AVERAGE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION RATES, BY STATE, CALENDAR YEARS 1995-1997
| STATE | TAXBASE $7,000 EXCEPT AS SHOWN |
BASE CHANGE DATE |
1997 ESTIMATED TAXABLE |
TOTAL | 1996 ESTIMATED TAXABLE |
TOTAL | 1995 ACTUAL TAXABLE |
TOTAL |
| States | 7,000 | 01/83 | 2.2% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 0.8% | 2.44% | 0.8% |
| Alabama | 8,000 | 01/83 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.96 | 0.36 |
| Alaska | 24,200 | 01/97 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.83 | 0.49 |
| Arizona | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.83 | 0.49 | ||
| Arkansas | 9,000 | 01/94 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.10 | 1.00 |
| California | 3.5 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 3.62 | 0.89 | ||
| Colorado | 10,000 | 01/88 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.23 | 0.48 |
| Connecticut | 12,000 | 01/97 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 4.18 | 1.33 |
| Delaware | 8,500 | 01/87 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 2.90 | 0.90 |
| Dist. of Columbia | 10,000 | 01/97 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 3.50 | 1.00 |
| Florida | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.81 | 0.62 | ||
| Georgia | 8,500 | 01/91 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.40 | 0.48 |
| Hawaii | 26,000 | 01/97 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.23 | 1.60 |
| Idaho | 21,000 | 01/97 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.39 | 0.94 |
| Illinois | 9,000 | 01/88 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 3.28 | 1.02 |
| Indiana | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.38 | 0.42 | ||
| Iowa | 15,200 | 01/97 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.98 | 0.52 |
| Kansas | 8,000 | 01/94 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.44 | 0.15 |
| Kentucky | 8,000 | 01/82 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.12 | 0.75 |
| Louisiana | 7,700 | 01/96 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.80 | 0.68 |
| Maine | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 3.77 | 1.27 | ||
| Maryland | 8,500 | 01/93 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 3.34 | 1.10 |
| Massachusetts | 10,800 | 01/92 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 3.83 | 1.44 |
| Michigan | 9,500 | 01/86 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 4.30 | 1.40 |
| Minnesota | 16,300 | 01/97 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.63 | 0.73 |
| Mississippi | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.05 | 0.63 | ||
| Missouri | 8,000 | 01/97 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.01 | 0.54 |
| Montana | 16,000 | 01/97 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.40 | 0.90 |
| Nebraska | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.81 | 0.21 | ||
| Nevada | 17,200 | 01/97 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.51 | 0.89 |
| New Hampshire | 8,000 | 01/94 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.53 | 0.40 |
| New Jersey | 18,600 | 01/97 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.89 | 0.88 |
| New Mexico | 14,200 | 01/97 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.33 | 0.72 |
| New York | 4.1 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 4.54 | 1.02 | ||
| North Carolina | 12,100 | 01/97 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.64 | 0.30 |
| North Dakota | 14,200 | 01/97 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.12 | 0.61 |
| Ohio | 9,000 | 01/95 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 2.66 | 0.90 |
| Oklahoma | 11,100 | 01/97 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.10 | 0.41 |
| Oregon | 20,000 | 01/96 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.41 | 0.85 |
| Pennsylvania | 8,000 | 01/84 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 4.78 | 1.46 |
| Puerto Rico | 3.1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.90 | 0.90 | ||
| Rhode Island | 17,600 | 01/97 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 3.70 | 2.10 |
| South Carolina | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.85 | 0.63 | ||
| South Dakota | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.54 | 0.21 | ||
| Tennessee | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.77 | 0.55 | ||
| Texas | 9,000 | 01/89 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.68 | 0.58 |
| Utah | 17,800 | 01/97 | 0.8* | 0.5* | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.95 | 0.54 |
| Vermont | 8,000 | 01/83 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 2.64 | 0.96 |
| Virginia | 8,000 | 01/91 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.44 | 0.47 |
| Virgin Islands | 14,400 | 01/97 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.96 | 1.25 |
| Washington | 21,300 | 01/97 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.00 | 1.20 |
| West Virginia | 8,000 | 01/81 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 3.00 | 1.10 |
| Wisconsin | 10,500 | 01/86 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.10 | 0.90 |
| Wyoming | 12,200 | 01/97 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.49 | 0.72 |
NOTE: STATE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL RATES WERE FURNISHED BY STATE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AGENCIES.
* PRIOR YEAR'S DATA USED BECAUSE ESTIMATE FOR CURRENT YEAR WAS UNAVAILABLE.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION