Denied Claims Accuracy Rates -- CY 2004
| Reg | ST | Samp Type | Sample* | Population | Total Errors | Improper Denial | Improper Denial (Adj.)# |
Overpayment | Proper Denial+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | CT | MON | 148 | 8,731 | 24.13% | 24.13% | 13.30% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| SEP | 142 | 15,199 | 8.40% | 4.61% | 1.50% | 0.00% | 3.79% | ||
| NS | 145 | 16,176 | 16.96% | 10.44% | 8.82% | 2.95% | 3.57% | ||
| MA | MON | 151 | 9,980 | 19.41% | 18.44% | 17.08% | 0.00% | 0.97% | |
| SEP | 152 | 38,374 | 11.18% | 7.51% | 1.39% | 0.00% | 3.67% | ||
| NS | 151 | 34,088 | 24.36% | 11.02% | 9.99% | 10.74% | 2.60% | ||
| ME | MON | 148 | 2,938 | 31.71% | 18.03% | 8.71% | 0.00% | 13.68% | |
| SEP | 153 | 6,470 | 10.19% | 8.37% | 3.99% | 0.00% | 1.82% | ||
| NS | 153 | 23,181 | 5.30% | 3.45% | 2.99% | 1.84% | 0.00% | ||
| NH | MON | 171 | 2,947 | 11.05% | 7.97% | 6.94% | 0.00% | 3.08% | |
| SEP | 155 | 6,223 | 7.79% | 1.75% | 1.14% | 0.00% | 6.05% | ||
| NS | 153 | 18,794 | 23.20% | 16.66% | 14.30% | 3.33% | 3.22% | ||
| NJ | MON | 159 | 37,998 | 7.98% | 7.98% | 5.30% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 159 | 67,090 | 18.58% | 8.99% | 6.21% | 0.00% | 9.60% | ||
| NS | 159 | 31,395 | 17.85% | 13.90% | 12.52% | 0.52% | 3.43% | ||
| NY | MON | 146 | 81,843 | 39.50% | 39.50% | 26.82% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 150 | 94,202 | 7.21% | 6.01% | 6.01% | 0.00% | 1.19% | ||
| NS | 146 | 78,307 | 14.88% | 11.91% | 10.88% | 2.33% | 0.64% | ||
| PR | MON | 153 | 3,855 | 58.51% | 58.15% | 26.73% | 0.00% | 0.36% | |
| SEP | 156 | 8,991 | 10.44% | 10.44% | 2.87% | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
| NS | 156 | 24,915 | 12.38% | 11.22% | 10.57% | 1.16% | 0.00% | ||
| RI | MON | 150 | 3,250 | 20.63% | 19.06% | 17.04% | 0.00% | 1.57% | |
| SEP | 151 | 7,897 | 6.18% | 6.18% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
| NS | 150 | 5,604 | 6.84% | 6.32% | 2.50% | 0.00% | 0.52% | ||
| VT | MON | 130 | 1,288 | 54.79% | 22.99% | 12.11% | 0.00% | 31.80% | |
| SEP | 145 | 5,270 | 3.97% | 2.07% | 1.45% | 0.66% | 1.25% | ||
| NS | 149 | 2,733 | 7.73% | 6.49% | 5.57% | 2.57% | 0.00% | ||
| PHL | DC | MON | 138 | 1,426 | 38.73% | 38.47% | 9.89% | 0.00% | 0.26% |
| SEP | 150 | 4,189 | 21.08% | 21.08% | 6.87% | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
| NS | 150 | 2,904 | 4.55% | 3.50% | 2.79% | 0.00% | 1.04% | ||
| DE | MON | 148 | 490 | 52.56% | 52.56% | 12.28% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 150 | 6,193 | 8.23% | 4.63% | 2.82% | 0.00% | 3.60% | ||
| NS | 150 | 3,056 | 13.82% | 7.96% | 7.20% | 3.69% | 2.18% | ||
| MD | MON | 144 | 14,465 | 15.07% | 10.68% | 4.83% | 0.00% | 4.39% | |
| SEP | 150 | 48,924 | 12.68% | 10.50% | 8.85% | 0.00% | 2.18% | ||
| NS | 148 | 31,252 | 9.29% | 8.78% | 7.68% | 0.00% | 0.51% | ||
| PA | MON | 154 | 67,538 | 26.06% | 26.06% | 12.65% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 156 | 82,928 | 18.37% | 14.88% | 10.30% | 0.66% | 3.48% | ||
| NS | 152 | 29,987 | 20.65% | 16.87% | 15.61% | 0.79% | 2.99% | ||
| VA | MON | 156 | 21,338 | 10.25% | 9.21% | 7.13% | 0.00% | 1.04% | |
| SEP | 156 | 28,834 | 14.36% | 13.17% | 11.92% | 0.00% | 1.19% | ||
| NS | 156 | 24,024 | 16.29% | 9.71% | 8.66% | 0.58% | 6.58% | ||
| WV | MON | 144 | 2,116 | 16.90% | 16.90% | 10.44% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 150 | 9,968 | 9.50% | 3.20% | 2.54% | 0.79% | 5.51% | ||
| NS | 150 | 6,817 | 13.70% | 6.39% | 5.70% | 5.57% | 2.88% | ||
| ATL | AL | MON | 154 | 33,385 | 9.32% | 9.32% | 4.51% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| SEP | 154 | 24,178 | 13.06% | 4.97% | 0.51% | 0.00% | 8.09% | ||
| NS | 153 | 29,787 | 17.93% | 7.60% | 6.12% | 0.61% | 9.72% | ||
| FL | MON | 118 | 56,475 | 3.60% | 3.60% | 1.77% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 117 | 69,956 | 3.03% | 2.12% | 1.25% | 0.00% | 0.91% | ||
| NS | 117 | 32,398 | 8.03% | 5.46% | 4.24% | 0.00% | 2.57% | ||
| GA | MON | 151 | 19,344 | 16.87% | 16.66% | 9.80% | 0.00% | 0.21% | |
| SEP | 153 | 70,428 | 1.91% | 0.64% | 0.64% | 0.66% | 0.60% | ||
| NS | 153 | 26,798 | 12.87% | 5.07% | 4.47% | 3.36% | 4.44% | ||
| KY | MON | 118 | 13,752 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 156 | 30,912 | 13.32% | 10.43% | 10.43% | 0.00% | 2.89% | ||
| NS | 154 | 16,679 | 17.56% | 14.23% | 14.23% | 0.66% | 2.68% | ||
| MS | MON | 153 | 13,835 | 1.81% | 1.81% | 1.81% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 156 | 29,657 | 1.41% | 1.41% | 0.76% | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
| NS | 156 | 14,137 | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
| NC | MON | 155 | 29,139 | 27.07% | 25.72% | 10.64% | 0.00% | 1.35% | |
| SEP | 156 | 61,913 | 13.97% | 10.03% | 7.48% | 0.00% | 3.94% | ||
| NS | 153 | 47,279 | 13.61% | 10.88% | 9.59% | 0.66% | 2.07% | ||
| SC | MON | 153 | 21,842 | 11.67% | 10.15% | 8.38% | 0.00% | 1.52% | |
| SEP | 156 | 48,475 | 6.28% | 4.29% | 0.99% | 1.41% | 0.57% | ||
| NS | 156 | 13,485 | 24.31% | 10.10% | 6.69% | 11.66% | 2.55% | ||
| TN | MON | 147 | 14,118 | 19.54% | 15.49% | 10.82% | 0.00% | 4.05% | |
| SEP | 150 | 34,460 | 17.79% | 10.88% | 5.63% | 0.00% | 6.91% | ||
| NS | 150 | 5,570 | 29.29% | 19.19% | 15.48% | 0.00% | 10.74% | ||
| DAL | AR | MON | 140 | 6,003 | 22.56% | 22.56% | 14.04% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| SEP | 150 | 26,320 | 16.07% | 11.15% | 8.29% | 0.00% | 4.92% | ||
| NS | 150 | 16,492 | 18.37% | 9.67% | 8.34% | 0.00% | 8.70% | ||
| CO | MON | 116 | 2,333 | 33.60% | 32.54% | 22.64% | 0.00% | 1.06% | |
| SEP | 154 | 64,000 | 12.98% | 5.45% | 2.96% | 1.33% | 6.21% | ||
| NS | 156 | 81,650 | 15.03% | 8.12% | 6.42% | 3.52% | 4.30% | ||
| LA | MON | 157 | 19,709 | 34.86% | 34.07% | 18.12% | 0.00% | 0.79% | |
| SEP | 156 | 30,535 | 17.16% | 11.99% | 9.20% | 0.00% | 5.17% | ||
| NS | 156 | 32,548 | 28.10% | 15.13% | 14.53% | 3.79% | 9.17% | ||
| MT | MON | 134 | 808 | 19.55% | 17.44% | 9.75% | 0.00% | 2.10% | |
| SEP | 150 | 6,969 | 3.83% | 2.17% | 0.82% | 0.00% | 1.66% | ||
| NS | 150 | 4,868 | 14.14% | 7.56% | 4.68% | 0.47% | 6.11% | ||
| ND | MON | 146 | 1,420 | 4.11% | 4.11% | 4.11% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 152 | 3,550 | 9.11% | 7.51% | 4.08% | 0.35% | 1.25% | ||
| NS | 152 | 4,700 | 10.48% | 8.47% | 7.28% | 0.00% | 2.01% | ||
| NM | MON | 143 | 7,623 | 31.01% | 30.51% | 14.95% | 0.00% | 0.51% | |
| SEP | 150 | 7,695 | 11.02% | 7.37% | 5.17% | 0.00% | 3.65% | ||
| NS | 153 | 1,397 | 17.92% | 10.59% | 9.50% | 5.23% | 2.10% | ||
| OK | MON | 152 | 17,864 | 5.21% | 5.21% | 5.21% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 156 | 24,048 | 7.19% | 5.89% | 1.44% | 0.00% | 1.31% | ||
| NS | 156 | 17,950 | 6.36% | 6.36% | 6.36% | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
| SD | MON | 150 | 2,798 | 5.35% | 5.35% | 2.03% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 150 | 3,448 | 6.70% | 4.25% | 2.08% | 0.00% | 2.46% | ||
| NS | 150 | 5,331 | 17.57% | 11.00% | 7.60% | 4.70% | 1.87% | ||
| TX | MON | 149 | 98,333 | 12.03% | 9.68% | 9.05% | 0.00% | 2.35% | |
| SEP | 149 | 181,499 | 20.91% | 16.38% | 15.67% | 0.00% | 4.53% | ||
| NS | 147 | 209,039 | 16.87% | 14.37% | 14.37% | 1.19% | 1.31% | ||
| UT | MON | 136 | 3,085 | 24.72% | 23.93% | 21.06% | 0.00% | 0.79% | |
| SEP | 150 | 15,054 | 5.24% | 3.31% | 2.22% | 0.00% | 1.93% | ||
| NS | 148 | 29,227 | 19.39% | 12.22% | 10.28% | 1.24% | 5.93% | ||
| WY | MON | 140 | 1,860 | 24.25% | 24.25% | 12.85% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 149 | 2,844 | 6.26% | 6.26% | 6.26% | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
| NS | 149 | 5,332 | 7.60% | 6.79% | 6.08% | 0.81% | 0.00% | ||
| CHI | IA | MON | 150 | 5,701 | 15.48% | 13.18% | 6.28% | 0.00% | 2.30% |
| SEP | 152 | 24,134 | 27.01% | 13.73% | 10.27% | 2.60% | 10.68% | ||
| NS | 153 | 12,502 | 26.81% | 13.62% | 11.96% | 4.81% | 8.39% | ||
| IL | MON | 146 | 49,295 | 14.53% | 13.67% | 12.78% | 0.00% | 0.87% | |
| SEP | 151 | 75,936 | 18.47% | 14.67% | 3.85% | 0.00% | 3.80% | ||
| NS | 151 | 85,470 | 21.27% | 12.11% | 10.74% | 6.46% | 2.70% | ||
| IN | MON | 150 | 38,551 | 5.63% | 5.63% | 4.39% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 150 | 42,699 | 2.61% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.31% | 0.61% | ||
| NS | 150 | 33,359 | 7.66% | 5.69% | 5.69% | 1.13% | 0.85% | ||
| KS | MON | 144 | 8,674 | 0.62% | 0.62% | 0.43% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 147 | 21,497 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
| NS | 146 | 17,318 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
| MI | MON | 120 | 44,979 | 24.60% | 24.08% | 21.72% | 0.00% | 0.51% | |
| SEP | 121 | 67,287 | 20.99% | 13.80% | 8.14% | 0.78% | 6.41% | ||
| NS | 121 | 98,049 | 22.22% | 13.77% | 12.65% | 5.12% | 3.34% | ||
| MN | MON | 143 | 11,881 | 26.79% | 26.79% | 6.93% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 150 | 22,450 | 26.43% | 17.84% | 3.92% | 0.00% | 8.58% | ||
| NS | 149 | 37,357 | 22.25% | 12.98% | 4.55% | 6.54% | 2.73% | ||
| MO | MON | 149 | 62,681 | 6.45% | 6.45% | 1.91% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 150 | 66,511 | 8.13% | 4.97% | 4.97% | 0.70% | 2.45% | ||
| NS | 149 | 83,602 | 38.51% | 35.58% | 23.89% | 0.00% | 2.93% | ||
| NE | MON | 148 | 3,447 | 6.66% | 6.66% | 3.91% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 149 | 54,509 | 16.17% | 6.31% | 5.38% | 2.37% | 7.49% | ||
| NS | 150 | 22,309 | 23.18% | 15.31% | 14.67% | 4.57% | 3.31% | ||
| OH | MON | 155 | 62,600 | 28.19% | 19.73% | 17.07% | 0.00% | 8.46% | |
| SEP | 155 | 64,383 | 18.49% | 8.11% | 6.90% | 0.00% | 10.38% | ||
| NS | 154 | 28,974 | 22.19% | 17.08% | 16.16% | 0.00% | 5.12% | ||
| WI | MON | 158 | 38,835 | 8.75% | 8.30% | 5.94% | 0.00% | 0.45% | |
| SEP | 156 | 48,743 | 13.56% | 12.38% | 7.18% | 0.00% | 1.18% | ||
| NS | 156 | 62,400 | 27.64% | 21.28% | 17.71% | 4.69% | 1.68% | ||
| SF | AK | MON | 148 | 3,829 | 10.01% | 10.01% | 9.25% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| SEP | 152 | 11,383 | 24.76% | 13.76% | 10.42% | 1.10% | 9.90% | ||
| NS | 150 | 15,440 | 25.67% | 17.09% | 14.49% | 1.68% | 6.90% | ||
| AZ | MON | 155 | 20,879 | 6.65% | 6.65% | 2.35% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 156 | 31,734 | 6.80% | 5.57% | 3.50% | 0.00% | 1.23% | ||
| NS | 156 | 36,032 | 13.89% | 11.95% | 9.62% | 0.00% | 2.61% | ||
| CA | MON | 150 | 216,033 | 6.96% | 6.96% | 3.48% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 151 | 296,236 | 5.38% | 4.34% | 4.34% | 0.00% | 1.04% | ||
| NS | 152 | 467,817 | 7.91% | 7.14% | 3.76% | 0.00% | 0.77% | ||
| HI | MON | 149 | 982 | 3.82% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 0.00% | 1.88% | |
| SEP | 150 | 7,321 | 15.51% | 8.53% | 6.69% | 0.00% | 6.98% | ||
| NS | 149 | 16,825 | 14.77% | 8.46% | 7.04% | 0.64% | 5.67% | ||
| ID | MON | 143 | 1,214 | 7.07% | 7.07% | 4.63% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 153 | 7,364 | 3.34% | 2.47% | 1.16% | 0.42% | 0.44% | ||
| NS | 156 | 11,346 | 18.44% | 14.45% | 13.25% | 0.87% | 3.12% | ||
| NV | MON | 147 | 2,865 | 20.29% | 18.92% | 6.91% | 0.00% | 1.37% | |
| SEP | 149 | 23,863 | 14.67% | 14.02% | 9.43% | 0.00% | 0.65% | ||
| NS | 151 | 20,050 | 14.27% | 12.20% | 5.46% | 0.59% | 1.48% | ||
| OR | MON | 143 | 10,748 | 16.19% | 15.44% | 11.45% | 0.00% | 0.75% | |
| SEP | 146 | 29,819 | 12.25% | 10.32% | 6.18% | 0.00% | 1.93% | ||
| NS | 145 | 28,748 | 24.90% | 20.00% | 15.61% | 1.01% | 3.89% | ||
| WA | MON | 193 | 15,480 | 13.14% | 13.14% | 6.16% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| SEP | 194 | 48,044 | 8.34% | 6.20% | 5.75% | 0.00% | 2.13% | ||
| NS | 194 | 75,872 | 13.21% | 10.45% | 7.92% | 1.46% | 1.73% | ||
| US | MON | 7,643 | 1,222,602 | 15.22% | 14.22% | 9.20% | 0.00% | 1.00% | |
| SEP | 7,871 | 2,110,606 | 11.96% | 8.28% | 5.98% | 0.30% | 3.42% | ||
| NS | 7,859 | 2,081,370 | 15.99% | 11.80% | 9.45% | 1.86% | 2.41% |
* Excludes cases not meeting DCA definition for inclusion in population, withdrawn claims, and claims for which monetary eligibility was established upon receipt of CWC, UCFE, and/or UCX wage credits.
# Adjusted rate excludes erroneous denials that were corrected by agency and claims for which eligibility was established through appeal prior to DCA case completion.
+ Properly denied, but for wrong reason or section of the law.
Prepared by ETA Office of Workforce Security on 06 Jun 05