[Economic Report of the President (1998)] [Administration of William J. Clinton] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-45.--Unemployment insurance programs, selected data, 1965-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All programs State programs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Insured Benefits paid Insured unemploy- -------------------------- unemploy- Total Insured ment as Year or month Covered ment benefits paid unem- Initial Exhaus- percent Total Average employ- (weekly (millions of ploy- claims tions\5\ of (millions weekly check ment\1\ aver- dollars)\2\ ment\3\ covered of (dollars)\6\ age)\2\ \4\ employ- dollars)\4\ \3\ ment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1)Thousands (2)Weekly average; thousands ----------------------- ---------------------------- 1965........................................... 51,580 1,450 2,360 1,328 232 21 3.0 2,166 37.19 1966........................................... 54,739 1,129 1,891 1,061 203 15 2.3 1,771 39.75 1967........................................... 56,342 1,270 2,222 1,205 226 17 2.5 2,092 41.25 1968........................................... 57,977 1,187 2,191 1,111 201 16 2.2 2,032 43.43 1969........................................... 59,999 1,177 2,299 1,101 200 16 2.1 2,128 46.17 1970........................................... 59,526 2,070 4,209 1,805 296 25 3.4 3,849 50.34 1971........................................... 59,375 2,608 6,154 2,150 295 39 4.1 4,957 54.02 1972........................................... 66,458 2,192 5,491 1,848 261 35 3.5 4,471 56.76 1973........................................... 69,897 1,793 4,517 1,632 247 29 2.7 4,008 59.00 1974........................................... 72,451 2,558 6,934 2,262 363 37 3.5 5,975 64.25 1975........................................... 71,037 4,937 16,802 3,986 478 81 6.0 11,755 70.23 1976........................................... 73,459 3,846 12,345 2,991 386 63 4.6 8,975 75.16 1977........................................... 76,419 3,308 10,999 2,655 375 55 3.9 8,357 78.79 1978........................................... 88,804 2,645 9,007 2,359 346 39 3.3 7,717 83.67 1979........................................... 92,062 2,592 9,401 2,434 388 39 2.9 8,613 89.67 1980........................................... 92,659 3,837 16,175 3,350 488 59 3.9 13,761 98.95 1981........................................... 93,300 3,410 15,287 3,047 460 57 3.5 13,262 106.70 1982........................................... 91,628 4,592 24,491 4,059 583 80 4.6 20,649 119.34 1983........................................... 91,898 3,774 21,000 3,395 438 80 3.9 17,787 123.59 1984........................................... 96,474 2,560 13,838 2,475 377 50 2.8 12,610 123.47 1985........................................... 99,186 2,699 15,283 2,617 397 49 2.9 14,131 128.14 1986........................................... 101,099 2,739 16,670 2,643 378 52 2.8 15,329 135.65 1987........................................... 103,936 2,369 14,929 2,300 328 46 2.4 13,607 140.55 1988........................................... 107,156 2,135 13,694 2,081 310 38 2.0 12,565 144.97 1989........................................... 109,929 2,205 14,948 2,158 330 37 2.1 13,760 151.73 1990........................................... 111,500 2,575 18,721 2,522 388 45 2.4 17,356 161.56 1991........................................... 109,606 3,406 26,717 3,342 447 67 3.2 24,526 169.88 1992........................................... 110,167 3,348 \8\ 26,460 3,245 408 74 3.1 23,869 173.64 1993........................................... 112,146 2,845 \8\ 22,950 2,751 341 62 2.6 20,539 179.62 1994........................................... 115,255 2,746 22,844 2,670 340 57 2.5 20,401 182.16 1995........................................... 118,068 2,639 22,386 2,572 357 51 2.3 20,125 187.29 1996........................................... \7\ 120,5 67 2,656 22,915 2,595 356 53 2.3 20,645 189.51 1997 ...... 192.73 ** ** ** 1996: Jan...................................... ......... 3,507 2,568.1 2,642 371 58 2.4 2,488.2 191.92 Feb...................................... ......... 3,343 2,371.7 2,652 369 53 2.4 2,305.3 193.85 Mar...................................... ......... 3,170 2,247.9 2,639 389 55 2.4 2,188.1 193.45 Apr...................................... ......... 2,941 2,130.0 2,584 356 61 2.3 2,073.8 192.11 May...................................... ......... 2,358 1,793.7 2,554 349 53 2.3 1,744.3 189.02 June..................................... ......... 2,387 1,550.6 2,573 355 52 2.3 1,504.0 187.70 July..................................... ......... 2,554 1,838.7 2,535 334 56 2.2 1,782.3 176.96 Aug...................................... ......... 2,258 1,599.6 2,524 325 49 2.2 1,549.1 184.79 Sept..................................... ......... 2,188 1,452.0 2,468 335 47 2.2 1,405.4 188.92 Oct...................................... ......... 2,050 1,520.0 2,470 334 46 2.2 1,467.3 189.07 Nov...................................... ......... 2,108 1,418.6 2,444 338 44 2.1 1,371.3 190.43 Dec...................................... ......... 2,754 1,928.8 2,518 355 53 2.2 1,871.7 192.30 1997: Jan...................................... ......... 3,041 2,299.5 2,453 334 53 2.1 2,242.0 194.44 Feb....................................... ......... 3,039 2,072.9 2,375 311 51 2.1 2,020.2 196.38 Mar...................................... ......... 2,936 2,111.1 2,294 312 52 2.0 2,058.1 196.75 Apr...................................... ......... 2,508 1,885.9 2,274 333 55 2.0 1,837.3 194.50 May...................................... ......... 2,073 1,534.5 2,263 326 47 2.0 1,495.9 193.43 June..................................... ......... 2,211 1,495.5 2,326 341 47 2.0 1,457.8 191.22 July..................................... ......... 2,232 1,649.8 2,300 319 50 2.0 1,608.3 188.09 Aug...................................... ......... 2,110 1,424.8 2,308 325 44 2.0 1,385.0 184.69 Sept..................................... ......... 1,973 1,416.0 2,233 308 43 1.9 1,369.6 191.35 Oct...................................... ......... 1,759 1,333.5 2,229 308 41 1.9 1,283.7 191.80 Nov...................................... ......... 2,021 1,284.7 2,241 318 43 1.9 1,236.8 191.80 Dec p.................................... ......... 2,450 1,844.8 2,282 317 48 2.0 1,787.7 193.99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Monthly data are seasonally adjusted. \1\ Includes persons under the State, UCFE (Federal employee, effective January 1955), RRB (Railroad Retirement Board) programs, and UCX (unemployment compensation for ex-servicemembers, effective October 1958) programs. \2\ Includes State, UCFE, RR, UCX, UCV (unemployment compensation for veterans, October 1952-January 1960), and SRA (Servicemen's Readjustment Act, September 1944-September 1951) programs. Also includes Federal and State extended benefit programs. Does not include FSB (Federal supplemental benefits), SUA (special unemployment assistance), Federal Supplemental Compensation, and Emergency Unemployment Compensation programs, except as noted in footnote 8. \3\ Covered workers who have completed at least 1 week of unemployment. \4\ Annual data are net amounts and monthly data are gross amounts. \5\ Individuals receiving final payments in benefit year. \6\ For total unemployment only. \7\ Latest data available for all programs combined. Workers covered by State programs account for about 97 percent of wage and salary earners. \8\ Including Emergency Unemployment Compensation and Federal Supplemental Compensation, total benefits paid for 1992 and 1993 would be approximately (in millions of dollars): for 1992, 39,990 and for 1993, 34,876. Note.--Insured unemployment and initial claims programs include Puerto Rican sugar cane workers beginning 1963. Source: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.