Unemployment insurance benefits are supplementing wage and salary income to the greatest degree since 1979: UI benefits as a share of labor earnings (wage and salary income plus UI cash benefits as wage replacement), 1979-2021
| date | UI/(UI+WS) |
|---|---|
| Jan-1979 | 0.77% |
| Feb-1979 | 0.77% |
| Mar-1979 | 0.77% |
| Apr-1979 | 0.77% |
| May-1979 | 0.76% |
| Jun-1979 | 0.70% |
| Jul-1979 | 0.73% |
| Aug-1979 | 0.77% |
| Sep-1979 | 0.77% |
| Oct-1979 | 0.78% |
| Nov-1979 | 0.80% |
| Dec-1979 | 0.84% |
| Jan-1980 | 0.89% |
| Feb-1980 | 0.88% |
| Mar-1980 | 0.91% |
| Apr-1980 | 1.04% |
| May-1980 | 1.15% |
| Jun-1980 | 1.24% |
| Jul-1980 | 1.38% |
| Aug-1980 | 1.30% |
| Sep-1980 | 1.40% |
| Oct-1980 | 1.31% |
| Nov-1980 | 1.21% |
| Dec-1980 | 1.18% |
| Jan-1981 | 1.15% |
| Feb-1981 | 1.09% |
| Mar-1981 | 1.08% |
| Apr-1981 | 1.06% |
| May-1981 | 1.01% |
| Jun-1981 | 1.00% |
| Jul-1981 | 0.98% |
| Aug-1981 | 0.94% |
| Sep-1981 | 0.98% |
| Oct-1981 | 0.98% |
| Nov-1981 | 1.04% |
| Dec-1981 | 1.16% |
| Jan-1982 | 1.12% |
| Feb-1982 | 1.18% |
| Mar-1982 | 1.31% |
| Apr-1982 | 1.45% |
| May-1982 | 1.49% |
| Jun-1982 | 1.53% |
| Jul-1982 | 1.54% |
| Aug-1982 | 1.57% |
| Sep-1982 | 1.71% |
| Oct-1982 | 1.94% |
| Nov-1982 | 1.97% |
| Dec-1982 | 1.92% |
| Jan-1983 | 1.76% |
| Feb-1983 | 1.83% |
| Mar-1983 | 1.90% |
| Apr-1983 | 1.83% |
| May-1983 | 2.03% |
| Jun-1983 | 1.85% |
| Jul-1983 | 1.45% |
| Aug-1983 | 1.40% |
| Sep-1983 | 1.23% |
| Oct-1983 | 1.11% |
| Nov-1983 | 1.16% |
| Dec-1983 | 1.13% |
| Jan-1984 | 1.02% |
| Feb-1984 | 0.95% |
| Mar-1984 | 0.90% |
| Apr-1984 | 0.86% |
| May-1984 | 0.88% |
| Jun-1984 | 0.81% |
| Jul-1984 | 0.80% |
| Aug-1984 | 0.81% |
| Sep-1984 | 0.80% |
| Oct-1984 | 0.83% |
| Nov-1984 | 0.83% |
| Dec-1984 | 0.83% |
| Jan-1985 | 0.88% |
| Feb-1985 | 0.86% |
| Mar-1985 | 0.86% |
| Apr-1985 | 0.84% |
| May-1985 | 0.82% |
| Jun-1985 | 0.75% |
| Jul-1985 | 0.76% |
| Aug-1985 | 0.74% |
| Sep-1985 | 0.74% |
| Oct-1985 | 0.77% |
| Nov-1985 | 0.75% |
| Dec-1985 | 0.76% |
| Jan-1986 | 0.76% |
| Feb-1986 | 0.75% |
| Mar-1986 | 0.75% |
| Apr-1986 | 0.78% |
| May-1986 | 0.78% |
| Jun-1986 | 0.78% |
| Jul-1986 | 0.80% |
| Aug-1986 | 0.78% |
| Sep-1986 | 0.80% |
| Oct-1986 | 0.79% |
| Nov-1986 | 0.77% |
| Dec-1986 | 0.78% |
| Jan-1987 | 0.69% |
| Feb-1987 | 0.71% |
| Mar-1987 | 0.70% |
| Apr-1987 | 0.69% |
| May-1987 | 0.66% |
| Jun-1987 | 0.67% |
| Jul-1987 | 0.65% |
| Aug-1987 | 0.63% |
| Sep-1987 | 0.62% |
| Oct-1987 | 0.57% |
| Nov-1987 | 0.57% |
| Dec-1987 | 0.59% |
| Jan-1988 | 0.58% |
| Feb-1988 | 0.59% |
| Mar-1988 | 0.59% |
| Apr-1988 | 0.54% |
| May-1988 | 0.55% |
| Jun-1988 | 0.54% |
| Jul-1988 | 0.52% |
| Aug-1988 | 0.56% |
| Sep-1988 | 0.53% |
| Oct-1988 | 0.51% |
| Nov-1988 | 0.53% |
| Dec-1988 | 0.51% |
| Jan-1989 | 0.53% |
| Feb-1989 | 0.53% |
| Mar-1989 | 0.53% |
| Apr-1989 | 0.53% |
| May-1989 | 0.54% |
| Jun-1989 | 0.53% |
| Jul-1989 | 0.55% |
| Aug-1989 | 0.57% |
| Sep-1989 | 0.56% |
| Oct-1989 | 0.59% |
| Nov-1989 | 0.60% |
| Dec-1989 | 0.59% |
| Jan-1990 | 0.63% |
| Feb-1990 | 0.61% |
| Mar-1990 | 0.59% |
| Apr-1990 | 0.61% |
| May-1990 | 0.64% |
| Jun-1990 | 0.62% |
| Jul-1990 | 0.65% |
| Aug-1990 | 0.63% |
| Sep-1990 | 0.68% |
| Oct-1990 | 0.72% |
| Nov-1990 | 0.74% |
| Dec-1990 | 0.79% |
| Jan-1991 | 0.84% |
| Feb-1991 | 0.87% |
| Mar-1991 | 0.90% |
| Apr-1991 | 0.97% |
| May-1991 | 0.98% |
| Jun-1991 | 0.96% |
| Jul-1991 | 0.95% |
| Aug-1991 | 0.87% |
| Sep-1991 | 0.91% |
| Oct-1991 | 0.94% |
| Nov-1991 | 0.91% |
| Dec-1991 | 1.20% |
| Jan-1992 | 1.34% |
| Feb-1992 | 1.31% |
| Mar-1992 | 1.39% |
| Apr-1992 | 1.41% |
| May-1992 | 1.35% |
| Jun-1992 | 1.37% |
| Jul-1992 | 1.33% |
| Aug-1992 | 1.27% |
| Sep-1992 | 1.34% |
| Oct-1992 | 1.28% |
| Nov-1992 | 1.24% |
| Dec-1992 | 1.20% |
| Jan-1993 | 1.15% |
| Feb-1993 | 1.10% |
| Mar-1993 | 1.20% |
| Apr-1993 | 1.14% |
| May-1993 | 1.08% |
| Jun-1993 | 1.21% |
| Jul-1993 | 1.11% |
| Aug-1993 | 1.16% |
| Sep-1993 | 1.14% |
| Oct-1993 | 1.06% |
| Nov-1993 | 1.04% |
| Dec-1993 | 1.04% |
| Jan-1994 | 0.92% |
| Feb-1994 | 0.89% |
| Mar-1994 | 0.83% |
| Apr-1994 | 0.82% |
| May-1994 | 0.73% |
| Jun-1994 | 0.71% |
| Jul-1994 | 0.68% |
| Aug-1994 | 0.69% |
| Sep-1994 | 0.66% |
| Oct-1994 | 0.65% |
| Nov-1994 | 0.65% |
| Dec-1994 | 0.62% |
| Jan-1995 | 0.62% |
| Feb-1995 | 0.62% |
| Mar-1995 | 0.61% |
| Apr-1995 | 0.62% |
| May-1995 | 0.65% |
| Jun-1995 | 0.62% |
| Jul-1995 | 0.64% |
| Aug-1995 | 0.64% |
| Sep-1995 | 0.62% |
| Oct-1995 | 0.66% |
| Nov-1995 | 0.64% |
| Dec-1995 | 0.63% |
| Jan-1996 | 0.67% |
| Feb-1996 | 0.65% |
| Mar-1996 | 0.63% |
| Apr-1996 | 0.66% |
| May-1996 | 0.62% |
| Jun-1996 | 0.61% |
| Jul-1996 | 0.61% |
| Aug-1996 | 0.57% |
| Sep-1996 | 0.59% |
| Oct-1996 | 0.59% |
| Nov-1996 | 0.57% |
| Dec-1996 | 0.59% |
| Jan-1997 | 0.56% |
| Feb-1997 | 0.55% |
| Mar-1997 | 0.55% |
| Apr-1997 | 0.55% |
| May-1997 | 0.51% |
| Jun-1997 | 0.53% |
| Jul-1997 | 0.51% |
| Aug-1997 | 0.49% |
| Sep-1997 | 0.51% |
| Oct-1997 | 0.47% |
| Nov-1997 | 0.49% |
| Dec-1997 | 0.49% |
| Jan-1998 | 0.47% |
| Feb-1998 | 0.47% |
| Mar-1998 | 0.48% |
| Apr-1998 | 0.47% |
| May-1998 | 0.45% |
| Jun-1998 | 0.47% |
| Jul-1998 | 0.48% |
| Aug-1998 | 0.49% |
| Sep-1998 | 0.47% |
| Oct-1998 | 0.44% |
| Nov-1998 | 0.48% |
| Dec-1998 | 0.47% |
| Jan-1999 | 0.47% |
| Feb-1999 | 0.46% |
| Mar-1999 | 0.49% |
| Apr-1999 | 0.45% |
| May-1999 | 0.48% |
| Jun-1999 | 0.48% |
| Jul-1999 | 0.43% |
| Aug-1999 | 0.47% |
| Sep-1999 | 0.45% |
| Oct-1999 | 0.44% |
| Nov-1999 | 0.45% |
| Dec-1999 | 0.42% |
| Jan-2000 | 0.44% |
| Feb-2000 | 0.44% |
| Mar-2000 | 0.41% |
| Apr-2000 | 0.42% |
| May-2000 | 0.43% |
| Jun-2000 | 0.40% |
| Jul-2000 | 0.43% |
| Aug-2000 | 0.42% |
| Sep-2000 | 0.42% |
| Oct-2000 | 0.44% |
| Nov-2000 | 0.43% |
| Dec-2000 | 0.46% |
| Jan-2001 | 0.55% |
| Feb-2001 | 0.51% |
| Mar-2001 | 0.47% |
| Apr-2001 | 0.55% |
| May-2001 | 0.58% |
| Jun-2001 | 0.58% |
| Jul-2001 | 0.67% |
| Aug-2001 | 0.62% |
| Sep-2001 | 0.72% |
| Oct-2001 | 0.79% |
| Nov-2001 | 0.81% |
| Dec-2001 | 0.85% |
| Jan-2002 | 0.82% |
| Feb-2002 | 0.84% |
| Mar-2002 | 0.92% |
| Apr-2002 | 1.17% |
| May-2002 | 1.24% |
| Jun-2002 | 1.17% |
| Jul-2002 | 1.14% |
| Aug-2002 | 1.11% |
| Sep-2002 | 1.11% |
| Oct-2002 | 1.09% |
| Nov-2002 | 1.02% |
| Dec-2002 | 1.06% |
| Jan-2003 | 1.01% |
| Feb-2003 | 1.01% |
| Mar-2003 | 1.04% |
| Apr-2003 | 1.07% |
| May-2003 | 1.06% |
| Jun-2003 | 1.08% |
| Jul-2003 | 1.05% |
| Aug-2003 | 1.03% |
| Sep-2003 | 1.04% |
| Oct-2003 | 1.00% |
| Nov-2003 | 0.95% |
| Dec-2003 | 0.96% |
| Jan-2004 | 0.87% |
| Feb-2004 | 0.79% |
| Mar-2004 | 0.72% |
| Apr-2004 | 0.68% |
| May-2004 | 0.66% |
| Jun-2004 | 0.65% |
| Jul-2004 | 0.64% |
| Aug-2004 | 0.63% |
| Sep-2004 | 0.62% |
| Oct-2004 | 0.60% |
| Nov-2004 | 0.59% |
| Dec-2004 | 0.58% |
| Jan-2005 | 0.58% |
| Feb-2005 | 0.57% |
| Mar-2005 | 0.56% |
| Apr-2005 | 0.55% |
| May-2005 | 0.55% |
| Jun-2005 | 0.54% |
| Jul-2005 | 0.54% |
| Aug-2005 | 0.54% |
| Sep-2005 | 0.57% |
| Oct-2005 | 0.57% |
| Nov-2005 | 0.55% |
| Dec-2005 | 0.55% |
| Jan-2006 | 0.52% |
| Feb-2006 | 0.50% |
| Mar-2006 | 0.49% |
| Apr-2006 | 0.49% |
| May-2006 | 0.49% |
| Jun-2006 | 0.49% |
| Jul-2006 | 0.50% |
| Aug-2006 | 0.50% |
| Sep-2006 | 0.50% |
| Oct-2006 | 0.50% |
| Nov-2006 | 0.50% |
| Dec-2006 | 0.50% |
| Jan-2007 | 0.51% |
| Feb-2007 | 0.51% |
| Mar-2007 | 0.50% |
| Apr-2007 | 0.50% |
| May-2007 | 0.49% |
| Jun-2007 | 0.50% |
| Jul-2007 | 0.51% |
| Aug-2007 | 0.51% |
| Sep-2007 | 0.51% |
| Oct-2007 | 0.51% |
| Nov-2007 | 0.52% |
| Dec-2007 | 0.54% |
| Jan-2008 | 0.54% |
| Feb-2008 | 0.55% |
| Mar-2008 | 0.56% |
| Apr-2008 | 0.57% |
| May-2008 | 0.58% |
| Jun-2008 | 0.59% |
| Jul-2008 | 0.69% |
| Aug-2008 | 0.95% |
| Sep-2008 | 1.00% |
| Oct-2008 | 0.98% |
| Nov-2008 | 1.01% |
| Dec-2008 | 1.29% |
| Jan-2009 | 1.46% |
| Feb-2009 | 1.58% |
| Mar-2009 | 1.78% |
| Apr-2009 | 1.92% |
| May-2009 | 2.04% |
| Jun-2009 | 2.16% |
| Jul-2009 | 2.20% |
| Aug-2009 | 2.28% |
| Sep-2009 | 2.30% |
| Oct-2009 | 2.25% |
| Nov-2009 | 2.27% |
| Dec-2009 | 2.41% |
| Jan-2010 | 2.52% |
| Feb-2010 | 2.49% |
| Mar-2010 | 2.47% |
| Apr-2010 | 2.30% |
| May-2010 | 2.19% |
| Jun-2010 | 2.03% |
| Jul-2010 | 1.86% |
| Aug-2010 | 2.15% |
| Sep-2010 | 1.99% |
| Oct-2010 | 1.93% |
| Nov-2010 | 1.89% |
| Dec-2010 | 1.82% |
| Jan-2011 | 1.80% |
| Feb-2011 | 1.72% |
| Mar-2011 | 1.71% |
| Apr-2011 | 1.65% |
| May-2011 | 1.64% |
| Jun-2011 | 1.60% |
| Jul-2011 | 1.53% |
| Aug-2011 | 1.53% |
| Sep-2011 | 1.50% |
| Oct-2011 | 1.50% |
| Nov-2011 | 1.49% |
| Dec-2011 | 1.46% |
| Jan-2012 | 1.42% |
| Feb-2012 | 1.36% |
| Mar-2012 | 1.32% |
| Apr-2012 | 1.29% |
| May-2012 | 1.23% |
| Jun-2012 | 1.19% |
| Jul-2012 | 1.17% |
| Aug-2012 | 1.12% |
| Sep-2012 | 1.08% |
| Oct-2012 | 1.07% |
| Nov-2012 | 1.06% |
| Dec-2012 | 1.02% |
| Jan-2013 | 0.99% |
| Feb-2013 | 0.97% |
| Mar-2013 | 0.95% |
| Apr-2013 | 0.93% |
| May-2013 | 0.90% |
| Jun-2013 | 0.88% |
| Jul-2013 | 0.86% |
| Aug-2013 | 0.82% |
| Sep-2013 | 0.79% |
| Oct-2013 | 0.79% |
| Nov-2013 | 0.77% |
| Dec-2013 | 0.80% |
| Jan-2014 | 0.56% |
| Feb-2014 | 0.52% |
| Mar-2014 | 0.50% |
| Apr-2014 | 0.49% |
| May-2014 | 0.48% |
| Jun-2014 | 0.47% |
| Jul-2014 | 0.46% |
| Aug-2014 | 0.45% |
| Sep-2014 | 0.44% |
| Oct-2014 | 0.43% |
| Nov-2014 | 0.43% |
| Dec-2014 | 0.43% |
| Jan-2015 | 0.42% |
| Feb-2015 | 0.42% |
| Mar-2015 | 0.42% |
| Apr-2015 | 0.41% |
| May-2015 | 0.41% |
| Jun-2015 | 0.41% |
| Jul-2015 | 0.41% |
| Aug-2015 | 0.41% |
| Sep-2015 | 0.41% |
| Oct-2015 | 0.40% |
| 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 | 0.38% |
| Nov-2016 | 0.38% |
| Dec-2016 | 0.38% |
| Jan-2017 | 0.37% |
| 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 | 0.35% |
| Sep-2017 | 0.35% |
| Oct-2017 | 0.34% |
| Nov-2017 | 0.34% |
| 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 | 0.30% |
| 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 | 0.29% |
| Nov-2019 | 0.29% |
| Dec-2019 | 0.30% |
| Jan-2020 | 0.29% |
| Feb-2020 | 0.29% |
| Mar-2020 | 0.79% |
| Apr-2020 | 5.39% |
| May-2020 | 13.19% |
| Jun-2020 | 13.32% |
| Jul-2020 | 12.58% |
| Aug-2020 | 6.37% |
| Sep-2020 | 3.67% |
| Oct-2020 | 3.07% |
| Nov-2020 | 2.81% |
| Dec-2020 | 3.01% |
| Jan-2021 | 5.34% |
| Feb-2021 | 5.14% |
| Mar-2021 | 5.15% |
| Apr-2021 | 4.68% |
Note: For this analysis, total wage and salary income includes wages, salaries, and income from unemployment insurance. To learn more about the definitions of wages or unemployment insurance, see BEA 2021b and Hickey (2021).
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis National Income and Product Accounts (BEA 2021b).