Average boost to personal income, GDP, and employment from extending $600 UI benefit, August 2020 to July 2021
| State | Personal income (millions) | GDP | Jobs supported | Jobs supported, share of employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $4,898 | 3.2% | 43,261 | 2.1% |
| Alaska | $1,245 | 3.4% | 12,458 | 3.8% |
| Arizona | $5,619 | 2.3% | 55,566 | 1.9% |
| Arkansas | $3,060 | 3.4% | 29,984 | 2.3% |
| California | $72,959 | 3.5% | 836,142 | 4.7% |
| Colorado | $6,597 | 2.5% | 66,898 | 2.4% |
| Connecticut | $7,031 | 3.7% | 74,689 | 4.4% |
| Delaware | $1,336 | 2.7% | 14,621 | 3.1% |
| Washington D.C. | $1,821 | 1.9% | 19,611 | 2.4% |
| Florida | $27,655 | 3.8% | 244,921 | 2.7% |
| Georgia | $19,233 | 4.7% | 186,605 | 4.0% |
| Hawaii | $3,390 | 5.2% | 32,751 | 5.0% |
| Idaho | $1,394 | 2.6% | 10,049 | 1.3% |
| Illinois | $19,119 | 3.2% | 195,149 | 3.2% |
| Indiana | $6,328 | 2.5% | 59,443 | 1.9% |
| Iowa | $4,422 | 3.4% | 42,580 | 2.7% |
| Kansas | $2,613 | 2.3% | 26,089 | 1.8% |
| Kentucky | $5,786 | 4.0% | 49,751 | 2.6% |
| Louisiana | $8,156 | 4.6% | 81,945 | 4.1% |
| Maine | $3,045 | 6.8% | 18,025 | 2.8% |
| Maryland | $6,473 | 2.3% | 67,486 | 2.4% |
| Massachusetts | $15,243 | 3.8% | 157,162 | 4.2% |
| Michigan | $23,719 | 6.6% | 194,520 | 4.4% |
| Minnesota | $10,609 | 4.2% | 107,633 | 3.6% |
| Mississippi | $4,511 | 5.7% | 42,744 | 3.7% |
| Missouri | $6,439 | 2.9% | 59,410 | 2.0% |
| Montana | $1,283 | 3.7% | 11,800 | 2.4% |
| Nebraska | $1,600 | 1.9% | 15,422 | 1.5% |
| Nevada | $8,930 | 7.5% | 84,166 | 5.9% |
| New Hampshire | $2,758 | 4.7% | 26,941 | 3.9% |
| New Jersey | $14,839 | 3.5% | 147,911 | 3.5% |
| New Mexico | $2,731 | 3.9% | 29,012 | 3.3% |
| New York | $46,137 | 4.0% | 463,968 | 4.7% |
| North Carolina | $14,581 | 3.7% | 142,496 | 3.1% |
| North Dakota | $803 | 2.1% | 9,293 | 2.1% |
| Ohio | $15,784 | 3.4% | 129,599 | 2.3% |
| Oklahoma | $3,902 | 2.8% | 46,018 | 2.7% |
| Oregon | $7,213 | 4.3% | 115,599 | 5.9% |
| Pennsylvania | $24,454 | 4.5% | 252,642 | 4.1% |
| Rhode Island | $2,151 | 5.1% | 20,228 | 4.0% |
| South Carolina | $5,986 | 3.6% | 54,484 | 2.5% |
| South Dakota | $568 | 1.6% | 5,107 | 1.1% |
| Tennessee | $8,357 | 3.3% | 80,269 | 2.5% |
| Texas | $33,556 | 2.7% | 364,576 | 2.8% |
| Utah | $2,106 | 1.7% | 20,728 | 1.3% |
| Vermont | $1,273 | 5.5% | 11,831 | 3.8% |
| Virginia | $10,350 | 2.8% | 106,549 | 2.6% |
| Washington | $16,529 | 4.1% | 122,224 | 3.5% |
| West Virginia | $2,325 | 4.5% | 22,606 | 3.2% |
| Wisconsin | $7,277 | 3.1% | 65,635 | 2.2% |
| Wyoming | $429 | 1.6% | 4,597 | 1.6% |
Note: We take the relationship between the unemployment rate and the boost to personal income from the extra $600 payment that held in May of 2020 and assume it continues going forward as benefits are extended past July. We apply a multiplier of 1.5 to the personal income boost provided by enhanced UI. We then divide this boost by overall GDP, and apply the resulting percentage change to the average level of employment in the first quarter of 2020 to get an implied employment boost. The numbers in the chart are the average boost to personal income, GDP, and employment between the third quarter of 2020 and the second quarter of 2021. Some quarters would see even larger effects.
Source: Author’s analysis based on data from the National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), data on continuing unemployment insurance claims from the Department of Labor (DOL), and total nonfarm employment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Current Employment Statistics (CES).
Previous chart: « Union avoidance tactics