ET HANDBOOK NO. 394
2000
Taxable
STATE Employment and wage data
Average
monthly
covered
employment
Wages paid in covered
employment during year
(in thousands)
Ratio of
taxable to
total wages
Average weekly
wage in covered
employment
Total Taxable Total Taxable
(01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07)
UNITED STATES 104,820,426 $3,708,529,343 $1,130,470,069 .305 $680.38 $207.40
ALABAMA 1,508,716 $42,862,483 $13,625,228 .318 $546.34 $173.67
ALASKA 203,368 $6,787,521 $4,391,888 .647 $641.84 $415.30
ARIZONA 1,835,193 $59,611,700 $16,086,129 .270 $624.66 $168.56
ARKANSAS 921,230 $23,852,771 $9,047,892 .379 $497.93 $188.88
CALIFORNIA 12,046,500 $500,675,621 $100,293,499 .200 $799.27 $160.11
COLORADO 1,819,440 $68,503,690 $21,435,048 .313 $724.06 $226.56
CONNECTICUT 1,333,077 $62,739,840 $20,238,145 .323 $905.08 $291.95
DELAWARE 330,142 $12,260,776 $3,183,296 .260 $714.19 $185.43
DIST. OF COL. 361,198 $18,481,645 $3,893,744 .211 $983.99 $207.31
FLORIDA 5,850,815 $175,751,918 $49,985,668 .284 $577.67 $164.30
GEORGIA 3,181,916 $110,470,160 $32,079,405 .290 $667.66 $193.88
HAWAII 415,507 $11,994,036 $8,223,003 .686 $555.12 $380.58
IDAHO 447,263 $12,327,549 $7,940,872 .644 $530.04 $341.43
ILLINOIS 4,821,026 $185,874,048 $48,468,711 .261 $741.44 $193.34
INDIANA 2,401,701 $75,005,914 $19,537,294 .260 $600.58 $156.44
IOWA 1,139,606 $31,583,957 $16,940,241 .536 $532.98 $285.87
KANSAS 1,193,150 $34,653,014 $13,065,936 .377 $558.53 $210.59
KENTUCKY 1,402,667 $40,428,695 $12,703,002 .314 $554.28 $174.16
LOUISIANA 1,459,141 $40,775,508 $11,804,200 .289 $537.40 $155.57
MAINE 453,612 $12,270,124 $5,381,931 .439 $520.19 $228.17
MARYLAND 1,814,060 $64,621,375 $17,689,451 .274 $685.05 $187.53
MASSACHUSETTS 2,636,120 $121,029,861 $35,016,282 .289 $882.93 $255.45
MICHIGAN 3,685,554 $139,104,332 $38,447,477 .276 $725.83 $200.61
MINNESOTA 2,057,877 $74,013,365 $34,895,671 .471 $691.65 $326.10
MISSISSIPPI 907,014 $22,380,275 $7,330,509 .328 $474.51 $155.42
MISSOURI 2,121,207 $66,965,862 $18,215,250 .272 $607.11 $165.14
MONTANA 322,517 $7,513,132 $5,031,560 .670 $447.99 $300.02
NEBRASKA 688,770 $18,853,199 $5,435,136 .288 $526.39 $151.75
NEVADA 892,319 $28,012,054 $16,353,411 .584 $603.70 $352.44
NEW HAMPSHIRE 485,980 $17,367,841 $4,491,552 .259 $687.26 $177.74
NEW JERSEY 3,178,966 $140,322,310 $60,413,875 .431 $848.86 $365.47
NEW MEXICO 542,577 $14,353,168 $7,398,171 .515 $508.72 $262.22
NEW YORK 6,254,867 $296,838,793 $61,286,824 .206 $912.64 $188.43
NORTH CAROLINA 3,154,474 $97,594,211 $43,261,346 .443 $594.97 $263.74
NORTH DAKOTA 224,517 $5,476,340 $3,023,671 .552 $469.07 $258.99
OHIO 4,432,860 $143,868,367 $43,455,750 .302 $624.13 $188.52
OKLAHOMA 1,175,662 $31,054,649 $12,107,153 .390 $507.97 $198.04
OREGON 1,273,453 $41,685,145 $24,353,592 .584 $629.50 $367.77
PENNSYLVANIA 4,334,379 $147,326,686 $38,650,572 .262 $653.66 $171.48
PUERTO RICO 723,241 $13,363,847 $5,539,568 .415 $355.34 $147.30
RHODE ISLAND 358,417 $11,203,456 $4,402,666 .393 $601.12 $236.22
SOUTH CAROLINA 1,484,131 $41,189,511 $12,137,102 .295 $533.72 $157.27
SOUTH DAKOTA 282,906 $6,796,505 $2,169,036 .319 $462.00 $147.44
TENNESSEE 2,207,413 $67,188,890 $18,370,751 .273 $585.34 $160.04
TEXAS 7,594,743 $271,254,191 $78,146,570 .288 $686.85 $197.88
UTAH 836,464 $24,040,698 $13,829,749 .575 $552.71 $317.95
VERMONT 223,139 $6,356,621 $1,986,915 .313 $547.83 $171.24
VIRGINIA 2,755,767 $96,445,311 $25,446,705 .264 $673.03 $177.58
VIRGIN ISLANDS 28,380 $726,143 $421,591 .581 $492.05 $285.68
WASHINGTON 2,126,106 $79,862,023 $42,848,369 .537 $722.36 $387.57
WEST VIRGINIA 519,805 $13,484,198 $4,530,218 .336 $498.86 $167.60
WISCONSIN 2,200,191 $66,771,002 $23,290,174 .349 $583.61 $203.57
WYOMING 171,282 $4,555,012 $2,168,270 .476 $511.42 $243.44

ET HANDBOOK NO. 394
2000
Taxable
STATE Financial data (in thousands)
Contributions
collected
Interest
credited to
trust fund
Benefits
paid
Reserves
as of
December 31
Federal loans to
State reserve
funds, balance
as of end of
year
Net reserves,
balance as of
end of year
Taxable
wage
base.
year end
(01) (08) (09) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14)
UNITED STATES $19,896,237 $3,439,084 $19,441,159 $54,054,393 $-- $54,054,393 $7,000
ALABAMA $154,978 $28,605 $195,492 $417,414 $-- $417,414 $8,000
ALASKA $110,928 $13,465 $101,216 $219,199 $-- $219,199 $24,800
ARIZONA $170,892 $63,847 $154,213 $1,002,874 $-- $1,002,874 $7,000
ARKANSAS $175,800 $17,381 $168,301 $267,932 $-- $267,932 $9,000
CALIFORNIA $2,836,817 $359,258 $2,267,962 $5,803,711 $-- $5,803,711 $7,000
COLORADO $186,126 $49,558 $157,662 $786,693 $-- $786,693 $10,000
CONNECTICUT $312,697 $55,582 $330,231 $848,635 $-- $848,635 $15,000
DELAWARE $59,111 $21,391 $71,004 $329,857 $-- $329,857 $8,500
DIST. OF COL. $98,879 $15,633 $63,708 $259,088 $-- $259,088 $9,000
FLORIDA $398,303 $138,656 $634,750 $2,029,755 $-- $2,029,755 $7,000
GEORGIA $132,339 $127,336 $306,832 $1,906,548 $-- $1,906,548 $8,500
HAWAII $139,579 $18,618 $95,623 $315,028 $-- $315,028 $27,500
IDAHO $90,378 $17,477 $98,804 $277,848 $-- $277,848 $24,500
ILLINOIS $1,093,063 $135,674 $1,155,272 $2,091,829 $-- $2,091,829 $9,000
INDIANA $277,129 $103,016 $258,512 $1,605,598 $-- $1,605,598 $7,000
IOWA $175,714 $51,745 $203,843 $823,519 $-- $823,519 $17,300
KANSAS $142,975 $31,994 $153,878 $495,977 $-- $495,977 $8,000
KENTUCKY $248,917 $45,413 $263,128 $700,183 $-- $700,183 $8,000
LOUISIANA $117,101 $98,573 $174,433 $1,511,999 $-- $1,511,999 $7,000
MAINE $150,835 $19,002 $73,412 $339,578 $-- $339,578 $12,000
MARYLAND $274,590 $56,133 $251,899 $882,505 $-- $882,505 $8,500
MASSACHUSETTS $821,829 $132,037 $745,331 $2,131,041 $-- $2,131,041 $10,800
MICHIGAN $1,016,490 $190,805 $888,583 $3,067,381 $-- $3,067,381 $9,500
MINNESOTA $345,388 $44,205 $374,257 $720,226 $-- $720,226 $19,000
MISSISSIPPI $114,890 $44,681 $117,844 $695,793 $-- $695,793 $7,000
MISSOURI $237,621 $33,610 $313,857 $484,904 $-- $484,904 $7,500
MONTANA $55,848 $11,154 $56,621 $181,697 $-- $181,697 $17,700
NEBRASKA $42,290 $11,963 $55,650 $179,177 $-- $179,177 $7,000
NEVADA $213,332 $32,116 $199,352 $507,514 $-- $507,514 $18,600
NEW HAMPSHIRE $30,699 $20,724 $29,928 $328,233 $-- $328,233 $8,000
NEW JERSEY $1,233,320 $189,506 $1,074,571 $3,086,440 $-- $3,086,440 $20,200
NEW MEXICO $84,863 $34,919 $67,742 $561,517 $-- $561,517 $14,800
NEW YORK $1,870,444 $70,921 $1,562,935 $1,204,694 $-- $1,204,694 $8,500
NORTH CAROLINA $300,504 $80,557 $477,408 $1,174,664 $-- $1,174,664 $13,900
NORTH DAKOTA $37,745 $1,805 $38,765 $33,053 $-- $33,053 $16,100
OHIO $640,519 $144,471 $719,372 $2,235,972 $-- $2,235,972 $9,000
OKLAHOMA $47,405 $38,013 $98,302 $571,571 $-- $571,571 $9,800
OREGON $503,922 $95,304 $405,748 $1,558,005 $-- $1,558,005 $23,000
PENNSYLVANIA $1,400,338 $182,654 $1,376,499 $2,865,076 $-- $2,865,076 $8,000
PUERTO RICO $175,654 $33,743 $224,935 $534,513 $-- $534,513 $7,000
RHODE ISLAND $142,541 $17,985 $135,677 $292,892 $-- $292,892 $12,000
SOUTH CAROLINA $170,704 $51,252 $196,634 $782,242 $-- $782,242 $7,000
SOUTH DAKOTA $13,489 $3,261 $15,187 $51,445 $-- $51,445 $7,000
TENNESSEE $284,682 $59,191 $351,845 $883,170 $-- $883,170 $7,000
TEXAS $982,381 $50,136 $940,474 $742,276 $-- $742,276 $9,000
UTAH $62,346 $40,856 $90,868 $625,569 $-- $625,569 $20,200
VERMONT $48,983 $19,121 $41,723 $305,443 $-- $305,443 $8,000
VIRGINIA $149,262 $69,215 $191,084 $1,067,516 $-- $1,067,516 $8,000
VIRGIN ISLANDS $6,461 $3,592 $2,367 $58,671 $-- $58,671 $14,600
WASHINGTON $919,201 $120,828 $827,064 $1,963,544 $-- $1,963,544 $26,500
WEST VIRGINIA $132,082 $13,562 $107,551 $222,839 $-- $222,839 $8,000
WISCONSIN $440,519 $116,799 $508,046 $1,834,982 $-- $1,834,982 $10,500
WYOMING $23,334 $11,740 $24,764 $186,565 $-- $186,565 $13,600

ET HANDBOOK NO. 394
2000
Taxable
STATE Significant measures
Percent of Total wages Average
employer tax
rate as a
percent of
taxable
wages
Reserve ratio (percent of total wages)
as multiple of highest 12-month
benefit cost rate
Contributions
collected
Benefits
paid
Average
employer
tax rate
Reserve
ratio
High
Cost
Multiple
Rate 12 mos.
ending
(01) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22)
UNITED STATES .54 .52 .53 1.75 1.46 2.22 DEC 75 .66
ALABAMA .36 .46 .34 1.07 .97 2.17 DEC 75 .45
ALASKA 1.63 1.49 1.75 2.70 3.23 4.33 AUG 58 .75
ARIZONA .29 .26 .29 1.07 1.68 2.48 DEC 75 .68
ARKANSAS .74 .71 .72 1.91 1.12 2.69 DEC 75 .42
CALIFORNIA .57 .45 .53 2.66 1.16 2.27 DEC 75 .51
COLORADO .27 .23 .27 .86 1.15 1.26 MAY 63 .91
CONNECTICUT .50 .53 .49 1.53 1.35 3.32 DEC 75 .41
DELAWARE .48 .58 .48 1.85 2.69 2.58 DEC 75 1.04
DIST. OF COL. .54 .34 .48 2.26 1.40 1.84 DEC 75 .76
FLORIDA .23 .36 .22 .78 1.15 1.86 DEC 75 .62
GEORGIA .12 .28 .14 .47 1.73 2.13 DEC 75 .81
HAWAII 1.16 .80 1.15 1.68 2.63 2.12 DEC 76 1.24
IDAHO .73 .80 .76 1.19 2.25 3.17 DEC 82 .71
ILLINOIS .59 .62 .57 2.19 1.13 2.66 DEC 82 .42
INDIANA .37 .34 .37 1.42 2.14 1.79 DEC 75 1.20
IOWA .56 .65 .64 1.20 2.61 2.63 DEC 82 .99
KANSAS .41 .44 .43 1.13 1.43 1.97 DEC 82 .73
KENTUCKY .62 .65 .59 1.86 1.73 2.77 OCT 58 .62
LOUISIANA .29 .43 .38 1.33 3.71 3.08 DEC 83 1.20
MAINE 1.23 .60 1.15 2.61 2.77 2.84 OCT 58 .98
MARYLAND .42 .39 .40 1.47 1.37 2.19 DEC 58 .63
MASSACHUSETTS .68 .62 .68 2.34 1.76 3.20 DEC 75 .55
MICHIGAN .73 .64 .73 2.65 2.21 3.72 DEC 82 .59
MINNESOTA .47 .51 .46 .98 .97 1.96 DEC 82 .49
MISSISSIPPI .51 .53 .50 1.54 3.11 1.97 AUG 61 1.58
MISSOURI .35 .47 .34 1.26 .72 1.98 DEC 75 .36
MONTANA .74 .75 .70 1.05 2.42 3.03 OCT 58 .80
NEBRASKA .22 .30 .23 .79 .95 1.56 DEC 75 .61
NEVADA .76 .71 .76 1.30 1.81 2.75 OCT 58 .66
NEW HAMPSHIRE .18 .17 .20 .77 1.89 2.51 DEC 75 .75
NEW JERSEY .88 .77 .87 2.02 2.20 3.33 DEC 75 .66
NEW MEXICO .59 .47 .60 1.17 3.91 1.64 OCT 61 2.38
NEW YORK .63 .53 .65 3.15 .41 2.50 DEC 75 .16
NORTH CAROLINA .31 .49 .28 .64 1.20 2.46 DEC 75 .49
NORTH DAKOTA .69 .71 .69 1.24 .60 2.34 DEC 83 .26
OHIO .45 .50 .44 1.47 1.55 3.09 DEC 82 .50
OKLAHOMA .15 .32 .15 .38 1.84 1.37 DEC 86 1.34
OREGON 1.21 .97 1.21 2.08 3.74 3.21 DEC 82 1.17
PENNSYLVANIA .95 .93 .96 3.67 1.94 3.37 DEC 82 .58
PUERTO RICO 1.31 1.68 1.41 3.40 4.00 4.41 DEC 75 .91
RHODE ISLAND 1.27 1.21 1.24 3.17 2.61 4.37 DEC 75 .60
SOUTH CAROLINA .41 .48 .41 1.40 1.90 2.89 DEC 75 .66
SOUTH DAKOTA .20 .22 .20 .62 .76 1.06 JAN 64 .72
TENNESSEE .42 .52 .42 1.54 1.31 2.18 JAN 58 .60
TEXAS .36 .35 .37 1.28 .27 1.14 DEC 86 .24
UTAH .26 .38 .24 .42 2.60 2.02 DEC 82 1.29
VERMONT .77 .66 .75 2.41 4.81 3.18 DEC 75 1.51
VIRGINIA .15 .20 .15 .59 1.11 1.31 DEC 75 .85
VIRGIN ISLANDS .89 .33 1.48 2.54 8.08 2.89 DEC 94 2.80
WASHINGTON 1.15 1.04 1.13 2.10 2.46 3.83 DEC 71 .64
WEST VIRGINIA .98 .80 .97 2.88 1.65 4.00 DEC 83 .41
WISCONSIN .66 .76 .65 1.87 2.75 3.12 DEC 82 .88
WYOMING .51 .54 .65 1.36 4.10 3.03 DEC 83 1.35

ET HANDBOOK NO. 394
2000
Taxable and Reimbursable
STATE Claims data Average weekly
benefit
Number
of first
payments
Weeks
compen
sated
for all
unemploy-
ment
Claimants
exhausting
benefits
Average duration
(in weeks)
Weekly insured
unemployed
Amount Ratio to
average
weekly
total
wage
Number Percent
of
first
pay-
ments
Poten-
tial
Ac-
tual
Actual for
exhaust-
ees
Average
number
Percent
of cov.
employ.
(01) (23) (24) (25) (26) (27) (28) (29) (30) (31) (32) (33)
UNITED STATES 7,033,133 96,007,342 2,143,989 31.8 23.8 13.7 22.8 2,110,279 1.7 $221.01 .329
ALABAMA 133,933 1,332,523 26,847 21.5 24.5 9.9 23.4 29,046 1.6 159.41 .290
ALASKA 43,557 619,357 16,962 39.2 20.7 14.2 20.6 12,290 4.8 189.86 .288
ARIZONA 69,104 967,728 23,333 33.5 23.2 14.0 21.4 20,527 .9 162.51 .261
ARKANSAS 80,163 947,930 22,722 30.8 23.4 11.8 22.1 23,885 2.2 210.08 .420
CALIFORNIA 973,333 15,499,330 370,790 37.1 24.8 15.9 23.6 338,454 2.3 160.00 .203
COLORADO 51,952 624,208 20,506 39.0 22.5 12.0 16.1 15,034 .7 255.86 .360
CONNECTICUT 102,837 1,445,325 24,483 23.3 26.0 14.1 26.0 28,347 1.7 257.56 .294
DELAWARE 26,978 321,803 4,988 19.9 25.6 11.9 25.8 5,870 1.5 214.85 .306
DIST. OF COL. 15,164 297,128 8,230 49.6 20.0 19.6 20.0 5,705 1.3 241.03 .252
FLORIDA 224,212 2,976,959 86,357 39.8 20.4 13.3 18.7 70,767 1.0 220.21 .378
GEORGIA 177,902 1,550,959 42,699 27.2 21.0 8.7 20.1 34,467 .9 211.89 .324
HAWAII 25,247 387,573 7,058 25.5 26.0 15.4 26.0 8,389 1.6 283.67 .496
IDAHO 45,292 527,699 11,219 25.8 21.2 11.7 18.0 12,101 2.2 209.46 .398
ILLINOIS 309,386 4,878,852 91,236 30.7 26.0 15.8 26.0 103,824 1.8 251.58 .345
INDIANA 129,325 1,380,336 35,548 32.2 20.9 10.7 17.8 31,768 1.1 222.19 .374
IOWA 84,455 949,794 15,626 19.3 23.2 11.2 21.7 19,407 1.4 238.42 .447
KANSAS 54,263 720,798 16,641 33.5 23.3 13.3 22.4 15,635 1.2 247.09 .442
KENTUCKY 111,252 1,276,913 18,296 18.5 26.0 11.5 26.0 25,421 1.5 224.78 .409
LOUISIANA 71,852 1,040,968 22,561 32.7 26.0 14.5 26.0 23,972 1.3 182.06 .343
MAINE 28,203 397,698 10,569 39.0 22.1 14.1 21.1 8,863 1.5 202.29 .386
MARYLAND 92,798 1,246,971 25,996 27.5 26.0 13.4 26.0 28,881 1.3 212.51 .312
MASSACHUSETTS 172,041 2,806,226 53,639 31.1 27.7 16.3 27.0 60,076 1.9 293.45 .344
MICHIGAN 358,509 3,799,102 80,809 25.5 22.8 10.6 20.7 81,550 1.8 244.12 .344
MINNESOTA 109,278 1,485,108 26,734 26.6 23.8 13.6 21.4 31,385 1.2 290.51 .428
MISSISSIPPI 60,187 816,870 16,108 29.9 23.8 13.6 22.9 19,663 1.8 156.62 .328
MISSOURI 137,426 1,800,947 34,663 26.9 23.4 13.1 21.9 41,848 1.6 186.22 .311
MONTANA 25,194 328,496 7,216 30.6 20.9 13.0 18.3 7,798 2.1 187.92 .414
NEBRASKA 27,838 321,958 8,179 32.2 22.4 11.6 17.0 7,323 .8 188.00 .356
NEVADA 67,949 936,569 21,190 32.8 23.2 13.8 22.9 19,534 1.9 222.43 .361
NEW HAMPSHIRE 13,595 122,099 817 5.9 26.0 9.0 26.0 3,108 .5 217.21 .327
NEW JERSEY 245,606 4,080,434 109,650 44.4 23.0 16.6 21.9 84,750 2.2 289.61 .345
NEW MEXICO 27,492 417,475 8,594 30.6 25.5 15.2 25.3 9,475 1.4 180.43 .349
NEW YORK 424,234 6,805,690 186,345 46.3 26.0 16.0 26.0 146,212 1.8 247.48 .286
NORTH CAROLINA 256,360 2,277,342 42,564 18.5 23.1 8.9 21.0 54,345 1.4 231.21 .389
NORTH DAKOTA 11,800 165,148 4,282 37.6 19.8 14.0 16.0 3,855 1.3 210.01 .448
OHIO 248,223 3,084,488 48,306 22.0 25.4 12.4 25.3 71,623 1.3 236.40 .381
OKLAHOMA 40,872 531,367 11,846 30.5 24.0 13.0 23.5 12,218 .9 214.40 .422
OREGON 147,190 2,010,397 36,272 25.7 24.9 13.7 24.4 41,228 2.6 232.62 .372
PENNSYLVANIA 396,227 6,019,988 96,622 24.8 25.9 15.2 25.8 132,350 2.4 264.76 .407
PUERTO RICO 114,649 2,143,535 57,994 48.8 16.4 18.7 16.7 49,437 4.9 103.91 .293
RHODE ISLAND 37,798 531,974 12,501 31.9 21.7 14.1 20.4 12,159 2.7 253.48 .409
SOUTH CAROLINA 101,066 1,098,031 22,586 24.8 23.5 10.9 21.0 27,053 1.5 190.18 .354
SOUTH DAKOTA 7,791 78,037 642 9.0 24.6 10.0 22.9 2,043 .6 180.86 .386
TENNESSEE 177,875 1,971,115 45,512 31.2 22.0 11.1 21.6 42,216 1.6 188.74 .325
TEXAS 322,307 4,684,990 165,241 50.4 21.1 14.5 19.9 107,906 1.2 227.11 .340
UTAH 40,584 477,784 11,571 30.5 21.2 11.8 19.2 10,522 1.0 213.89 .386
VERMONT 17,593 220,423 2,258 13.6 26.0 12.5 25.7 4,789 1.6 215.55 .391
VIRGINIA 95,607 937,805 21,975 25.2 21.3 9.8 20.2 22,233 .7 203.88 .308
VIRGIN ISLANDS 1,048 16,141 482 38.3 22.5 15.4 22.7 333 .8 198.07 .379
WASHINGTON 205,411 3,322,162 57,301 29.0 26.2 16.2 25.0 70,580 2.7 280.94 .396
WEST VIRGINIA 48,884 614,593 8,808 19.1 26.0 12.6 25.7 14,067 2.1 197.53 .390
WISCONSIN 230,458 2,582,328 38,121 17.9 24.4 11.2 21.6 53,078 2.0 233.11 .396
WYOMING 10,833 127,868 2,494 25.2 21.8 11.8 20.0 2,867 1.3 207.10 .408

ET HANDBOOK NO. 394
2000
Reimbursable
STATE Average monthly
covered employment
Total wages (in thousands) Average
weekly
wage
in total
covered
employ-
ment
Benefits paid (in thousands)
Total Public Nonprofit Total Public Nonprofit Total Public Nonprofit
(01) (34) (35) (36) (37) (38) (39) (40) (41) (42) (43)
UNITED STATES 23,235,228 16,323,870 6,911,365 $763,290,632 $547,302,547 $215,988,085 $631.74 $1,037,636 $562,019 $475,620
ALABAMA 315,881 272,705 43,176 $9,202,242 $7,931,103 $1,271,139 $560.23 $7,425 $6,053 $1,372
ALASKA 55,133 46,732 8,401 $2,068,376 $1,786,302 $282,074 $721.46 $9,273 $7,617 $1,656
ARIZONA 337,056 261,307 75,749 $10,700,867 $8,382,326 $2,318,541 $610.54 $7,307 $4,732 $2,575
ARKANSAS 187,255 139,817 47,438 $5,000,947 $3,756,918 $1,244,029 $513.59 $10,875 $7,268 $3,607
CALIFORNIA 2,545,445 1,937,271 608,175 $98,711,084 $78,322,123 $20,388,961 $745.76 $138,717 $84,969 $53,748
COLORADO 312,494 236,091 76,403 $10,188,254 $7,872,201 $2,316,053 $626.98 $-- $-- $--
CONNECTICUT 318,211 187,720 130,491 $12,392,641 $7,751,567 $4,641,074 $748.94 $18,678 $7,431 $11,246
DELAWARE 71,359 45,919 25,440 $2,398,910 $1,623,537 $775,373 $646.49 $3,219 $1,995 $1,224
DIST. OF COL. 92,561 34,731 57,830 $4,057,375 $1,625,550 $2,431,825 $842.97 $1,857 $1,857 $--
FLORIDA 1,085,261 850,127 235,134 $34,404,750 $27,393,342 $7,011,408 $609.65 $26,929 $17,888 $9,041
GEORGIA 604,345 475,372 128,974 $18,091,196 $13,873,981 $4,217,215 $575.68 $10,166 $7,149 $3,017
HAWAII 107,280 79,345 27,935 $3,551,429 $2,605,945 $945,484 $636.62 $5,928 $3,987 $1,941
IDAHO 102,434 85,458 16,976 $2,726,375 $2,244,805 $481,570 $511.84 $4,008 $3,410 $598
ILLINOIS 1,019,354 613,133 406,221 $35,563,006 $22,850,283 $12,712,723 $670.92 $56,972 $32,418 $24,554
INDIANA 491,692 325,780 165,911 $14,267,240 $9,724,650 $4,542,590 $558.01 $52,302 $6,114 $46,188
IOWA 282,954 190,214 92,740 $7,907,769 $5,655,344 $2,252,425 $537.45 $6,416 $4,153 $2,263
KANSAS 93,151 47,328 45,823 $2,762,638 $1,544,320 $1,218,318 $570.34 $19,986 $8,523 $11,463
KENTUCKY 321,350 237,963 83,386 $8,860,238 $6,579,261 $2,280,977 $530.23 $8,297 $5,248 $3,050
LOUISIANA 372,613 309,768 62,845 $9,769,971 $7,974,916 $1,795,055 $504.23 $8,667 $6,573 $2,094
MAINE 122,921 78,372 44,549 $3,444,617 $2,140,844 $1,303,773 $538.90 $3,176 $1,459 $1,718
MARYLAND 462,918 302,821 160,097 $16,054,920 $10,786,273 $5,268,647 $666.96 $19,222 $9,260 $9,963
MASSACHUSETTS 581,665 241,606 340,059 $21,518,072 $8,965,997 $12,552,075 $711.42 $44,403 $11,963 $32,441
MICHIGAN 839,575 556,703 282,873 $27,998,337 $19,500,775 $8,497,562 $641.31 $32,890 $17,361 $15,529
MINNESOTA 514,275 311,034 203,241 $16,805,051 $10,534,452 $6,270,599 $628.41 $23,571 $13,819 $9,753
MISSISSIPPI 202,609 179,573 23,037 $5,169,160 $4,505,970 $663,190 $490.63 $4,165 $3,475 $691
MISSOURI 496,293 325,241 171,052 $14,520,245 $9,304,691 $5,215,554 $562.64 $19,607 $9,268 $10,340
MONTANA 43,209 18,669 24,539 $1,123,411 $476,903 $646,508 $499.99 $837 $-- $837
NEBRASKA 177,942 123,858 54,085 $4,933,636 $3,450,258 $1,483,378 $533.19 $3,744 $2,327 $1,417
NEVADA 110,351 100,044 10,307 $4,145,873 $3,823,282 $322,591 $722.50 $4,923 $4,090 $833
NEW HAMPSHIRE 112,322 68,443 43,879 $3,327,836 $2,020,487 $1,307,349 $569.76 $1,205 $635 $571
NEW JERSEY 630,432 432,155 198,278 $25,827,390 $18,952,658 $6,874,732 $787.84 $51,859 $35,610 $16,249
NEW MEXICO 144,185 120,590 23,596 $4,085,689 $3,435,993 $649,696 $544.93 $5,130 $3,923 $1,207
NEW YORK 2,070,296 1,243,376 826,920 $77,848,406 $50,564,174 $27,284,232 $723.13 $123,755 $56,886 $66,868
NORTH CAROLINA 640,714 533,232 107,482 $19,758,507 $16,245,680 $3,512,827 $593.04 $9,832 $7,377 $2,455
NORTH DAKOTA 75,083 44,559 30,524 $1,820,638 $1,103,577 $717,061 $466.31 $1,410 $936 $474
OHIO 992,821 647,976 344,845 $31,295,070 $21,396,498 $9,898,572 $606.18 $22,809 $13,044 $9,765
OKLAHOMA 228,494 190,924 37,571 $6,007,498 $4,964,260 $1,043,238 $505.61 $5,408 $3,939 $1,469
OREGON 303,218 209,633 93,586 $9,637,254 $6,941,837 $2,695,417 $611.22 $24,638 $16,492 $8,146
PENNSYLVANIA 1,109,867 575,122 534,745 $36,704,793 $20,402,170 $16,302,623 $635.99 $85,098 $31,245 $53,853
PUERTO RICO 287,813 259,162 28,652 $5,304,020 $4,754,619 $549,401 $354.40 $-- $-- $--
RHODE ISLAND 98,342 51,260 47,082 $3,520,766 $2,073,546 $1,447,220 $688.49 $682 $682 $--
SOUTH CAROLINA 304,898 271,903 32,995 $8,848,864 $7,962,385 $886,479 $558.12 $7,048 $5,582 $1,465
SOUTH DAKOTA 69,871 41,882 27,989 $1,795,573 $1,075,699 $719,874 $494.20 $667 $458 $209
TENNESSEE 406,167 288,308 117,859 $11,828,034 $8,391,684 $3,436,350 $560.02 $11,682 $7,109 $4,573
TEXAS 1,507,975 1,278,117 229,858 $44,971,693 $37,818,195 $7,153,498 $573.51 $48,247 $34,011 $14,236
UTAH 174,919 138,165 36,755 $5,068,188 $3,867,488 $1,200,700 $557.20 $3,839 $3,008 $831
VERMONT 67,231 40,741 26,490 $1,968,097 $1,165,824 $802,273 $562.95 $2,551 $1,471 $1,080
VIRGINIA 519,408 411,607 107,801 $16,288,116 $13,067,317 $3,220,799 $603.06 $5,844 $1,622 $4,222
VIRGIN ISLANDS 13,084 12,151 933 $400,731 $382,304 $18,427 $588.99 $674 $629 $45
WASHINGTON 510,653 376,263 134,390 $17,383,814 $13,109,868 $4,273,946 $654.66 $45,701 $31,484 $14,216
WEST VIRGINIA 144,370 104,764 39,606 $4,006,677 $2,853,231 $1,153,446 $533.71 $4,550 $2,518 $2,031
WISCONSIN 503,351 323,451 179,899 $15,910,702 $10,569,906 $5,340,796 $607.88 $19,925 $11,680 $8,245
WYOMING 52,127 45,384 6,743 $1,343,646 $1,195,228 $148,418 $495.70 $1,522 $1,271 $251

ET HANDBOOK NO. 394
2000
FEDERAL-STATE EXTENDED BENEFITS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 91-373
STATE Financial data (in thousands) Claims data
Total
extended
benefits
paid
State share
of
extended
benefits
paid
Federal
share of
extended
benefits
paid
Federal
share of
regular
benefits
paid
Number
of
first
payments
Weeks
compensated
for all
unemployment
Number of
claimants
exhausting
benefits
Average
weekly
benefit
amount
Average
compensable
duration
(actual)
(01) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52)
UNITED STATES $3,847 $2,033 $1,810 ($4) 5,370 28,293 1,090 $182.24 5.3
ALABAMA $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
ALASKA $4,146 $2,080 $2,066 $-- 5,368 28,266 1,084 $182.33 5.3
ARIZONA $4 $2 $2 $-- -- -- -- $-- --
ARKANSAS $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
CALIFORNIA ($1) $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
COLORADO $3 $1 $1 $-- -- -- -- $-- --
CONNECTICUT ($3) ($2) ($2) $-- -- -- -- $-- --
DELAWARE $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
DIST. OF COL. $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
FLORIDA $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
GEORGIA $-- $-- $-- ($2) -- -- -- $-- --
HAWAII $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
IDAHO $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
ILLINOIS ($15) ($15) $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
INDIANA $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
IOWA ($1) ($1) ($1) $-- -- -- -- $-- --
KANSAS $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
KENTUCKY $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
LOUISIANA ($5) ($3) ($3) $-- -- -- -- $-- --
MAINE ($5) ($3) ($3) $-- -- -- -- $-- --
MARYLAND $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
MASSACHUSETTS ($2) ($1) ($1) $-- -- -- -- $-- --
MICHIGAN $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
MINNESOTA $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
MISSISSIPPI $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
MISSOURI $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
MONTANA $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
NEBRASKA $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
NEVADA $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
NEW HAMPSHIRE $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
NEW JERSEY ($58) $-- ($58) $-- -- -- -- $-- --
NEW MEXICO $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
NEW YORK $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
NORTH CAROLINA $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
NORTH DAKOTA $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
OHIO $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
OKLAHOMA ($1) ($1) ($1) $-- -- -- -- $-- --
OREGON ($195) ($15) ($180) $-- -- -- -- $-- --
PENNSYLVANIA ($5) ($3) ($3) ($3) -- -- -- $-- --
PUERTO RICO $1 $1 $-- $1 2 27 6 $90.96 13.5
RHODE ISLAND ($13) ($6) ($6) $-- -- -- -- $-- --
SOUTH CAROLINA $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
SOUTH DAKOTA $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
TENNESSEE $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
TEXAS $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
UTAH $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
VERMONT $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
VIRGINIA $1 $1 $1 $-- -- -- -- $-- --
VIRGIN ISLANDS $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
WASHINGTON $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
WEST VIRGINIA $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --
WISCONSIN ($4) ($2) ($2) $-- -- -- -- $-- --
WYOMING $-- $-- $-- $-- -- -- -- $-- --