Half in Ten: Restoring Shared Prosperity

Unemployed Receiving UI Benefits

56.0% 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. Download the Unemployed Receiving UI Benefits factsheet for more information.
StateUnemployed Receiving UI BenefitsRank
Alabama83.0%
2nd
Alaska45.0%
37th
Arizona43.0%
39th
Arkansas45.0%
37th
California55.0%
21st
Colorado53.0%
24th
Connecticut73.0%
6th
Delaware35.0%
48th
District of Columbia64.0%
10th
Florida42.0%
42nd
Georgia67.0%
9th
Hawaii56.0%
17th
Idaho55.0%
21st
Illinois55.0%
21st
Indiana58.0%
15th
Iowa50.0%
30th
Kansas52.0%
25th
Kentucky46.0%
36th
Louisiana38.0%
46th
Maine77.0%
4th
Maryland50.0%
30th
Massachusetts52.0%
25th
Michigan57.0%
16th
Minnesota63.0%
12th
Mississippi47.0%
34th
Missouri40.0%
44th
Montana61.0%
13th
Nebraska56.0%
17th
Nevada43.0%
39th
New Hampshire61.0%
13th
New Jersey41.0%
43rd
New Mexico83.0%
2nd
New York64.0%
10th
North Carolina51.0%
27th
North Dakota70.0%
8th
Ohio49.0%
32nd
Oklahoma35.0%
48th
Oregon71.0%
7th
Pennsylvania85.0%
1st
Rhode Island51.0%
27th
South Carolina51.0%
27th
South Dakota22.0%
51st
Tennessee43.0%
39th
Texas38.0%
46th
Utah40.0%
44th
Vermont31.0%
50th
Virginia56.0%
17th
Washington56.0%
17th
West Virginia74.0%
5th
Wisconsin49.0%
32nd
Wyoming47.0%
34th