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Many states are using federal recovery dollars for their UI trust funds: State ARP and CARES funds for UI trust funds in thousands of dollars.
| State | ARP | CARES | Loan Balance as of Nov 5, 2021 | State UI fund solvency, pre-pandemic | State borrowed for UI in 2020-2021 | Solvency indicator | Borrowed indicator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $385,000 | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | ||
| Alaska | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | |||
| Arizona | $758,800 | No | No | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arkansas | $165,000 | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | ||
| California | $5,900 | $19,360,634 | No | Yes | 0 | 1 | |
| Colorado | $1,014,168 | No | Yes | 0 | 1 | ||
| Connecticut | $155,000 | $532,242 | No | Yes | 0 | 1 | |
| Delaware | $209,000 | No | Yes | 0 | 1 | ||
| Washington D.C. | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | |||
| Florida | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | |||
| Georgia | $2,200,000 | Yes | Yes | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hawaii | $705,619 | $713 | Yes | Yes | 1 | 1 | |
| Idaho | $200,000 | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | ||
| Illinois | $4,448,494 | No | Yes | 0 | 1 | ||
| Indiana | $500,000 | $400,000 | No | Yes | 0 | 1 | |
| Iowa | $237,500 | $490,000 | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | |
| Kansas | $500,000 | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kentucky | $1,080,700 | No | Yes | 0 | 1 | ||
| Louisiana | $490,000 | $85,000 | Yes | Yes | 1 | 1 | |
| Maine | $80,000 | $295,000 | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | |
| Maryland | No | Yes | 0 | 1 | |||
| Massachusetts | $2,268,015 | No | Yes | 0 | 1 | ||
| Michigan | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | |||
| Minnesota | $1,026,034 | No | Yes | 0 | 1 | ||
| Mississippi | $181,800 | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | ||
| Missouri | $300,000 | No | No | 0 | 0 | ||
| Montana | $200,000 | Yes | Yes | 1 | 1 | ||
| Nebraska | $427,000 | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nevada | $335,000 | $332 | Yes | Yes | 1 | 1 | |
| New Hampshire | $50,000 | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | ||
| New Jersey | $486,888 | No | Yes | 0 | 1 | ||
| New Mexico | $656,500 | Yes | Yes | 1 | 1 | ||
| New York | $8,970,539 | No | Yes | 0 | 1 | ||
| North Carolina | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | |||
| North Dakota | $260,000 | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ohio | $1,500,000 | No | Yes | 0 | 1 | ||
| Oklahoma | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | |||
| Oregon | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pennsylvania | $665,765 | No | Yes | 0 | 1 | ||
| Rhode Island | No | No | 0 | 0 | |||
| South Carolina | $500,000 | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | ||
| South Dakota | $100,000 | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tennessee | $400,000 | No | No | 0 | 0 | ||
| Texas | $7,245,000 | $5,723,768 | No | Yes | 0 | 1 | |
| Utah | $100,000 | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vermont | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | |||
| Virginia | $862,000 | $210,000 | Yes | Yes | 1 | 1 | |
| Washington | $500,000 | $25,000 | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | |
| West Virginia | $502,200 | No | Yes | 0 | 1 | ||
| Wisconsin | No | No | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wyoming | $25,000 | Yes | No | 1 | 0 |

Sources: “ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Fund Allocations”: National Conference of State Legislatures, updated 11/10/2021. "State Actions on Coronavirus Relief Funds": National Conference of State Legislatures, updated 6/17/2021. "Title XII Advance Activities Schedule": Treasury Direct, updated 11/05/2021. "Unemployment insurance data - loan data": Department of Labor, updated 11/10/2021. State Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Solvency Report 2020, Department of Labor.
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