: Restoring Shared Prosperity
Unemployed Receiving UI Benefits
66.0%
of unemployed workers in America received unemployment insurance benefits. Increasing the number of unemployed workers who gain access to unemployment insurance benefits will lift more families out of poverty and create jobs for other Americans by maintaining demand in the economy.
| State | Unemployed Receiving UI Benefits | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 53.2% | 40th | |
| Alaska | 79.4% | 8th | |
| Arizona | 57.0% | 32nd | |
| Arkansas | 54.8% | 38th | |
| California | 63.3% | 23rd | |
| Colorado | 59.9% | 28th | |
| Connecticut | 82.3% | 6th | |
| Delaware | 71.8% | 16th | |
| District of Columbia | 36.3% | 49th | |
| Florida | 54.6% | 39th | |
| Georgia | 83.7% | 5th | |
| Hawaii | 72.2% | 15th | |
| Idaho | 69.1% | 18th | |
| Illinois | 67.8% | 20th | |
| Indiana | 61.9% | 25th | |
| Iowa | 68.2% | 19th | |
| Kansas | 61.7% | 26th | |
| Kentucky | 51.2% | 42nd | |
| Louisiana | 47.2% | 47th | |
| Maine | 57.6% | 31st | |
| Maryland | 55.4% | 35th | |
| Massachusetts | 85.4% | 4th | |
| Michigan | 70.5% | 17th | |
| Minnesota | 72.8% | 13th | |
| Mississippi | 49.8% | 44th | |
| Missouri | 52.2% | 41st | |
| Montana | 75.5% | 11th | |
| Nebraska | 72.2% | 14th | |
| Nevada | 63.1% | 24th | |
| New Hampshire | 60.1% | 27th | |
| New Jersey | 99.5% | 1st | |
| New Mexico | 63.4% | 22nd | |
| New York | 78.2% | 9th | |
| North Carolina | 74.5% | 12th | |
| North Dakota | 50.7% | 43rd | |
| Ohio | 58.2% | 30th | |
| Oklahoma | 40.5% | 48th | |
| Oregon | 80.1% | 7th | |
| Pennsylvania | 96.4% | 2nd | |
| Rhode Island | 55.8% | 34th | |
| South Carolina | 59.6% | 29th | |
| South Dakota | 28.9% | 51st | |
| Tennessee | 55.3% | 37th | |
| Texas | 47.5% | 46th | |
| Utah | 48.7% | 45th | |
| Vermont | 76.0% | 10th | |
| Virginia | 36.2% | 50th | |
| Washington | 67.5% | 21st | |
| West Virginia | 55.9% | 33rd | |
| Wisconsin | 89.2% | 3rd | |
| Wyoming | 55.4% | 35th | |