[Economic Report of the President (2004)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-45.--Unemployment insurance programs, selected data, 1978-2003
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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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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       128.11
1986...........................................    101,099     2,739          16,563      2,643      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      2,158      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          21,024      2,188      298        44       1.7       20,563       212.10


2000...........................................    129,877     2,146          20,983      2,110      301        41       1.6       20,507       221.01
2001 ..........................................    129,636     3,012          32,228      2,974      404        54       2.3       31,680       238.07
2002 ..........................................    128,234     3,624      \8\ 42,978      3,585      407        85       2.8       42,130       256.79
2003 p.........................................  .........     3,575      \8\ 38,615      3,533      402        85       2.8       37,680       261.61

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2002: Jan......................................  .........     4,321         4,398.6      3,513      401        81       2.7      4,318.9       251.13
Feb.......................................  .........     4,308         3,948.1      3,522      389        77       2.7      3,860.9       254.62
Mar ......................................  .........     4,151         3,973.6      3,583      419        89       2.8      3,900.8       256.57
Apr ......................................  .........     3,953         3,887.1      3,669      430       101       2.9      3,838.8       256.85
May ......................................  .........     3,254         3,442.9      3,705      409        85       2.9      3,401.7       259.10
June .....................................  .........     3,542         3,105.7      3,651      392        85       2.8      3,068.8       257.89

July .....................................  .........     3,526         3,595.9      3,515      387        94       2.7      3,551.2       255.57
Aug ......................................  .........     3,125         3,188.7      3,549      397        82       2.8      3,144.2       254.91
Sept......................................  .........     3,269         3,009.3      3,608      417        82       2.8      2,952.1       259.49
Oct.......................................  .........     2,938         3,258.3      3,601      411        79       2.8      3,191.3       260.97
Nov ......................................  .........     3,085         2,860.0      3,486      390        75       2.7      2,790.1       258.35
Dec ......................................  .........     3,911         3,812.4      3,478      409        85       2.7      3,725.0       259.05

2003: Jan......................................  .........     3,977         4,130.1      3,361      388        84       2.6      4,035.1       261.09
Feb.......................................  .........     4,179         3,889.6      3,429      409        83       2.7      3,806.3       263.60
Mar ......................................  .........     4,354         4,204.7      3,514      423        88       2.8      4,125.6       264.74
Apr ......................................  .........     3,712         3,862.7      3,622      443        92       2.9      3,792.9       263.66
May ......................................  .........     3,273         3,305.1      3,716      432        84       2.9      3,244.9       262.72
June .....................................  .........     3,676         3,387.0      3,726      427        85       2.9      3,323.9       261.15

July .....................................  .........     3,452         3,615.3      3,625      406        89       2.9      3,551.2       258.74
Aug ......................................  .........     3,382         3,174.1      3,630      402        84       2.9      3,099.1       257.23
Sept......................................  .........     3,226         3,212.8      3,626      403        83       2.9      3,116.8       261.06
Oct.......................................  .........     2,810         2,978.8      3,515      382        78       2.8      2,887.6       262.17
Nov ......................................  .........     3,216         2,810.5      3,367      363        81       2.7      2,719.4       260.60
Dec p.....................................  .........     3,559         3,701.4      3,259      356        86       2.6      3,600.9       261.35

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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 State and UCFE
programs only. Workers covered by State programs account for about 97 percent of wage and salary earners.
Covered employment data beginning 2001 are based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Prior data are based on the Standard
Industrial Classification (SIC).
\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, Emergency Unemployment Compensation, and TEUC (Temporary Extended
Unemployment Compensation) programs.
\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, total benefits paid for 1992 and 1993 would be approximately (in millions of dollars): for 1992,
39,990 and for 1993, 34,876.

\8\ Including Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation, total benefits paid for 2002 and 2003 (not including RRB program) would be approximately (in
millions of dollars): for 2002, 53,800 and for 2003, 51,326.

Note.--Insured unemployment and initial claims programs include Puerto Rican sugar cane workers.

Source: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.