Unemployment Insurance Benefit Payment Integrity

Unemployment Insurance Improper Payment Rates Summary By PIIA/IPIA Reporting Year
PIIA/IPIA Reporting Year1 Outlays Overpayments
Annual Report
Rate
Overpayments Operational Rate* Underpayments
  $ Mil. % $ Mil. % $ Mil. % $ Mil.
2022 $28,051 21.07% $5,911 0.62% $174
2021 $99,215 19.33% $19,177 0.82% $814
2020 $86,866 8.72% $7,577 0.45% $387
2019 $26,910 10.21% $2,784 0.40% $108
2018 $28,690 12.63% $3,624 0.42% $120
2017 $32,530 12.11% $3,938 0.39% $128
2016 $32,524 11.19% $3,638 0.46% $150
2015 $32,895 10.29% $3,384 0.44% $146
2014 $48,412 11.16% $5,404 6.08% $2,189 0.41% $200
20133 $66,788 8.82% $5,891 6.25% $4,174 0.50% $334
2012 $90,160 10.81% $9,746 5.99% $5,401 0.61% $550
2011 $114,140 11.35% $12,955 6.22% $7,100 0.65% $742
20102 $156,000 10.60% $16,536 5.70% $8,892 0.60% $936
2009 $119,249 9.60% $11,448 5.20% $6,201 0.70% $835
2008 $42,430 9.25% $3,925 5.49% $2,329 0.71% $301
2007 $31,530 9.71% $3,062 5.95% $1,876 0.59% $186
2006 $30,976 10.23% $3,168 5.63% $1,744 0.67% $208
2005 $32,248 9.46% $3,051 4.98% $1,606 0.67% $216
2004 $37,335 9.70% $3,622 5.07% $1,893 0.64% $239

1Results for the PIIA/IPIA reporting year are based on Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) data for the 12-month period ending June 30 of the PIIA/IPIA reporting year. For 2014, and beyond, the Annual Report Rate excludes overpayments determined to be "technically proper" under state UI law.

22010 estimates exclude Georgia BAM data, which could not be included due to coding and methodology issues, which were subsequently resolved.

3Annual Report Rate for 2013 included an offset for recovered overpayments.

* As of 2015, the Operational Rate is no longer being reported as a supplemental measure for PIIA/IPIA.