Unemployment insurance benefits reaching a smaller share of unemployed workers: U.S. unemployment insurance (UI) recipiency rate, 1977–2014
Date | U.S. recipiency rate (12-month moving average) | Lowest point before Great Recession |
---|---|---|
1977-01-01 | 34.4 | 25 |
1977-02-01 | 34.4 | |
1977-03-01 | 34.2 | |
1977-04-01 | 33.9 | |
1977-05-01 | 33.8 | |
1977-06-01 | 33.6 | |
1977-07-01 | 33.3 | |
1977-08-01 | 33.3 | |
1977-09-01 | 33.1 | |
1977-10-01 | 33.0 | |
1977-11-01 | 32.9 | |
1977-12-01 | 32.7 | |
1978-01-01 | 32.6 | |
1978-02-01 | 32.7 | |
1978-03-01 | 32.7 | |
1978-04-01 | 32.7 | |
1978-05-01 | 32.6 | |
1978-06-01 | 32.6 | |
1978-07-01 | 32.5 | |
1978-08-01 | 32.7 | |
1978-09-01 | 32.6 | |
1978-10-01 | 32.8 | |
1978-11-01 | 32.8 | |
1978-12-01 | 32.5 | |
1979-01-01 | 32.8 | |
1979-02-01 | 32.6 | |
1979-03-01 | 32.5 | |
1979-04-01 | 32.6 | |
1979-05-01 | 32.9 | |
1979-06-01 | 32.9 | |
1979-07-01 | 33.3 | |
1979-08-01 | 33.3 | |
1979-09-01 | 33.5 | |
1979-10-01 | 33.7 | |
1979-11-01 | 34.1 | |
1979-12-01 | 34.5 | |
1980-01-01 | 35.0 | |
1980-02-01 | 35.5 | |
1980-03-01 | 35.6 | |
1980-04-01 | 36.1 | |
1980-05-01 | 36.3 | |
1980-06-01 | 36.8 | |
1980-07-01 | 37.6 | |
1980-08-01 | 37.8 | |
1980-09-01 | 38.3 | |
1980-10-01 | 38.6 | |
1980-11-01 | 38.2 | |
1980-12-01 | 38.5 | |
1981-01-01 | 37.9 | |
1981-02-01 | 37.4 | |
1981-03-01 | 37.1 | |
1981-04-01 | 36.7 | |
1981-05-01 | 36.0 | |
1981-06-01 | 35.4 | |
1981-07-01 | 34.7 | |
1981-08-01 | 34.0 | |
1981-09-01 | 33.4 | |
1981-10-01 | 32.6 | |
1981-11-01 | 32.4 | |
1981-12-01 | 32.3 | |
1982-01-01 | 32.1 | |
1982-02-01 | 32.1 | |
1982-03-01 | 32.4 | |
1982-04-01 | 32.5 | |
1982-05-01 | 32.7 | |
1982-06-01 | 33.0 | |
1982-07-01 | 32.9 | |
1982-08-01 | 33.2 | |
1982-09-01 | 33.3 | |
1982-10-01 | 33.4 | |
1982-11-01 | 33.6 | |
1982-12-01 | 33.5 | |
1983-01-01 | 33.3 | |
1983-02-01 | 33.1 | |
1983-03-01 | 33.0 | |
1983-04-01 | 32.6 | |
1983-05-01 | 32.3 | |
1983-06-01 | 31.8 | |
1983-07-01 | 31.3 | |
1983-08-01 | 30.8 | |
1983-09-01 | 30.1 | |
1983-10-01 | 29.5 | |
1983-11-01 | 29.0 | |
1983-12-01 | 28.3 | |
1984-01-01 | 27.7 | |
1984-02-01 | 27.4 | |
1984-03-01 | 26.5 | |
1984-04-01 | 26.0 | |
1984-05-01 | 25.8 | |
1984-06-01 | 25.4 | |
1984-07-01 | 25.3 | |
1984-08-01 | 25.1 | |
1984-09-01 | 25.0 | |
1984-10-01 | 25.3 | |
1984-11-01 | 25.4 | |
1984-12-01 | 25.4 | |
1985-01-01 | 25.7 | |
1985-02-01 | 25.8 | |
1985-03-01 | 26.0 | |
1985-04-01 | 26.4 | |
1985-05-01 | 26.3 | |
1985-06-01 | 26.3 | |
1985-07-01 | 26.7 | |
1985-08-01 | 26.8 | |
1985-09-01 | 27.0 | |
1985-10-01 | 27.1 | |
1985-11-01 | 27.1 | |
1985-12-01 | 27.5 | |
1986-01-01 | 27.6 | |
1986-02-01 | 27.5 | |
1986-03-01 | 27.5 | |
1986-04-01 | 27.6 | |
1986-05-01 | 27.7 | |
1986-06-01 | 27.9 | |
1986-07-01 | 28.1 | |
1986-08-01 | 28.1 | |
1986-09-01 | 28.3 | |
1986-10-01 | 28.4 | |
1986-11-01 | 28.3 | |
1986-12-01 | 28.5 | |
1987-01-01 | 28.1 | |
1987-02-01 | 28.2 | |
1987-03-01 | 28.4 | |
1987-04-01 | 28.3 | |
1987-05-01 | 28.2 | |
1987-06-01 | 28.4 | |
1987-07-01 | 28.3 | |
1987-08-01 | 28.2 | |
1987-09-01 | 28.1 | |
1987-10-01 | 27.8 | |
1987-11-01 | 27.8 | |
1987-12-01 | 27.5 | |
1988-01-01 | 27.4 | |
1988-02-01 | 27.4 | |
1988-03-01 | 27.5 | |
1988-04-01 | 27.3 | |
1988-05-01 | 27.3 | |
1988-06-01 | 27.4 | |
1988-07-01 | 27.1 | |
1988-08-01 | 27.3 | |
1988-09-01 | 27.3 | |
1988-10-01 | 27.3 | |
1988-11-01 | 27.6 | |
1988-12-01 | 27.4 | |
1989-01-01 | 27.5 | |
1989-02-01 | 27.5 | |
1989-03-01 | 27.6 | |
1989-04-01 | 27.6 | |
1989-05-01 | 27.9 | |
1989-06-01 | 27.8 | |
1989-07-01 | 28.0 | |
1989-08-01 | 28.2 | |
1989-09-01 | 28.3 | |
1989-10-01 | 28.7 | |
1989-11-01 | 28.9 | |
1989-12-01 | 29.0 | |
1990-01-01 | 29.6 | |
1990-02-01 | 29.9 | |
1990-03-01 | 30.0 | |
1990-04-01 | 30.3 | |
1990-05-01 | 30.6 | |
1990-06-01 | 30.8 | |
1990-07-01 | 31.2 | |
1990-08-01 | 31.2 | |
1990-09-01 | 31.2 | |
1990-10-01 | 31.5 | |
1990-11-01 | 31.7 | |
1990-12-01 | 31.9 | |
1991-01-01 | 32.4 | |
1991-02-01 | 32.8 | |
1991-03-01 | 33.1 | |
1991-04-01 | 33.9 | |
1991-05-01 | 34.2 | |
1991-06-01 | 34.2 | |
1991-07-01 | 34.6 | |
1991-08-01 | 34.7 | |
1991-09-01 | 34.9 | |
1991-10-01 | 34.9 | |
1991-11-01 | 34.7 | |
1991-12-01 | 34.9 | |
1992-01-01 | 34.6 | |
1992-02-01 | 34.2 | |
1992-03-01 | 34.1 | |
1992-04-01 | 33.7 | |
1992-05-01 | 33.0 | |
1992-06-01 | 32.7 | |
1992-07-01 | 32.2 | |
1992-08-01 | 31.8 | |
1992-09-01 | 31.6 | |
1992-10-01 | 31.2 | |
1992-11-01 | 30.9 | |
1992-12-01 | 30.6 | |
1993-01-01 | 29.7 | |
1993-02-01 | 29.2 | |
1993-03-01 | 28.9 | |
1993-04-01 | 28.3 | |
1993-05-01 | 28.0 | |
1993-06-01 | 27.9 | |
1993-07-01 | 27.6 | |
1993-08-01 | 27.5 | |
1993-09-01 | 27.4 | |
1993-10-01 | 27.2 | |
1993-11-01 | 27.4 | |
1993-12-01 | 27.4 | |
1994-01-01 | 27.6 | |
1994-02-01 | 27.9 | |
1994-03-01 | 28.1 | |
1994-04-01 | 28.2 | |
1994-05-01 | 28.6 | |
1994-06-01 | 28.9 | |
1994-07-01 | 29.0 | |
1994-08-01 | 29.3 | |
1994-09-01 | 29.4 | |
1994-10-01 | 29.7 | |
1994-11-01 | 29.9 | |
1994-12-01 | 29.9 | |
1995-01-01 | 30.2 | |
1995-02-01 | 30.4 | |
1995-03-01 | 30.5 | |
1995-04-01 | 30.4 | |
1995-05-01 | 30.5 | |
1995-06-01 | 30.4 | |
1995-07-01 | 30.5 | |
1995-08-01 | 30.6 | |
1995-09-01 | 30.6 | |
1995-10-01 | 30.8 | |
1995-11-01 | 30.8 | |
1995-12-01 | 30.8 | |
1996-01-01 | 31.1 | |
1996-02-01 | 31.4 | |
1996-03-01 | 31.2 | |
1996-04-01 | 31.7 | |
1996-05-01 | 31.6 | |
1996-06-01 | 31.5 | 25 |
1996-07-01 | 31.7 | |
1996-08-01 | 31.6 | |
1996-09-01 | 31.7 | |
1996-10-01 | 31.7 | |
1996-11-01 | 31.4 | |
1996-12-01 | 31.6 | |
1997-01-01 | 31.3 | |
1997-02-01 | 30.9 | |
1997-03-01 | 30.8 | |
1997-04-01 | 30.6 | |
1997-05-01 | 30.4 | |
1997-06-01 | 30.4 | |
1997-07-01 | 30.3 | |
1997-08-01 | 30.1 | |
1997-09-01 | 30.1 | |
1997-10-01 | 30.0 | |
1997-11-01 | 30.1 | |
1997-12-01 | 30.2 | |
1998-01-01 | 29.9 | |
1998-02-01 | 30.0 | |
1998-03-01 | 30.1 | |
1998-04-01 | 30.2 | |
1998-05-01 | 30.2 | |
1998-06-01 | 30.3 | |
1998-07-01 | 30.5 | |
1998-08-01 | 30.7 | |
1998-09-01 | 30.8 | |
1998-10-01 | 30.7 | |
1998-11-01 | 30.9 | |
1998-12-01 | 30.9 | |
1999-01-01 | 31.1 | |
1999-02-01 | 31.2 | |
1999-03-01 | 31.7 | |
1999-04-01 | 31.6 | |
1999-05-01 | 31.8 | |
1999-06-01 | 32.1 | |
1999-07-01 | 31.9 | |
1999-08-01 | 32.1 | |
1999-09-01 | 32.2 | |
1999-10-01 | 32.4 | |
1999-11-01 | 32.6 | |
1999-12-01 | 32.5 | |
2000-01-01 | 32.5 | |
2000-02-01 | 32.7 | |
2000-03-01 | 32.2 | |
2000-04-01 | 32.1 | |
2000-05-01 | 32.1 | |
2000-06-01 | 31.8 | |
2000-07-01 | 31.9 | |
2000-08-01 | 31.8 | |
2000-09-01 | 31.8 | |
2000-10-01 | 32.2 | |
2000-11-01 | 32.3 | |
2000-12-01 | 32.4 | |
2001-01-01 | 33.1 | |
2001-02-01 | 33.3 | |
2001-03-01 | 33.5 | |
2001-04-01 | 34.1 | |
2001-05-01 | 34.8 | |
2001-06-01 | 35.3 | |
2001-07-01 | 36.3 | |
2001-08-01 | 36.8 | |
2001-09-01 | 37.1 | |
2001-10-01 | 37.7 | |
2001-11-01 | 37.9 | |
2001-12-01 | 38.4 | |
2002-01-01 | 38.8 | |
2002-02-01 | 39.0 | |
2002-03-01 | 39.2 | |
2002-04-01 | 39.5 | |
2002-05-01 | 39.4 | |
2002-06-01 | 39.2 | |
2002-07-01 | 39.0 | |
2002-08-01 | 38.7 | |
2002-09-01 | 38.7 | |
2002-10-01 | 38.5 | |
2002-11-01 | 38.1 | |
2002-12-01 | 38.0 | |
2003-01-01 | 37.5 | |
2003-02-01 | 37.2 | |
2003-03-01 | 37.3 | |
2003-04-01 | 37.1 | |
2003-05-01 | 36.8 | |
2003-06-01 | 36.7 | |
2003-07-01 | 36.5 | |
2003-08-01 | 36.4 | |
2003-09-01 | 36.3 | |
2003-10-01 | 36.1 | |
2003-11-01 | 36.0 | |
2003-12-01 | 36.0 | |
2004-01-01 | 35.7 | |
2004-02-01 | 35.6 | |
2004-03-01 | 35.4 | |
2004-04-01 | 34.9 | |
2004-05-01 | 34.6 | |
2004-06-01 | 34.5 | |
2004-07-01 | 33.9 | |
2004-08-01 | 33.8 | |
2004-09-01 | 33.4 | |
2004-10-01 | 32.9 | |
2004-11-01 | 32.9 | |
2004-12-01 | 32.2 | |
2005-01-01 | 32.1 | |
2005-02-01 | 31.6 | |
2005-03-01 | 31.3 | |
2005-04-01 | 31.0 | |
2005-05-01 | 31.0 | |
2005-06-01 | 30.8 | |
2005-07-01 | 30.8 | |
2005-08-01 | 30.8 | |
2005-09-01 | 30.6 | |
2005-10-01 | 30.9 | |
2005-11-01 | 30.9 | |
2005-12-01 | 30.8 | |
2006-01-01 | 31.1 | |
2006-02-01 | 31.1 | |
2006-03-01 | 31.0 | |
2006-04-01 | 31.0 | |
2006-05-01 | 31.1 | |
2006-06-01 | 31.0 | |
2006-07-01 | 31.0 | |
2006-08-01 | 30.9 | |
2006-09-01 | 31.0 | |
2006-10-01 | 31.0 | |
2006-11-01 | 31.0 | |
2006-12-01 | 31.1 | |
2007-01-01 | 31.1 | |
2007-02-01 | 31.3 | |
2007-03-01 | 31.3 | |
2007-04-01 | 31.7 | |
2007-05-01 | 31.8 | |
2007-06-01 | 31.8 | |
2007-07-01 | 32.0 | |
2007-08-01 | 32.0 | |
2007-09-01 | 32.0 | |
2007-10-01 | 32.0 | |
2007-11-01 | 31.9 | |
2007-12-01 | 31.9 | |
2008-01-01 | 31.8 | |
2008-02-01 | 31.9 | |
2008-03-01 | 32.1 | |
2008-04-01 | 32.3 | |
2008-05-01 | 32.0 | |
2008-06-01 | 32.1 | |
2008-07-01 | 32.0 | |
2008-08-01 | 31.6 | |
2008-09-01 | 31.9 | |
2008-10-01 | 31.7 | |
2008-11-01 | 31.6 | |
2008-12-01 | 32.3 | |
2009-01-01 | 32.5 | |
2009-02-01 | 32.8 | |
2009-03-01 | 33.9 | |
2009-04-01 | 34.5 | |
2009-05-01 | 35.2 | |
2009-06-01 | 36.0 | |
2009-07-01 | 36.3 | |
2009-08-01 | 36.8 | |
2009-09-01 | 36.8 | |
2009-10-01 | 36.5 | |
2009-11-01 | 36.5 | |
2009-12-01 | 36.0 | |
2010-01-01 | 35.3 | |
2010-02-01 | 34.6 | |
2010-03-01 | 33.7 | |
2010-04-01 | 32.6 | |
2010-05-01 | 31.7 | |
2010-06-01 | 30.7 | |
2010-07-01 | 29.6 | |
2010-08-01 | 28.9 | |
2010-09-01 | 28.1 | |
2010-10-01 | 27.6 | |
2010-11-01 | 27.1 | |
2010-12-01 | 26.4 | |
2011-01-01 | 26.1 | |
2011-02-01 | 25.8 | |
2011-03-01 | 25.3 | |
2011-04-01 | 24.9 | |
2011-05-01 | 24.8 | |
2011-06-01 | 24.3 | |
2011-07-01 | 24.1 | |
2011-08-01 | 23.8 | |
2011-09-01 | 23.6 | |
2011-10-01 | 23.5 | |
2011-11-01 | 23.4 | |
2011-12-01 | 23.3 | |
2012-01-01 | 23.3 | |
2012-02-01 | 23.3 | |
2012-03-01 | 23.0 | |
2012-04-01 | 23.1 | |
2012-05-01 | 23.0 | |
2012-06-01 | 22.9 | |
2012-07-01 | 23.0 | |
2012-08-01 | 22.8 | |
2012-09-01 | 22.9 | |
2012-10-01 | 23.0 | |
2012-11-01 | 22.9 | |
2012-12-01 | 22.9 | |
2013-01-01 | 22.7 | |
2013-02-01 | 22.5 | |
2013-03-01 | 22.5 | |
2013-04-01 | 22.5 | |
2013-05-01 | 22.4 | |
2013-06-01 | 22.4 | |
2013-07-01 | 22.4 | |
2013-08-01 | 22.4 | |
2013-09-01 | 22.4 | |
2013-10-01 | 22.3 | |
2013-11-01 | 22.1 | |
2013-12-01 | 22.3 | |
2014-01-01 | 22.4 | |
2014-02-01 | 22.5 | |
2014-03-01 | 22.6 | |
2014-04-01 | 22.7 | |
2014-05-01 | 22.7 | |
2014-06-01 | 23.0 | |
2014-07-01 | 22.9 | |
2014-08-01 | 22.9 | |
2014-09-01 | 23.1 | |
2014-10-01 | 23.1 | |
2014-11-01 | 23.1 | |
2014-12-01 | 23.1 | 25 |
Note: The UI recipiency rate is the share of unemployed workers receiving benefits from regular state programs, and is calculated by dividing the number of weeks compensated by the total number of unemployed persons. It is presented as a 12-month moving average. Shaded bars denote recessions.
Source: EPI analysis of Department of Labor (DOL) administrative data and Current Population Survey basic monthly data