Figure A
For just a few months, the U.S. had a strong (if rickety) welfare state: Unemployment Insurance benefits as percentage of total wage and salary income
| Date | UI benefits as percentage of wage and salary income |
|---|---|
| Jan-2006 | 0.52% |
| Feb-2006 | 0.51% |
| Mar-2006 | 0.50% |
| Apr-2006 | 0.49% |
| May-2006 | 0.49% |
| Jun-2006 | 0.49% |
| Jul-2006 | 0.50% |
| Aug-2006 | 0.51% |
| Sep-2006 | 0.50% |
| Oct-2006 | 0.50% |
| Nov-2006 | 0.51% |
| Dec-2006 | 0.50% |
| Jan-2007 | 0.51% |
| Feb-2007 | 0.51% |
| Mar-2007 | 0.50% |
| Apr-2007 | 0.50% |
| May-2007 | 0.50% |
| Jun-2007 | 0.50% |
| Jul-2007 | 0.51% |
| Aug-2007 | 0.52% |
| Sep-2007 | 0.51% |
| Oct-2007 | 0.52% |
| Nov-2007 | 0.52% |
| Dec-2007 | 0.54% |
| Jan-2008 | 0.55% |
| Feb-2008 | 0.55% |
| Mar-2008 | 0.57% |
| Apr-2008 | 0.58% |
| May-2008 | 0.58% |
| Jun-2008 | 0.60% |
| Jul-2008 | 0.69% |
| Aug-2008 | 0.96% |
| Sep-2008 | 1.01% |
| Oct-2008 | 0.99% |
| Nov-2008 | 1.02% |
| Dec-2008 | 1.30% |
| Jan-2009 | 1.48% |
| Feb-2009 | 1.61% |
| Mar-2009 | 1.81% |
| Apr-2009 | 1.95% |
| May-2009 | 2.09% |
| Jun-2009 | 2.21% |
| Jul-2009 | 2.25% |
| Aug-2009 | 2.33% |
| Sep-2009 | 2.36% |
| Oct-2009 | 2.30% |
| Nov-2009 | 2.33% |
| Dec-2009 | 2.47% |
| Jan-2010 | 2.58% |
| Feb-2010 | 2.56% |
| Mar-2010 | 2.53% |
| Apr-2010 | 2.35% |
| May-2010 | 2.23% |
| Jun-2010 | 2.07% |
| Jul-2010 | 1.89% |
| Aug-2010 | 2.20% |
| Sep-2010 | 2.03% |
| Oct-2010 | 1.97% |
| Nov-2010 | 1.92% |
| Dec-2010 | 1.85% |
| Jan-2011 | 1.83% |
| Feb-2011 | 1.75% |
| Mar-2011 | 1.74% |
| Apr-2011 | 1.67% |
| May-2011 | 1.66% |
| Jun-2011 | 1.62% |
| Jul-2011 | 1.55% |
| Aug-2011 | 1.56% |
| Sep-2011 | 1.52% |
| Oct-2011 | 1.52% |
| Nov-2011 | 1.51% |
| Dec-2011 | 1.48% |
| Jan-2012 | 1.44% |
| Feb-2012 | 1.38% |
| Mar-2012 | 1.33% |
| Apr-2012 | 1.30% |
| May-2012 | 1.25% |
| Jun-2012 | 1.21% |
| Jul-2012 | 1.18% |
| Aug-2012 | 1.14% |
| Sep-2012 | 1.09% |
| Oct-2012 | 1.08% |
| Nov-2012 | 1.07% |
| Dec-2012 | 1.03% |
| Jan-2013 | 1.00% |
| Feb-2013 | 0.98% |
| Mar-2013 | 0.96% |
| Apr-2013 | 0.94% |
| May-2013 | 0.91% |
| Jun-2013 | 0.89% |
| Jul-2013 | 0.86% |
| Aug-2013 | 0.83% |
| Sep-2013 | 0.80% |
| Oct-2013 | 0.80% |
| Nov-2013 | 0.78% |
| Dec-2013 | 0.80% |
| Jan-2014 | 0.56% |
| Feb-2014 | 0.52% |
| Mar-2014 | 0.51% |
| Apr-2014 | 0.49% |
| May-2014 | 0.48% |
| Jun-2014 | 0.47% |
| Jul-2014 | 0.46% |
| Aug-2014 | 0.45% |
| Sep-2014 | 0.45% |
| Oct-2014 | 0.43% |
| Nov-2014 | 0.43% |
| Dec-2014 | 0.43% |
| Jan-2015 | 0.43% |
| Feb-2015 | 0.42% |
| Mar-2015 | 0.42% |
| Apr-2015 | 0.41% |
| May-2015 | 0.41% |
| Jun-2015 | 0.42% |
| Jul-2015 | 0.41% |
| Aug-2015 | 0.41% |
| Sep-2015 | 0.41% |
| Oct-2015 | 0.41% |
| Nov-2015 | 0.41% |
| Dec-2015 | 0.41% |
| Jan-2016 | 0.41% |
| Feb-2016 | 0.41% |
| Mar-2016 | 0.40% |
| Apr-2016 | 0.40% |
| May-2016 | 0.41% |
| Jun-2016 | 0.40% |
| Jul-2016 | 0.40% |
| Aug-2016 | 0.40% |
| Sep-2016 | 0.39% |
| Oct-2016 | 0.39% |
| Nov-2016 | 0.38% |
| Dec-2016 | 0.38% |
| Jan-2017 | 0.38% |
| Feb-2017 | 0.37% |
| Mar-2017 | 0.37% |
| Apr-2017 | 0.36% |
| May-2017 | 0.36% |
| Jun-2017 | 0.36% |
| Jul-2017 | 0.36% |
| Aug-2017 | 0.36% |
| Sep-2017 | 0.35% |
| Oct-2017 | 0.35% |
| Nov-2017 | 0.35% |
| Dec-2017 | 0.34% |
| Jan-2018 | 0.34% |
| Feb-2018 | 0.33% |
| Mar-2018 | 0.33% |
| Apr-2018 | 0.32% |
| May-2018 | 0.31% |
| Jun-2018 | 0.31% |
| Jul-2018 | 0.31% |
| Aug-2018 | 0.31% |
| Sep-2018 | 0.30% |
| Oct-2018 | 0.30% |
| Nov-2018 | 0.30% |
| Dec-2018 | 0.30% |
| Jan-2019 | 0.31% |
| Feb-2019 | 0.30% |
| Mar-2019 | 0.30% |
| Apr-2019 | 0.29% |
| May-2019 | 0.30% |
| Jun-2019 | 0.30% |
| Jul-2019 | 0.30% |
| Aug-2019 | 0.30% |
| Sep-2019 | 0.29% |
| Oct-2019 | 0.30% |
| Nov-2019 | 0.29% |
| Dec-2019 | 0.30% |
| Jan-2020 | 0.29% |
| Feb-2020 | 0.29% |
| Mar-2020 | 0.80% |
| Apr-2020 | 5.71% |
| May-2020 | 15.30% |
| Jun-2020 | 15.53% |
| Jul-2020 | 14.41% |
| Aug-2020 | 6.83% |
Source: National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Table 2.6.
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