[Economic Report of the President (2001)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-45.--Unemployment insurance programs, selected data, 1969-2000
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All programs                                       State programs
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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
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Thousands                         Weekly average; thousands

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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          20,968      3,395      438        80       3.9       18,549       123.59
1984...........................................     96,474     2,560          13,739      2,475      377        50       2.8       13,237       123.47
1985...........................................     99,186     2,699          15,217      2,617      397        49       2.9       14,707       128.09
1986...........................................    101,099     2,739          16,563      2,640      378        52       2.8       15,950       135.65
1987...........................................    103,936     2,369          14,684      2,300      328        46       2.4       14,211       140.39
1988...........................................    107,156     2,135          13,481      2,081      310        38       2.0       13,086       144.74
1989...........................................    109,929     2,205          14,569      2,156      330        37       2.1       14,205       151.43

1990...........................................    111,500     2,575          18,387      2,522      388        45       2.4       17,932       161.20
1991...........................................    109,606     3,406          26,327      3,342      447        67       3.2       25,479       169.56
1992...........................................    110,167     3,348      \7\ 26,035      3,245      408        74       3.1       25,056       173.38
1993...........................................    112,146     2,845      \7\ 22,629      2,751      341        62       2.6       21,661       179.41
1994...........................................    115,255     2,746          22,508      2,670      340        57       2.4       21,537       181.91
1995...........................................    118,068     2,639          21,991      2,572      357        51       2.3       21,226       187.04
1996...........................................    120,567     2,656          22,495      2,595      356        53       2.2       21,820       189.27
1997 ..........................................    121,044     2,370          20,324      2,323      323        48       1.9       19,736       192.84
1998 ..........................................    124,184     2,260          19,941      2,222      321        44       1.8       19,431       200.29
1999 ..........................................    127,040     2,222          20,729      2,188      298        44       1.7       20,271       211.75
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1999: Jan......................................  .........     2,867         2,106.5      2,258      317        48       1.9      2,057.8       210.01
Feb.......................................  .........     2,773         2,075.2      2,204      292        45       1.8      2,032.2       213.05
Mar.......................................  .........     2,732         2,381.9      2,178      296        47       1.8      2,336.9       213.81
Apr.......................................  .........     2,217         1,792.1      2,183      308        46       1.8      1,757.2       210.69
May.......................................  .........     2,105         1,570.4      2,189      307        46       1.8      1,540.0       210.99
June......................................  .........     2,129         1,699.0      2,213      304        45       1.8      1,666.8       209.76
July......................................  .........     2,064         1,608.3      2,215      295        45       1.8      1,577.7       208.05
Aug.......................................  .........     2,175         1,699.2      2,203      290        46       1.8      1,662.5       208.81
Sept......................................  .........     1,784         1,454.5      2,184      294        40       1.8      1,421.7       212.11
Oct.......................................  .........     1,764         1,333.9      2,142      290        39       1.7      1,300.9       214.83
Nov.......................................  .........     1,944         1,534.5      2,130      287        41       1.7      1,496.7       214.18
Dec ......................................  .........     2,053         1,760.1      2,131      284        40       1.7      1,721.8       214.96

2000: Jan......................................  .........     2,850         2,148.3      2,082      281        50       1.7      2,106.3       219.41
Feb.......................................  .........     2,670         2,186.7      2,097      283        44       1.7      2,146.5       223.88
Mar ......................................  .........     2,296         2,117.1      2,000      265        41       1.6      2,077.2       222.55
Apr ......................................  .........     2,167         1,637.7      1,966      278        45       1.6      1,605.8       220.63
May ......................................  .........     1,886         1,643.5      1,975      291        42       1.6      1,611.5       220.33
June .....................................  .........     1,805         1,481.2      2,063      302        37       1.7      1,453.9       216.95
July .....................................  .........     2,202         1,632.1      2,120      295        44       1.7      1,600.9       215.99
Aug ......................................  .........     1,935         1,677.2      2,160      313        40       1.7      1,639.4       215.10
Sept......................................  .........     1,774         1,406.3      2,157      307        35       1.7      1,370.5       220.15
Oct.......................................  .........     1,905         1,544.3      2,190      313        39       1.7      1,499.0       221.64
Nov .....................................  .........  ..........  ..............    2,277      345  ........       1.8   ...........  ............
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** Monthly data are seasonally adjusted.
\1\ Through 1996 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. Beginning 1997, covered employment data are for State and UCFE
programs only. Workers covered by State programs account for about 97 percent of wage and salary earners.
\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\ 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.