 | 21.7 | 40,975 | 2.0 | $189.63 | 0.429 |
| 1991 | 147,967 | 2,315,080 | 49,169 | 34.0 | 23.2 | 15.6 | 21.8 | 47,966 | 2.4 | $194.47 | 0.425 |
| 1992 | 133,506 | 2,129,681 | 47,410 | 33.3 | 23.4 | 16.0 | 21.9 | 44,231 | 2.1 | $198.09 | 0.410 |
| 1993 | 118,615 | 1,858,303 | 40,715 | 33.6 | 23.2 | 15.7 | 21.9 | 39,061 | 1.8 | $209.66 | 0.427 |
| 1994 | 115,216 | 1,771,128 | 37,896 | 31.3 | 23.1 | 15.4 | 21.5 | 37,086 | 1.7 | $217.44 | 0.431 |
| 1995 | 116,098 | 1,656,561 | 32,929 | 28.7 | 23.4 | 14.3 | 21.2 | 35,609 | 1.6 | $228.22 | 0.436 |
| 1996 | 117,192 | 1,679,703 | 33,253 | 28.9 | 23.7 | 14.3 | 21.6 | 36,056 | 1.5 | $234.38 | 0.427 |
| 1997 | 109,566 | 1,596,884 | 32,104 | 28.0 | 23.3 | 14.6 | 21.3 | 33,997 | 1.4 | $242.00 | 0.418 |
| 1998 | 106,529 | 1,447,596 | 28,320 | 27.4 | 23.6 | 13.6 | 21.1 | 31,194 | 1.3 | $256.95 | 0.418 |
| 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 | 41,665 | 41,665 | 317,872 | 317,872 | $146.72 | 1,247 | 1,247 | |||
| 1972 | 104,962 | 51,063 | 53,899 | 797,671 | 487,830 | 309,841 | $146.15 | 1,805 | 1,668 | 137 |
| 1973 | 107,468 | 51,526 | 55,942 | 852,146 | 513,962 | 338,184 | $152.49 | 2,605 | 1,969 | 636 |
| 1974 | 249,404 | 188,350 | 61,054 | 2,107,930 | 1,704,957 | 402,973 | $162.54 | 4,835 | 4,316 | 519 |
| 1975 | 280,975 | 214,330 | 66,645 | 2,600,207 | 2,140,882 | 459,325 | $177.97 | 10,720 | 9,221 | 1,499 |
| 1976 | 287,781 | 218,058 | 69,723 | 2,859,442 | 2,340,336 | 519,107 | $191.08 | 10,593 | 4,089 | 6,504 |
| 1977 | 300,170 | 225,622 | 74,548 | 3,172,666 | 2,578,354 | 594,312 | $203.26 | 16,668 | 5,468 | 11,200 |
| 1978 | 317,401 | 232,533 | 84,868 | 3,562,183 | 2,848,727 | 713,456 | $215.83 | 13,575 | 3,327 | 10,248 |
| 1979 | 325,807 | 235,523 | 90,284 | 3,818,258 | 2,978,183 | 840,075 | $225.37 | 10,969 | 3,300 | 7,669 |
| 1980 | 330,319 | 235,654 | 94,665 | 4,285,591 | 3,304,728 | 980,863 | $249.50 | 440 | 1,652 | 1,212 |
| 1981 | 335,547 | 236,173 | 99,374 | 4,768,706 | 3,614,419 | 1,154,287 | $273.30 | 13,201 | 4,247 | 8,954 |
| 1982 | 327,417 | 227,321 | 100,096 | 5,208,115 | 3,926,110 | 1,282,006 | $305.90 | 27,163 | 7,253 | 19,910 |
| 1983 | 323,627 | 224,045 | 99,582 | 5,500,761 | 4,107,961 | 1,392,800 | $326.87 | 25,279 | 6,016 | 19,263 |
| 1984 | 332,811 | 231,742 | 101,069 | 5,977,482 | 4,494,837 | 1,482,645 | $345.40 | 3,909 | 1,305 | 2,604 |
| 1985 | 339,637 | 237,373 | 102,264 | 6,397,345 | 4,800,832 | 1,596,513 | $362.23 | 291 | 123 | 168 |
| 1986 | 346,036 | 242,322 | 103,714 | 6,828,977 | 5,117,366 | 1,711,611 | $379.52 | 43 | 61 | 104 |
| 1987 | 354,813 | 247,575 | 107,238 | 7,301,753 | 5,440,719 | 1,861,034 | $395.75 | 150 | 179 | 28 |
| 1988 | 365,280 | 253,451 | 111,829 | 7,854,464 | 5,816,217 | 2,038,248 | $413.51 | 71 | 278 | 208 |
| 1989 | 377,691 | 259,713 | 117,978 | 8,409,215 | 6,156,631 | 2,252,584 | $428.17 | 294 | 588 | 294 |
| 1990 | 398,063 | 267,327 | 130,736 | 9,347,934 | 6,690,707 | 2,657,227 | $451.61 | 11,652 | 8,759 | 2,893 |
| 1991 | 410,695 | 271,410 | 139,285 | 9,993,007 | 7,019,231 | 2,973,776 | $467.92 | 19,201 | 14,362 | 4,840 |
| 1992 | 419,394 | 275,210 | 144,184 | 10,614,051 | 7,336,191 | 3,277,860 | $486.69 | 24,340 | 18,211 | 6,129 |
| 1993 | 429,709 | 280,722 | 148,987 | 11,063,229 | 7,590,088 | 3,473,141 | $495.11 | 22,226 | 15,665 | 6,561 |
| 1994 | 445,521 | 287,948 | 157,573 | 11,825,693 | 7,994,974 | 3,830,719 | $510.45 | 27,631 | 18,519 | 9,112 |
| 1995 | 456,232 | 291,945 | 164,286 | 12,428,082 | 8,324,005 | 4,104,077 | $523.86 | 25,591 | 17,874 | 7,717 |
| 1996 | 461,171 | 293,987 | 167,184 | 13,102,539 | 8,753,662 | 4,348,877 | $546.37 | 25,961 | 17,383 | 8,578 |
| 1997 | 473,890 | 296,554 | 177,336 | 13,640,976 | 8,888,172 | 4,752,804 | $553.56 | 24,548 | 15,594 | 8,954 |
| 1997 | 487,502 | 301,550 | 185,952 | 14,778,521 | 9,483,940 | 5,294,581 | $582.98 | 20,052 | 12,774 | 7,278 |
| 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 | $7,530 | $3,765 | $3,765 | 20,739 | 88,467 | 8,520 | 86 | 4.3 | |
| 1972 | $8,664 | $4,332 | $4,332 | 24,288 | 173,890 | 10,527 | 50 | 7.2 | |
| 1973 | 80 | 7 | 55 | 0.0 | |||||
| 1974 | $6,868 | $3,434 | $3,434 | 113,569 | 5,228 | 61 | 0.0 | ||
| 1975 | $35,570 | $17,785 | $17,785 | 44,551 | 571,966 | 38,080 | 64 | 12.8 | |
| 1976 | $40,068 | $20,034 | $20,034 | 58,929 | 548,600 | 39,251 | 75 | 9.3 | |
| 1977 | $33,062 | $16,531 | $16,531 | 48,149 | 417,146 | 28,440 | 78 | 8.7 | |
| 1978 | $3,284 | $1,642 | $1,642 | 5,341 | 39,958 | 2,493 | 84 | 7.5 | |
| 1979 | $12 | $4 | $7 | 8 | 108 | 0.0 | |||
| 1980 | $24,445 | $12,248 | $12,197 | 30,396 | 221,130 | 12,078 | 114 | 7.3 | |
| 1981 | $6,338 | $3,170 | $3,168 | 6,862 | 52,782 | 3,378 | 116 | 7.7 | |
| 1982 | $29,756 | $14,878 | $14,878 | 34,894 | 232,633 | 12,255 | 130 | 6.7 | |
| 1983 | $34,174 | $19,791 | $14,383 | $6,767.00 | 38,471 | 282,400 | 12,384 | 143 | 7.3 |
| 1984 | $4,032 | $35 | $4,067 | 8 | 56 | 2 | 152 | 7.0 | |
| 1985 | $65 | $33 | $32 | 2 | 97 | 0.0 | |||
| 1986 | $39 | $21 | $18 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1987 | $20 | $1,594 | $1,614 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1988 | $17 | $9 | $8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1989 | $10 | $5 | $5 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1990 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1991 | $1 | 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 | |||||||