Table 3
State and local policies
| State unemployment insurance | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Maximum # of weeks of available benefits | Maximum weekly benefit | Taxable wage base | Minimum wage | State paid leave | State preemption of local wage or leave policy | Right-to-work state | Number of Black mayors | Governmental reparations initiative |
| Los Angeles, CA | 26 weeks | Up to $450 | $7,000 | $17.28 | Yes | No | 2 | Yes, city and state | |
| Washington, D.C. | 26 weeks | Up to $444 | $9,000 | $17.50 | Yes | No | 7 | Yes, city | |
| Miami, FL | 12 weeks | N/A | $7,000 | $13.00 | No | Minimum wage Prevailing wage Paid leave |
Yes | 0 | No |
| Atlanta, GA | 26 weeks | Up to $365 | $9,500 | $7.25 | No | Minimum wage Paid leave |
Yes | 6 | Yes, city and county |
| Chicago, IL | 26 weeks | Up to $593 as an individual; $707 with a spouse; $808 with a child | $13,271 | $16.20 | No | No | 4 | Yes, city | |
| Detroit, MI | 20 weeks | Up to $446 | $9,500 | $12.48 | No | Minimum wage Prevailing wage Paid leave |
No | 5 | Yes, city |
| New York, NY | 26 weeks | Up to $504 | $12,300 | $16.50 | Yes | No | 2 | Yes, city and state | |
| Philadelphia, PA | 26 weeks | Up to $605 | $10,000 | $16.35 | No | Minimum wage | No | 4 | Yes, city |
| Dallas, TX | 26 weeks | Up to $591 | $9,000 | $7.25 | No | Minimum wage Prevailing wage Paid leave |
Yes | 2 | No |
| Houston, TX | 26 weeks | Up to $591 | $9,000 | $7.25 | No | Minimum wage Prevailing wage Paid leave |
Yes | 2 | No |
Sources: Workers' rights preemption in the U.S., 2023 Comparison of State Unemployment Laws, Table 2-1, and author's analysis of city minimum wage laws, state unemployment insurance, mayoral election history, and state and local government reparations initiatives.
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