Figure A

Unemployment insurance (UI) recipiency rate*, 12-month moving average and August rate, 1987–2014

Date 12-month moving average August
1987-01-01 32.2%
1987-02-01 32.9%
1987-03-01 32.8%
1987-04-01 32.7%
1987-05-01 32.7%
1987-06-01 32.6%
1987-07-01 32.2%
1987-08-01 32.1% 28.6%
1987-09-01 32.0%
1987-10-01 31.6%
1987-11-01 31.4%
1987-12-01 31.2%
1988-01-01 31.0%
1988-02-01 30.8%
1988-03-01 30.9%
1988-04-01 30.8%
1988-05-01 30.7%
1988-06-01 30.9%
1988-07-01 31.2%
1988-08-01 31.2% 28.4%
1988-09-01 31.3%
1988-10-01 31.6%
1988-11-01 31.6%
1988-12-01 31.8%
1989-01-01 31.7%
1989-02-01 31.9%
1989-03-01 32.2%
1989-04-01 32.3%
1989-05-01 32.5%
1989-06-01 32.6%
1989-07-01 32.8%
1989-08-01 33.0% 31.6%
1989-09-01 33.2%
1989-10-01 33.4%
1989-11-01 33.7%
1989-12-01 34.0%
1990-01-01 34.4%
1990-02-01 34.7%
1990-03-01 34.8%
1990-04-01 35.0%
1990-05-01 35.2%
1990-06-01 35.6%
1990-07-01 35.8%
1990-08-01 35.9% 32.5%
1990-09-01 35.9%
1990-10-01 36.0%
1990-11-01 36.2%
1990-12-01 36.5%
1991-01-01 37.1%
1991-02-01 37.7%
1991-03-01 38.3%
1991-04-01 39.0%
1991-05-01 39.4%
1991-06-01 39.6%
1991-07-01 39.8%
1991-08-01 40.0% 36.0%
1991-09-01 40.2%
1991-10-01 40.1%
1991-11-01 40.2%
1991-12-01 41.2%
1992-01-01 42.6%
1992-02-01 43.4%
1992-03-01 44.7%
1992-04-01 45.9%
1992-05-01 46.6%
1992-06-01 47.4%
1992-07-01 48.4%
1992-08-01 49.0% 43.7%
1992-09-01 49.9%
1992-10-01 50.6%
1992-11-01 51.4%
1992-12-01 51.3%
1993-01-01 50.2%
1993-02-01 49.8%
1993-03-01 49.3%
1993-04-01 48.6%
1993-05-01 48.1%
1993-06-01 48.0%
1993-07-01 47.5%
1993-08-01 47.9% 48.6%
1993-09-01 47.9%
1993-10-01 47.8%
1993-11-01 47.7%
1993-12-01 47.7%
1994-01-01 47.5%
1994-02-01 47.2%
1994-03-01 46.3%
1994-04-01 45.2%
1994-05-01 44.6%
1994-06-01 43.5%
1994-07-01 42.7%
1994-08-01 41.3% 32.1%
1994-09-01 40.1%
1994-10-01 39.3%
1994-11-01 38.3%
1994-12-01 37.2%
1995-01-01 36.6%
1995-02-01 36.1%
1995-03-01 35.8%
1995-04-01 35.6%
1995-05-01 35.6%
1995-06-01 35.6%
1995-07-01 35.7%
1995-08-01 35.8% 33.2%
1995-09-01 35.9%
1995-10-01 36.1%
1995-11-01 36.2%
1995-12-01 36.3%
1996-01-01 36.4%
1996-02-01 36.6%
1996-03-01 36.7%
1996-04-01 36.8%
1996-05-01 36.8%
1996-06-01 36.9%
1996-07-01 36.9%
1996-08-01 37.0% 34.4%
1996-09-01 37.1%
1996-10-01 37.0%
1996-11-01 36.9%
1996-12-01 36.8%
1997-01-01 36.7%
1997-02-01 36.4%
1997-03-01 36.0%
1997-04-01 35.9%
1997-05-01 35.9%
1997-06-01 35.6%
1997-07-01 35.6%
1997-08-01 35.4% 32.1%
1997-09-01 35.3%
1997-10-01 35.3%
1997-11-01 35.4%
1997-12-01 35.4%
1998-01-01 35.3%
1998-02-01 35.3%
1998-03-01 35.4%
1998-04-01 35.6%
1998-05-01 35.7%
1998-06-01 35.9%
1998-07-01 36.2%
1998-08-01 36.4% 34.2%
1998-09-01 36.4%
1998-10-01 36.4%
1998-11-01 36.5%
1998-12-01 36.7%
1999-01-01 36.9%
1999-02-01 37.0%
1999-03-01 37.3%
1999-04-01 37.4%
1999-05-01 37.6%
1999-06-01 37.7%
1999-07-01 37.6%
1999-08-01 37.6% 35.0%
1999-09-01 37.9%
1999-10-01 38.0%
1999-11-01 38.1%
1999-12-01 38.1%
2000-01-01 37.8%
2000-02-01 37.8%
2000-03-01 37.6%
2000-04-01 37.4%
2000-05-01 37.1%
2000-06-01 37.1%
2000-07-01 37.1%
2000-08-01 37.0% 34.1%
2000-09-01 37.1%
2000-10-01 37.3%
2000-11-01 37.5%
2000-12-01 38.0%
2001-01-01 38.3%
2001-02-01 38.8%
2001-03-01 39.4%
2001-04-01 39.9%
2001-05-01 40.7%
2001-06-01 41.4%
2001-07-01 42.3%
2001-08-01 42.9% 41.7%
2001-09-01 43.4%
2001-10-01 43.7%
2001-11-01 44.1%
2001-12-01 44.3%
2002-01-01 44.9%
2002-02-01 45.3%
2002-03-01 45.9%
2002-04-01 47.2%
2002-05-01 48.5%
2002-06-01 49.5%
2002-07-01 50.1%
2002-08-01 50.9% 52.3%
2002-09-01 51.6%
2002-10-01 52.2%
2002-11-01 52.6%
2002-12-01 53.1%
2003-01-01 53.4%
2003-02-01 53.8%
2003-03-01 54.0%
2003-04-01 53.4%
2003-05-01 52.7%
2003-06-01 51.9%
2003-07-01 51.6%
2003-08-01 51.1% 47.3%
2003-09-01 50.7%
2003-10-01 50.5%
2003-11-01 50.4%
2003-12-01 50.3%
2004-01-01 50.0%
2004-02-01 49.5%
2004-03-01 48.3%
2004-04-01 47.3%
2004-05-01 46.1%
2004-06-01 45.1%
2004-07-01 43.8%
2004-08-01 42.7% 34.0%
2004-09-01 41.7%
2004-10-01 40.5%
2004-11-01 39.4%
2004-12-01 38.1%
2005-01-01 37.0%
2005-02-01 36.2%
2005-03-01 35.8%
2005-04-01 35.6%
2005-05-01 35.4%
2005-06-01 35.3%
2005-07-01 35.3%
2005-08-01 35.3% 33.4%
2005-09-01 35.3%
2005-10-01 35.5%
2005-11-01 35.6%
2005-12-01 35.9%
2006-01-01 35.9%
2006-02-01 36.0%
2006-03-01 36.0%
2006-04-01 36.0%
2006-05-01 36.0%
2006-06-01 36.0%
2006-07-01 36.0%
2006-08-01 35.9% 33.1%
2006-09-01 36.0%
2006-10-01 35.9%
2006-11-01 36.0%
2006-12-01 36.0%
2007-01-01 35.9%
2007-02-01 36.1%
2007-03-01 36.3%
2007-04-01 36.5%
2007-05-01 36.7%
2007-06-01 36.8%
2007-07-01 36.9%
2007-08-01 37.0% 34.5%
2007-09-01 37.0%
2007-10-01 36.9%
2007-11-01 36.9%
2007-12-01 36.7%
2008-01-01 36.8%
2008-02-01 37.0%
2008-03-01 37.0%
2008-04-01 37.2%
2008-05-01 37.2%
2008-06-01 37.1%
2008-07-01 37.5%
2008-08-01 38.8% 48.1%
2008-09-01 40.1%
2008-10-01 40.9%
2008-11-01 41.8%
2008-12-01 43.7%
2009-01-01 45.9%
2009-02-01 47.9%
2009-03-01 50.2%
2009-04-01 52.3%
2009-05-01 54.4%
2009-06-01 56.7%
2009-07-01 58.7%
2009-08-01 59.9% 65.0%
2009-09-01 60.9%
2009-10-01 62.0%
2009-11-01 63.2%
2009-12-01 64.3%
2010-01-01 65.4%
2010-02-01 66.4%
2010-03-01 67.2%
2010-04-01 67.5%
2010-05-01 67.9%
2010-06-01 67.9%
2010-07-01 67.5%
2010-08-01 67.6% 66.3%
2010-09-01 67.6%
2010-10-01 67.7%
2010-11-01 67.2%
2010-12-01 66.5%
2011-01-01 65.6%
2011-02-01 64.7%
2011-03-01 63.7%
2011-04-01 62.8%
2011-05-01 61.8%
2011-06-01 61.0%
2011-07-01 60.4%
2011-08-01 59.2% 52.3%
2011-09-01 58.2%
2011-10-01 57.4%
2011-11-01 56.9%
2011-12-01 56.4%
2012-01-01 55.8%
2012-02-01 55.1%
2012-03-01 54.5%
2012-04-01 53.9%
2012-05-01 53.3%
2012-06-01 52.7%
2012-07-01 52.0%
2012-08-01 51.4% 44.1%
2012-09-01 50.8%
2012-10-01 50.2%
2012-11-01 49.5%
2012-12-01 48.5%
2013-01-01 47.4%
2013-02-01 46.4%
2013-03-01 45.5%
2013-04-01 44.7%
2013-05-01 44.1%
2013-06-01 43.5%
2013-07-01 43.0%
2013-08-01 42.6% 38.2%
2013-09-01 42.0%
2013-10-01 41.5%
2013-11-01 41.0%
2013-12-01 40.8%
2014-01-01 39.8%
2014-02-01 38.7%
2014-03-01 37.4%
2014-04-01 36.4%
2014-05-01 35.3%
2014-06-01 34.3%
2014-07-01 33.1%
2014-08-01 32.0% 25.9%
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