Percentage-point difference between short-term UI recipiency rates in duration-cutting states and states that did not cut duration of benefits
| AR | FL | GA | KS | MI | MO | NC | SC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -4.7 | -10.8 | -13.2 | -3.8 | -1.1 | -8.8 | -1.3 | -9.9 |
| 1 | -6.0 | -11.0 | -13.2 | -5.0 | -1.3 | -9.2 | -1.5 | -10.6 |
| 2 | -7.1 | -11.1 | -13.3 | -4.8 | -0.4 | -8.2 | -1.7 | -10.9 |
| 3 | -6.7 | -11.6 | -12.9 | -4.5 | -0.7 | -7.5 | -2.0 | -11.1 |
| 4 | -7.0 | -12.0 | -13.4 | -3.7 | -0.6 | -7.2 | -2.1 | -10.9 |
| 5 | -7.1 | -11.9 | -14.7 | -5.2 | -0.1 | -6.9 | -3.0 | -11.0 |
| 6 | -7.6 | -12.9 | -14.1 | -6.2 | -0.1 | -7.1 | -4.1 | -10.7 |
| 7 | -7.4 | -12.7 | -14.3 | -5.5 | -0.3 | -6.5 | -4.9 | -12.0 |
| 8 | -5.8 | -13.2 | -14.8 | -4.6 | -0.9 | -6.2 | -7.2 | -12.3 |
| 9 | -5.5 | -13.2 | -14.6 | -4.2 | -1.3 | -3.9 | -8.5 | -12.3 |
| 10 | -5.8 | -13.0 | -14.9 | -5.3 | -1.7 | -4.3 | -9.6 | -12.8 |
| 11 | -4.8 | -12.5 | -14.7 | -4.9 | -2.0 | -4.7 | -10.5 | -13.5 |
| 12 | -4.2 | -11.7 | -14.8 | -0.7 | -5.2 | -12.1 | -13.9 | |
| 13 | -4.6 | -11.8 | -14.8 | -0.9 | -4.6 | -13.1 | -14.4 | |
| 14 | -3.3 | -12.2 | -14.9 | -1.3 | -4.4 | -14.4 | -15.4 | |
| 15 | -4.6 | -12.3 | -15.1 | -2.2 | -5.6 | -15.0 | -16.0 | |
| 16 | -3.7 | -11.8 | -15.3 | -2.5 | -6.1 | -16.1 | -17.7 | |
| 17 | -2.9 | -12.3 | -15.0 | -3.4 | -5.6 | -17.1 | -18.6 | |
| 18 | -3.9 | -12.3 | -15.9 | -3.4 | -6.2 | -19.0 | ||
| 19 | -3.5 | -12.5 | -15.9 | -3.7 | -7.0 | -19.6 | ||
| 20 | -4.4 | -12.3 | -15.7 | -4.4 | -6.5 | -20.0 | ||
| 21 | -5.7 | -12.8 | -16.5 | -5.2 | -6.0 | -20.2 | ||
| 22 | -5.6 | -13.6 | -16.9 | -6.0 | -6.3 | -20.4 | ||
| 23 | -5.9 | -14.2 | -17.4 | -7.2 | -6.0 | -19.8 | ||
| 24 | -5.8 | -15.2 | -17.5 | -8.6 | -5.2 | -19.5 | ||
| 25 | -5.3 | -15.3 | -18.1 | -9.3 | -5.0 | -19.3 | ||
| 26 | -5.0 | -15.4 | -18.5 | -9.7 | -5.5 | -18.9 | ||
| 27 | -3.9 | -15.7 | -18.6 | -9.5 | -5.0 | -18.7 | ||
| 28 | -3.3 | -16.3 | -18.7 | -9.6 | -4.9 | -18.0 | ||
| 29 | -3.3 | -16.9 | -18.8 | -10.0 | -5.4 | -17.6 | ||
| 30 | -3.8 | -17.1 | -10.1 | -4.1 | -18.0 | |||
| 31 | -5.2 | -17.8 | -9.6 | -3.8 | -18.1 | |||
| 32 | -6.4 | -18.4 | -9.1 | -4.2 | -17.6 | |||
| 33 | -7.3 | -18.6 | -8.3 | -6.0 | -17.8 | |||
| 34 | -7.5 | -18.3 | -7.6 | -6.2 | -18.3 | |||
| 35 | -7.5 | -18.9 | -6.6 | -7.6 | -18.6 | |||
| 36 | -8.3 | -8.6 | -19.0 | |||||
| 37 | -8.2 | -8.8 | -9.6 | -19.6 | ||||
| 38 | -9.0 | -11.0 | -20.2 | |||||
| 39 | -9.1 | -11.2 | -21.4 | |||||
| 40 | -9.1 | -11.3 | -21.9 | |||||
| 41 | -9.7 | -11.7 | -22.2 | |||||
| 42 | -8.6 | -12.0 | -22.8 | |||||
| 43 | -7.3 | -12.6 | ||||||
| 44 | -7.7 | -13.2 |
*The figure charts the benefit-cutting states' short-term UI rates relative to the average short-term UI rate across all other states. Illinois was excluded from the all-other-state average but is not included in this graph because its temporary cut did not negatively impact recipiency.
Source: EPI analysis of Department of Labor (DOL) administrative data and Current Population Survey basic monthly data