[Economic Report of the President (2002)] [Administration of George W. Bush] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-45.--Unemployment insurance programs, selected data, 1969-2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thousands Weekly average; thousands ----------------------- ---------------------------- 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 19,735 192.84 1998 .......................................... 124,184 2,260 19,941 2,222 321 44 1.8 19,431 200.58 1999 .......................................... 127,042 2,223 21,020 2,188 298 44 1.7 20,559 212.01 2000........................................... 129,926 2,146 20,954 2,110 301 41 1.6 20,477 221.01 2001 ......................................... ......... 3,010 .............. 2,972 404 ........ ......... ........... ............ ** ** ** 2000: Jan...................................... ......... 2,850 2,152.5 2,085 281 50 1.7 2,110.8 219.85 Feb....................................... ......... 2,670 2,190.5 2,101 283 44 1.7 2,150.3 224.25 Mar....................................... ......... 2,296 2,120.5 2,018 267 41 1.6 2,080.6 222.89 Apr....................................... ......... 2,167 1,640.8 1,981 280 45 1.6 1,608.8 221.02 May....................................... ......... 1,886 1,646.2 1,990 292 42 1.6 1,614.2 220.66 June...................................... ......... 1,805 1,483.7 2,073 301 37 1.7 1,456.4 217.29 July...................................... ......... 2,202 1,635.2 2,124 296 44 1.7 1,604.0 216.37 Aug....................................... ......... 1,935 1,680.1 2,165 313 40 1.7 1,642.2 215.44 Sept...................................... ......... 1,770 1,406.8 2,165 307 35 1.7 1,371.1 220.92 Oct....................................... ......... 1,901 1,545.5 2,188 313 39 1.7 1,500.1 222.57 Nov....................................... ......... 1,946 1,615.1 2,277 344 37 1.8 1,569.0 222.30 Dec ...................................... ......... 2,390 1,913.6 2,365 355 41 1.9 1,865.1 226.83 2001: Jan...................................... ......... 3,117 2,809.5 2,350 330 50 1.9 2,751.0 231.51 Feb....................................... ......... 3,059 2,503.8 2,414 355 43 1.9 2,454.4 228.36 Mar ...................................... ......... 2,837 2,580.3 2,505 378 44 2.0 2,532.1 235.21 Apr ...................................... ......... 2,972 2,458.4 2,636 405 52 2.1 2,415.6 234.05 May ...................................... ......... 2,537 2,417.4 2,825 409 49 2.2 2,379.4 234.99 June ..................................... ......... 2,646 2,273.4 2,995 410 47 2.3 2,241.0 235.19 July ..................................... ......... 3,175 2,751.1 3,058 395 58 2.4 2,712.6 235.37 Aug ...................................... ......... 2,731 2,657.1 3,188 398 54 2.5 2,617.6 236.84 Sept...................................... ......... 2,856 2,352.2 3,345 455 57 2.6 2,316.1 241.77 Oct....................................... ......... 3,029 2,924.5 3,676 490 63 2.9 2,879.1 245.32 Nov ...................................... ......... 3,136 2,929.1 3,747 461 61 2.9 2,885.2 246.01 Dec ..................................... ......... 3,934 .............. 3,636 410 ........ 2.8 ........... ............ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** 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 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, and UCX. 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 7. \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.