Figure B

Education workers would gain $1.2 billion if other states adopted Minnesota's summer unemployment insurance expansion: Estimated summer UI expenditure by state and full-time equivalent (FTE) number of education support workers impacted

State Estimated state expenditure FTE number of workers receiving UI
Alabama $9,670,403 8,600
Alaska $2,623,421 1,100
Arizona $19,365,956 8,300
Arkansas $13,251,778 4,900
California $115,173,636 40,500
Colorado $26,815,217 7,300
Connecticut $17,239,422 4,600
Delaware $4,757,282 1,300
Washington D.C. $1,511,311 19,700
Florida $36,305,912 16,100
Georgia $30,983,432 1,400
Hawaii $6,033,019 2,600
Idaho $8,298,974 18,700
Illinois $56,265,966 6,800
Indiana $16,708,427 6,800
Iowa $24,486,270 6,300
Kansas $19,781,128 9,100
Kentucky $28,314,276 5,400
Louisiana $10,494,461 2,500
Maine $10,635,906 7,100
Maryland $22,913,108 9,700
Massachusetts $41,071,298 11,700
Michigan $29,635,591 8,900
Minnesota $36,455,788 4,600
Mississippi $7,117,104 7,600
Missouri $16,662,772 1,500
Montana $5,290,073 3,400
Nebraska $11,176,086 3,200
Nevada $9,770,472 1,600
New Hampshire $4,168,304 12,000
New Jersey $51,885,661 2,500
New Mexico $7,656,293 31,100
New York $86,787,373 12,700
North Carolina $21,830,232 2,000
North Dakota $9,165,707 10,700
Ohio $32,305,069 5,700
Oklahoma $14,391,021 4,600
Oregon $18,880,404 11,300
Pennsylvania $39,331,761 1,000
Rhode Island $3,717,157 3,700
South Carolina $6,658,422 1,700
South Dakota $4,936,499 10,100
Tennessee $18,919,279 45,200
Texas $122,301,255 5,100
Utah $16,978,439 1,300
Vermont $5,651,621 15,400
Virginia $38,028,726 12,500
Washington $58,341,807 500
West Virginia $3,401,787 1,300
Wisconsin $17,480,580 6,400
Wyoming $5,097,096 1,400
Economic Policy Institute

Source: Worker counts and wage data from Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (BLS OES) 2023 data. UI expenditure data from Minnesota Department of Education data 2024.

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