Figure 5K
Share of unemployed people with unemployment insurance benefits, 1989–2014
| Year | Regular benefits | Emergency extended benefits |
|---|---|---|
| 1989/01/01 | 30.84406% | 30.84426% |
| 1989/02/01 | 33.24029% | 33.24104% |
| 1989/03/01 | 34.35133% | 34.38261% |
| 1989/04/01 | 32.44898% | 32.48457% |
| 1989/05/01 | 32.83922% | 32.85811% |
| 1989/06/01 | 32.27535% | 32.28676% |
| 1989/07/01 | 33.55504% | 33.56485% |
| 1989/08/01 | 33.90032% | 33.90052% |
| 1989/09/01 | 33.51745% | 33.51761% |
| 1989/10/01 | 34.40422% | 34.40451% |
| 1989/11/01 | 33.97770% | 33.98107% |
| 1989/12/01 | 34.27329% | 34.27349% |
| 1990/01/01 | 34.87485% | 34.87495% |
| 1990/02/01 | 35.39317% | 35.39399% |
| 1990/03/01 | 35.82601% | 35.85497% |
| 1990/04/01 | 35.01913% | 35.07078% |
| 1990/05/01 | 35.44942% | 35.51238% |
| 1990/06/01 | 36.77997% | 36.85492% |
| 1990/07/01 | 35.70861% | 35.72121% |
| 1990/08/01 | 34.90888% | 34.91046% |
| 1990/09/01 | 35.22530% | 35.22566% |
| 1990/10/01 | 36.47607% | 36.47661% |
| 1990/11/01 | 37.20054% | 37.25211% |
| 1990/12/01 | 37.56740% | 37.67304% |
| 1991/01/01 | 38.52776% | 38.58784% |
| 1991/02/01 | 39.47671% | 39.52542% |
| 1991/03/01 | 39.82064% | 40.03293% |
| 1991/04/01 | 41.27563% | 42.30980% |
| 1991/05/01 | 39.91243% | 41.16333% |
| 1991/06/01 | 39.42476% | 40.49199% |
| 1991/07/01 | 38.52201% | 38.82589% |
| 1991/08/01 | 37.98523% | 38.14451% |
| 1991/09/01 | 37.79236% | 37.94632% |
| 1991/10/01 | 37.44628% | 37.57421% |
| 1991/11/01 | 37.06864% | 37.59799% |
| 1991/12/01 | 36.41281% | 49.14646% |
| 1992/01/01 | 36.12248% | 53.83542% |
| 1992/02/01 | 35.06029% | 48.48096% |
| 1992/03/01 | 35.01057% | 55.02385% |
| 1992/04/01 | 35.51514% | 55.84294% |
| 1992/05/01 | 34.32677% | 48.95696% |
| 1992/06/01 | 32.76643% | 50.58660% |
| 1992/07/01 | 32.32826% | 50.60439% |
| 1992/08/01 | 33.20936% | 45.39983% |
| 1992/09/01 | 32.75994% | 49.56880% |
| 1992/10/01 | 32.58566% | 46.33298% |
| 1992/11/01 | 30.83116% | 47.12806% |
| 1992/12/01 | 29.54641% | 48.29865% |
| 1993/01/01 | 29.09383% | 43.06501% |
| 1993/02/01 | 28.75966% | 44.90592% |
| 1993/03/01 | 29.67646% | 49.26408% |
| 1993/04/01 | 30.46652% | 47.91661% |
| 1993/05/01 | 30.36835% | 42.73157% |
| 1993/06/01 | 30.82995% | 48.50579% |
| 1993/07/01 | 31.16237% | 44.54396% |
| 1993/08/01 | 31.98962% | 50.32472% |
| 1993/09/01 | 32.43057% | 49.20834% |
| 1993/10/01 | 32.28571% | 43.88877% |
| 1993/11/01 | 32.78799% | 46.14862% |
| 1993/12/01 | 32.58523% | 48.62531% |
| 1994/01/01 | 31.39745% | 40.61192% |
| 1994/02/01 | 32.53524% | 40.79032% |
| 1994/03/01 | 32.52066% | 37.93839% |
| 1994/04/01 | 32.84840% | 34.90243% |
| 1994/05/01 | 34.77890% | 35.81340% |
| 1994/06/01 | 34.31311% | 34.91670% |
| 1994/07/01 | 33.47093% | 34.01942% |
| 1994/08/01 | 33.37325% | 33.88679% |
| 1994/09/01 | 33.99599% | 34.28184% |
| 1994/10/01 | 33.72642% | 33.92614% |
| 1994/11/01 | 34.33559% | 34.52560% |
| 1994/12/01 | 34.97649% | 35.14636% |
| 1995/01/01 | 34.06780% | 34.25351% |
| 1995/02/01 | 35.09809% | 35.29731% |
| 1995/03/01 | 35.38725% | 35.61626% |
| 1995/04/01 | 32.95487% | 33.17510% |
| 1995/05/01 | 34.62988% | 34.90136% |
| 1995/06/01 | 35.09829% | 35.36046% |
| 1995/07/01 | 34.84522% | 35.03056% |
| 1995/08/01 | 34.83765% | 34.98779% |
| 1995/09/01 | 35.12704% | 35.27607% |
| 1995/10/01 | 36.34348% | 36.52281% |
| 1995/11/01 | 35.98169% | 36.13370% |
| 1995/12/01 | 35.19601% | 35.36352% |
| 1996/01/01 | 35.35910% | 35.51567% |
| 1996/02/01 | 36.82141% | 36.91363% |
| 1996/03/01 | 36.69035% | 36.73570% |
| 1996/04/01 | 35.51585% | 35.55797% |
| 1996/05/01 | 34.89829% | 34.98401% |
| 1996/06/01 | 35.91261% | 36.10406% |
| 1996/07/01 | 33.93758% | 34.12256% |
| 1996/08/01 | 36.24528% | 36.32205% |
| 1996/09/01 | 35.43488% | 35.43784% |
| 1996/10/01 | 34.99147% | 34.99303% |
| 1996/11/01 | 33.56274% | 33.56401% |
| 1996/12/01 | 34.29960% | 34.30063% |
| 1997/01/01 | 34.75482% | 34.75585% |
| 1997/02/01 | 34.00451% | 34.01484% |
| 1997/03/01 | 33.53714% | 33.57180% |
| 1997/04/01 | 33.81711% | 33.85632% |
| 1997/05/01 | 34.60255% | 34.63022% |
| 1997/06/01 | 33.76232% | 33.77911% |
| 1997/07/01 | 34.10218% | 34.10598% |
| 1997/08/01 | 34.38862% | 34.39291% |
| 1997/09/01 | 33.57497% | 33.75172% |
| 1997/10/01 | 34.32755% | 34.55938% |
| 1997/11/01 | 35.11414% | 35.40258% |
| 1997/12/01 | 34.51590% | 34.67053% |
| 1998/01/01 | 35.72864% | 35.73567% |
| 1998/02/01 | 35.27196% | 35.27582% |
| 1998/03/01 | 34.59592% | 34.70950% |
| 1998/04/01 | 36.73624% | 37.04720% |
| 1998/05/01 | 35.30015% | 35.62928% |
| 1998/06/01 | 35.64472% | 35.87445% |
| 1998/07/01 | 37.28631% | 37.29074% |
| 1998/08/01 | 36.21298% | 36.21375% |
| 1998/09/01 | 34.17460% | 34.17493% |
| 1998/10/01 | 34.46497% | 34.46503% |
| 1998/11/01 | 36.12705% | 36.22884% |
| 1998/12/01 | 36.80786% | 37.02974% |
| 1999/01/01 | 38.27309% | 38.57114% |
| 1999/02/01 | 36.66339% | 36.72353% |
| 1999/03/01 | 38.50942% | 38.56178% |
| 1999/04/01 | 37.26682% | 37.31948% |
| 1999/05/01 | 38.20566% | 38.24417% |
| 1999/06/01 | 36.83835% | 36.86705% |
| 1999/07/01 | 36.40166% | 36.40838% |
| 1999/08/01 | 37.34584% | 37.34584% |
| 1999/09/01 | 36.55114% | 36.55114% |
| 1999/10/01 | 36.39322% | 36.39323% |
| 1999/11/01 | 36.48968% | 36.48970% |
| 1999/12/01 | 37.09977% | 37.09977% |
| 2000/01/01 | 36.96216% | 36.96217% |
| 2000/02/01 | 36.65927% | 36.65927% |
| 2000/03/01 | 36.26374% | 36.30293% |
| 2000/04/01 | 36.77066% | 36.81600% |
| 2000/05/01 | 34.55193% | 34.58904% |
| 2000/06/01 | 35.89188% | 35.89521% |
| 2000/07/01 | 36.29024% | 36.29027% |
| 2000/08/01 | 36.17376% | 36.17378% |
| 2000/09/01 | 37.68178% | 37.68180% |
| 2000/10/01 | 38.24087% | 38.24087% |
| 2000/11/01 | 39.21351% | 39.21351% |
| 2000/12/01 | 40.93717% | 40.93717% |
| 2001/01/01 | 39.77669% | 39.77670% |
| 2001/02/01 | 40.83593% | 40.83593% |
| 2001/03/01 | 42.10064% | 42.12993% |
| 2001/04/01 | 43.01148% | 43.05150% |
| 2001/05/01 | 45.28188% | 45.31474% |
| 2001/06/01 | 45.45651% | 45.46368% |
| 2001/07/01 | 46.03904% | 46.03906% |
| 2001/08/01 | 44.30560% | 44.30562% |
| 2001/09/01 | 45.67628% | 45.67628% |
| 2001/10/01 | 45.84741% | 45.84743% |
| 2001/11/01 | 45.68912% | 45.68923% |
| 2001/12/01 | 43.46573% | 43.46577% |
| 2002/01/01 | 43.38343% | 43.63628% |
| 2002/02/01 | 43.23379% | 43.64952% |
| 2002/03/01 | 43.55609% | 47.25933% |
| 2002/04/01 | 42.98823% | 57.18737% |
| 2002/05/01 | 44.25897% | 60.12920% |
| 2002/06/01 | 43.33810% | 58.28433% |
| 2002/07/01 | 41.75703% | 54.46740% |
| 2002/08/01 | 42.31500% | 55.26161% |
| 2002/09/01 | 43.05438% | 54.65831% |
| 2002/10/01 | 42.77851% | 52.77144% |
| 2002/11/01 | 40.81097% | 50.01522% |
| 2002/12/01 | 40.19331% | 49.31488% |
| 2003/01/01 | 40.10924% | 48.58846% |
| 2003/02/01 | 39.81696% | 48.72874% |
| 2003/03/01 | 41.44680% | 50.72851% |
| 2003/04/01 | 41.17230% | 50.46994% |
| 2003/05/01 | 41.63439% | 51.14933% |
| 2003/06/01 | 40.03353% | 49.36054% |
| 2003/07/01 | 40.06037% | 49.57032% |
| 2003/08/01 | 40.39991% | 49.94664% |
| 2003/09/01 | 39.97485% | 49.60172% |
| 2003/10/01 | 39.93414% | 49.75396% |
| 2003/11/01 | 39.18002% | 48.87544% |
| 2003/12/01 | 39.05709% | 48.89179% |
| 2004/01/01 | 37.61290% | 45.35681% |
| 2004/02/01 | 38.13824% | 42.33049% |
| 2004/03/01 | 35.87622% | 37.53333% |
| 2004/04/01 | 36.72889% | 37.15121% |
| 2004/05/01 | 36.23478% | 36.43125% |
| 2004/06/01 | 35.61127% | 35.72942% |
| 2004/07/01 | 35.85300% | 35.91861% |
| 2004/08/01 | 36.18899% | 36.18899% |
| 2004/09/01 | 36.11391% | 36.11392% |
| 2004/10/01 | 34.46223% | 34.46223% |
| 2004/11/01 | 34.47428% | 34.47433% |
| 2004/12/01 | 34.27023% | 34.27029% |
| 2005/01/01 | 34.99229% | 34.99230% |
| 2005/02/01 | 33.66541% | 33.66542% |
| 2005/03/01 | 34.37379% | 34.39193% |
| 2005/04/01 | 33.94682% | 33.98750% |
| 2005/05/01 | 33.80277% | 33.83314% |
| 2005/06/01 | 34.55609% | 34.56487% |
| 2005/07/01 | 35.04186% | 35.04186% |
| 2005/08/01 | 35.13615% | 35.13617% |
| 2005/09/01 | 35.96584% | 35.96584% |
| 2005/10/01 | 37.61438% | 37.61439% |
| 2005/11/01 | 35.70248% | 35.70248% |
| 2005/12/01 | 36.26048% | 36.33036% |
| 2006/01/01 | 36.19762% | 36.25401% |
| 2006/02/01 | 34.90047% | 34.97547% |
| 2006/03/01 | 34.72144% | 34.74781% |
| 2006/04/01 | 33.72191% | 33.73682% |
| 2006/05/01 | 34.15115% | 34.19163% |
| 2006/06/01 | 34.40223% | 34.40672% |
| 2006/07/01 | 34.13798% | 34.13864% |
| 2006/08/01 | 34.78000% | 34.78027% |
| 2006/09/01 | 35.72660% | 35.72688% |
| 2006/10/01 | 36.36465% | 36.36477% |
| 2006/11/01 | 36.03027% | 36.03029% |
| 2006/12/01 | 36.69329% | 36.69330% |
| 2007/01/01 | 35.47288% | 35.47288% |
| 2007/02/01 | 37.09037% | 37.09044% |
| 2007/03/01 | 37.42386% | 37.42386% |
| 2007/04/01 | 36.43796% | 36.43799% |
| 2007/05/01 | 36.17721% | 36.17721% |
| 2007/06/01 | 35.56383% | 35.56386% |
| 2007/07/01 | 35.56092% | 35.56092% |
| 2007/08/01 | 36.12565% | 36.12565% |
| 2007/09/01 | 35.38633% | 35.38635% |
| 2007/10/01 | 35.39795% | 35.39795% |
| 2007/11/01 | 36.14296% | 36.14296% |
| 2007/12/01 | 35.47417% | 35.47417% |
| 2008/01/01 | 36.41835% | 36.41835% |
| 2008/02/01 | 37.93851% | 37.93851% |
| 2008/03/01 | 37.23856% | 37.23856% |
| 2008/04/01 | 38.81105% | 38.81105% |
| 2008/05/01 | 35.89756% | 35.89757% |
| 2008/06/01 | 35.65889% | 35.67239% |
| 2008/07/01 | 35.54045% | 39.70542% |
| 2008/08/01 | 35.79148% | 50.05605% |
| 2008/09/01 | 37.09448% | 51.11229% |
| 2008/10/01 | 37.03593% | 46.76705% |
| 2008/11/01 | 38.87455% | 46.74433% |
| 2008/12/01 | 40.06956% | 54.79352% |
| 2009/01/01 | 40.44286% | 56.32149% |
| 2009/02/01 | 41.11102% | 56.81597% |
| 2009/03/01 | 42.99494% | 59.57945% |
| 2009/04/01 | 44.66361% | 62.10733% |
| 2009/05/01 | 44.98793% | 63.72605% |
| 2009/06/01 | 44.39383% | 65.67074% |
| 2009/07/01 | 42.11527% | 65.62006% |
| 2009/08/01 | 40.81409% | 66.42893% |
| 2009/09/01 | 39.79446% | 66.21931% |
| 2009/10/01 | 37.49609% | 64.02027% |
| 2009/11/01 | 35.78093% | 65.40413% |
| 2009/12/01 | 34.05584% | 68.57928% |
| 2010/01/01 | 32.62088% | 71.53750% |
| 2010/02/01 | 31.81172% | 70.29544% |
| 2010/03/01 | 31.16125% | 69.90677% |
| 2010/04/01 | 30.82567% | 66.75279% |
| 2010/05/01 | 31.36761% | 67.52508% |
| 2010/06/01 | 31.56114% | 64.67058% |
| 2010/07/01 | 31.17643% | 61.50519% |
| 2010/08/01 | 30.41439% | 67.32354% |
| 2010/09/01 | 30.48944% | 64.74927% |
| 2010/10/01 | 29.93251% | 63.64960% |
| 2010/11/01 | 27.72571% | 59.02851% |
| 2010/12/01 | 28.61442% | 60.61203% |
| 2011/01/01 | 28.50036% | 61.54673% |
| 2011/02/01 | 28.02172% | 59.79207% |
| 2011/03/01 | 27.54946% | 58.98938% |
| 2011/04/01 | 27.02524% | 56.77406% |
| 2011/05/11 | 27.04354% | 55.82515% |
| 2011/06/11 | 26.67490% | 54.51862% |
| 2011/07/11 | 26.99746% | 53.87550% |
| 2011/08/11 | 26.87590% | 53.12774% |
| 2011/09/01 | 26.68644% | 52.18592% |
| 2011/10/11 | 27.00823% | 52.59649% |
| 2011/11/20 | 27.21935% | 53.34348% |
| 2011/12/30 | 27.45760% | 54.22940% |
| 2012/01/30 | 27.69368% | 27.69368% |
| 2012/02/29 | 26.63006% | 26.63006% |
| 2012/03/30 | 26.44204% | 26.44204% |
| 2012/04/30 | 26.29929% | 26.29929% |
| 2012/05/30 | 26.03239% | 26.03239% |
| 2012/06/30 | 26.08880% | 26.08880% |
| 2012/07/30 | 26.02181% | 26.02181% |
| 2012/08/30 | 26.56852% | 26.56852% |
| 2012/09/30 | 27.14996% | 27.14996% |
| 2012/10/30 | 26.65596% | 26.65596% |
| 2012/11/30 | 27.26027% | 27.26027% |
| 2012/12/30 | 26.13542% | 26.13542% |
| 2013/01/30 | 26.06577% | 26.06577% |
| 2013/02/28 | 25.96082% | 25.96082% |
| 2013/03/30 | 26.30958% | 26.30958% |
| 2013/04/30 | 25.98862% | 25.98862% |
| 2013/05/30 | 25.49187% | 25.49187% |
| 2013/06/30 | 25.40904% | 25.40904% |
| 2013/07/30 | 26.51648% | 26.51648% |
| 2013/08/30 | 26.16560% | 26.16560% |
| 2013/09/30 | 25.51102% | 25.51102% |
| 2013/10/30 | 25.74731% | 25.74731% |
| 2013/11/30 | 26.17102% | 26.17102% |
| 2013/12/30 | 27.81132% | 27.81132% |
| 2014/01/30 | 28.60981% | 28.60981% |
| 2014/02/28 | 27.93049% | 27.93049% |
| 2014/03/30 | 26.87154% | 26.87154% |
| 2014/04/30 | 27.81708% | 27.81708% |
| 2014/05/30 | 26.76038% | 26.76038% |
| 2014/06/30 | 27.14798% | 27.14798% |
Note: Monthly data span Jan. 1989–Dec. 2011. Extended benefits are not seasonally adjusted. Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: Authors' analysis of U.S. Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance program statistics and the Current Population Survey public data series
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