Section C -- Unemployment and Sickness Benefits

This section presents data on unemployment and sickness benefits paid to qualified railroad employees under the Railroad 

Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA). Railroad unemployment and sickness benefits, by law, are based on a July-June 

benefit year. Therefore, railroad unemployment and sickness insurance benefit operations are presented on a benefit year 

basis, rather than on a fiscal year basis.

Normal benefits of each type may be paid for as many as 130 days in a period of 26 or more weeks but may not exceed the 

total creditable base year compensation of the beneficiary. After exhaustion of normal benefits, an employee with 10 or 

more years of railroad service may receive additional benefits in an extended benefit period provided they have not 

voluntarily retired, have not left work without good cause (for unemployment benefits only), and are less than 65 years old 

(for sickness benefits only). Extended benefits are paid in a 13-week period.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (CARES Act), enacted March 27, 2020, authorized 

payment of special extended unemployment benefits, enhanced unemployment benefits to those who received regular 

unemployment benefits in benefit year 2019-2020, and waiting period waiver unemployment and sickness benefits. Key 

provisions included the following:

• Railroad employees who were not previously eligible for extended unemployment benefits because they did not have 

10 years of railroad service were eligible for up to 65 days within an extended period consisting of 7 consecutive 2-

week registration periods.

• Railroad employees who were previously eligible for extended unemployment benefits of up to 65 days were eligible 

for extended benefits of up to 130 days within an extended period consisting of 13 consecutive 2-week registration 

periods.

• The special extended unemployment benefit periods had to begin no later than December 31, 2020.

• Enhanced unemployment benefits of $1,200 were payable for any unemployment registration period beginning on 

or after April 1, 2020, but no later than July 31, 2020.
The Continued Assistance to Rail Workers Act of 2020 (CARWA) was enacted December 27, 2020. Under CARWA, 

unemployment and sickness benefits are exempt from sequestration from January 3, 2021 until 30 days after the 

Presidential declaration of an end to the national emergency due to COVID-19. In addition:

• CARWA modified the CARES Act special extended unemployment benefits as follows:

o The beginning date was extended from December 31, 2020 to March 14, 2021.

o An additional 55 days within 6 additional consecutive 2-week registration periods for anyone who 

received regular unemployment benefits in the benefit years beginning July 1, 2019 or July 1, 2020. 

o No benefits were payable for registration periods beginning after April 5, 2021. 

• Enhanced unemployment benefits of $600 per registration period were enacted for registration periods beginning on 

or after December 27, 2020 through registration periods beginning on or before March 14, 2021. 

• The latest beginning date for the unemployment and sickness waiting period waiver benefits was extended from 

December 31, 2020 to March 14, 2021.

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), enacted March 14, 2021, continued the CARWA benefits as follows:

• Provided an extension to the special extended unemployment benefits for registration periods through September 6, 

2021 for anyone who received regular unemployment benefits in the benefit years beginning July 1, 2019, July 1, 

2020, or July 1, 2021. The total number of days payable was not to exceed 265 days in 27 registration periods for 

claimants with less than 10 years of service; claimants with 10 or more years of service were eligible for up to 330 

days in 33 registration periods. 

• The ending date for the enhanced unemployment benefits was extended from March 14, 2021 to September 6, 2021

at the rate of $600 per registration period.

• Extended the unemployment and sickness waiting period waiver benefits through registration periods beginning 

September 6, 2021.
An employee was qualified for benefit year 2020-2021 if in the preceding calendar (base) year their compensation for 

railroad work, excluding earnings over $1,655 a month, was $4,137.50 or more. Additionally, if the employee was a new 

entrant to the industry in the base year, they must have had at least five months of service in that year. For a long-service 

employee (one with 10 or more years of railroad service) a benefit year could be started early if they were not currently 

qualified but would be qualified for the next benefit year. Also, an extended benefit period could continue beyond the usual

June 30 ending date of a benefit year and thus extend the duration of the employee’s benefit year. Therefore, the tables in 

this section on payments for unemployment and sickness that occurred during the July 2020 – June 2021 period include 

benefits that technically were payable in extensions of the 2019-2020 benefit year or accelerations of the 2021-2022 benefit 

year as well as those payable for the general benefit year (2020-2021).

Table C1 shows the principal figures for operations in benefit year 2020-2021 and other recent years. Figures in this table

refer to payments made and other administrative actions taken under the unemployment and sickness programs during the 

designated benefit year. Table C2 provides various unemployment and sickness benefit and beneficiary data for benefit 

years 1991-1992 through 2020-2021. Tables C3 through C7 contain benefit data for unemployment and sickness which 

occurred in claim periods paid during the particular benefit years stated in the table headings or to which reference is made 

in the footnotes. Table C8 is a graph of unemployment and sickness beneficiaries by month for benefit year 2020-2021. 

Table C9 shows the distribution of experience-based contribution rates, by number of employers, for 2021.

Payments for maternity under a separate program were discontinued by amendments adopted in 1968. However, provision 

was made for payment of sickness benefits to female employees prevented from working because of pregnancy or childbirth. 

The sickness benefit data in this section include such payments.

The unemployment and sickness beneficiary tables for benefit year 2020-2021 include all payments made by June 30, 2021. 

Benefits are paid for compensable days of unemployment or sickness at a daily rate equal to 60 percent of the employee’s 

last daily rate of pay in the base year, subject to an $82.00 maximum and a $12.70 minimum in benefit year 2020-2021.

In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, unemployment and 

sickness benefit amounts reflect a reduction of 9.2% under sequestration for days of unemployment and sickness after 

February 28, 2013, a reduction of 7.2% for days after September 30, 2013, 7.3% for days after September 30, 2014, 6.8% 

for days after September 30, 2015, 6.9% for days after September 30, 2016, 6.6% for days after September 30, 2017, 6.2% 

for days after September 30, 2018, 5.9% for September 30, 2019, and 5.7% for September 30, 2020 and before January 3, 

2021 due to CARWA.

The most important qualifications of the data for each table are shown in footnotes to the table.
Table C1.-- Principal administrative data for the unemployment and sickness benefit programs, 

benefit years 2016-2017 through 2020-2021, cash basis

Item 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-20201 

Qualified employees................................. 260,700 242,100 235,400 234,600 

Maximum daily benefit rate...................... $72 $72 $77 $78 

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS2

Gross amount of benefits paid (thousands)3 $59,888 $42,588 $37,994 $182,468 

Payments: Number................................................... 90,000 63,000 52,300 226,500  Average amount per two week claim period......................................... $594 $601 $644 4$648 

Beneficiaries............................................... 13,200 9,300 7,900 23,100 Applications received................................ 16,800 12,500 12,200 43,900 Claims received.......................................... 108,100 75,500 63,000 171,300 Normal benefit accounts exhausted......... 3,100 2,100 1,700 3,400 

SICKNESS BENEFITS2

Gross amount of benefits paid (thousands)3 $77,075 $77,346 $73,492 $79,968 

Payments: Number................................................... 114,400 115,000 102,100 108,100  Average amount per two week claim period......................................... $597 $597 $638 $650 

Beneficiaries............................................... 16,100 15,700 14,400 15,400 Applications received................................ 20,100 19,600 17,900 19,800 Claims received.......................................... 133,800 133,700 119,600 127,200 Normal benefit accounts exhausted......... 3,400 3,500 3,000 3,300 

1 Starting in May 2020, includes unemployment and sickness waiting period waiver benefits, special extended unemployment benefits and enha

benefits authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (CARES), the Continued Assistance to Rail Workers A

and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). Gross benefits for these temporary payments were $85,086,000 for 2019-2020 and $148for 2020-2021. 

2 In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, amounts reflect a reduction of 7.2% under 

of unemployment and sickness after September 30, 2013, 7.3% for days after September 30, 2014, 6.8% for days after September 30, 2015, September 30, 2016, 6.6% for days after September 30, 2017, 6.2% for days after September 30, 2018, 5.9% for days after September 30, 20after September 30, 2020 and before January 3, 2021. Beginning January 3, 2021, CARWA temporarily suspended sequestration until 30 day

declaration of an end to the national emergency concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. 3 In Statistical Tables through FY 2018, information on this table, with respect to benefits paid, was reported on a net basis. Beginning with the 

Tables, these amounts are now shown on a gross basis.

4 Average unemployment payment includes special extended and waiting period waiver unemployment benefits but does not include enhanced 

payments made under the CARES Act, CARWA, and ARPA. 

5 Average sickness payment includes the waiting period waiver sickness benefit payments made under the CARES Act, CARWA, and ARPA. 
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280

2016-2017

2017-2018

2018-2019

2019-2020

2020-2021

Millions of Dollars

Figure C1. -- Gross benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act,

benefit years 2016-2017 through 2020-2021, cash basis

Sickness Unemployment

Starting in May 2020, includes unemployment and sickness waiting period waiver benefits, special extended unemployment benefits and enhanced unemployment 

benefits authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (CARES), the Continued Assistance to Rail Workers Act of 2020 (CARWA),

and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). These benefits are not sequestered.

In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, amounts reflect a reduction of 7.2% under sequestration for days

of unemployment and sickness after September 30, 2013, 7.3% for days after September 30, 2014, 6.8% for days after September 30, 2015, 6.9% for days after

September 30, 2016, and 6.6% for days after September 30, 2017, 6.2% for days after September 30, 2018, and 5.9% for days after September 30, 2019, and 5.7% 

for days after September 30, 2020 and before January 3, 2021. Beginning January 3, 2021, CARWA temporarily suspended sequestration until 30 days after a 

Presidential declaration of an end to the national emergency concerning the COVID-19 pandemic.
Table C2.--Unemployment and sickness beneficiaries, benefit averages, and related data, by benefit year, 1991-1992 through 2020-2021

Average per beneficiary

Amount of Beneficiaries Benefit Amount of benefits

gross per 100 exhaustions

Number of benefits qualified per 100 Number of Compensable Daily Total for Total per

Year beneficiaries (thousands) employees beneficiaries payments days benefit year week1

UNEMPLOYMENT

1991-1992.................... 26,400 2$62,185 8 21 8.7 76 $30.94 $2,353 $154.70 

1992-1993.................... 20,700 251,150 7 19 8.5 75 32.82 2,466 164.10 

1993-1994.................... 18,600 44,016 6 16 8.1 71 32.94 2,348 164.70 

1994-1995.................... 18,700 39,670 6 15 6.8 59 35.73 2,120 178.65 

1995-1996.................... 16,800 42,263 6 19 7.8 69 35.86 2,461 179.30 

1996-1997.................... 15,300 40,228 5 18 7.2 63 40.57 2,564 202.85 

1997-1998.................... 11,300 30,175 4 18 6.9 60 42.78 2,571 213.90 

1998-1999.................... 12,600 35,354 5 16 7.0 62 43.81 2,719 219.05 

1999-2000.................... 13,700 38,317 5 13 6.9 61 45.51 2,759 227.56 

2000-2001.................... 16,700 46,120 6 13 6.6 57 47.81 2,736 239.05 

2001-2002.................... 17,800 51,398 7 14 6.7 58 49.62 2,862 248.08 

2002-2003.................... 15,400 49,563 6 17 7.1 62 51.45 3,182 257.27 

2003-2004.................... 11,700 41,315 5 19 7.4 64 54.38 3,503 271.89 

2004-2005.................... 9,300 34,394 4 21 7.4 66 55.27 3,633 276.34 

2005-2006.................... 8,900 30,478 4 18 6.9 61 55.27 3,393 276.35 

2006-2007.................... 9,500 32,529 4 17 6.8 60 56.29 3,398 281.47 

2007-2008.................... 10,100 38,187 4 18 7.2 64 58.40 3,732 292.01 

2008-20093................... 21,400 82,572 8 13 7.4 63 60.66 3,846 303.32 

2009-20103

................... 24,800 142,609 10 30 10.3 90 63.43 5,715 317.14 

2010-20113................... 11,600 55,623 5 24 8.4 73 65.23 4,742 326.15 

2011-20123................... 9,200 45,562 4 24 8.6 75 65.22 4,921 326.12 

2012-20133,4................. 10,700 51,648 4 23 8.6 75 63.98 4,792 319.89 

2013-20143,4................. 10,000 42,946 4 23 7.8 69 62.36 4,286 311.79 

2014-20153,4................. 7,600 33,873 3 25 7.7 69 64.66 4,451 323.31 

2015-20163,4................. 16,400 75,337 6 19 7.7 68 66.88 4,576 334.41 

2016-20174................... 13,200 59,888 5 23 7.6 67 66.94 4,518 334.72 

2017-20184................... 9,300 42,588 4 22 7.6 68 66.89 4,551 334.44 

2018-20194................... 7,900 37,994 3 22 7.5 67 71.65 4,809 358.25 

2019-20204,5................. 23,100 105,108 10 14 7.0 62 73.69 4,558 368.45 

2020-20214,5................. 26,300 165,211 12 22 9.6 84 74.52 6,272 372.59 

See footnotes at end of table.
Average per beneficiary

Amount of Beneficiaries Benefit Amount of benefits

gross per 100 exhaustions

Number of benefits qualified per 100 Number of Compensable Daily Total for Total per

Year beneficiaries (thousands) employees beneficiaries payments days benefit year week1

SICKNESS

1991-1992.................... 23,600 $52,666 7 21 7.7 72 $30.97 $2,232 $154.85 

1992-1993.................... 21,800 50,693 7 20 7.6 71 32.80 2,323 164.00 

1993-1994.................... 21,600 50,613 7 16 7.5 71 32.98 2,328 164.90 

1994-1995.................... 21,000 54,006 7 20 7.7 72 35.74 2,573 178.70 

1995-1996.................... 20,400 55,437 7 21 7.9 74 35.94 2,652 179.70 

1996-1997.................... 20,500 60,566 7 21 7.6 70 40.18 2,825 200.90 

1997-1998.................... 20,500 63,356 7 18 7.7 69 42.90 2,967 214.50 

1998-1999.................... 20,600 64,203 8 16 7.6 68 43.91 2,999 219.55 

1999-2000.................... 22,000 69,992 8 17 7.8 69 45.75 3,152 228.73 

2000-2001.................... 23,000 78,584 8 19 7.9 71 47.88 3,388 239.42 

2001-2002.................... 23,000 84,125 9 21 8.2 73 49.85 3,629 249.25 

2002-2003.................... 22,400 83,690 9 19 8.0 71 51.83 3,701 259.17 

2003-2004.................... 21,600 83,718 9 19 7.9 70 54.80 3,848 274.02 

2004-2005.................... 20,200 78,547 8 18 7.8 69 55.89 3,855 279.46 

2005-2006.................... 19,700 76,041 8 17 7.7 69 55.93 3,835 279.63 

2006-2007.................... 19,000 73,140 8 17 7.6 67 56.83 3,814 284.17 

2007-2008.................... 18,400 72,336 7 17 7.5 66 58.76 3,896 293.78 

2008-2009.................... 17,600 71,704 7 17 7.5 67 60.69 4,040 303.45 

2009-2010.................... 17,800 76,991 7 17 7.6 68 63.62 4,298 318.11 

2010-2011.................... 17,400 77,555 7 17 7.6 68 65.66 4,441 328.28 

2011-2012.................... 16,700 74,457 7 17 7.5 67 65.77 4,413 328.85 

2012-20134................... 15,800 66,743 6 16 7.4 65 64.50 4,202 322.48 

2013-20144................... 15,600 64,075 6 16 7.4 65 63.09 4,100 315.46 

2014-20154................... 15,500 66,950 6 17 7.5 66 65.44 4,314 327.20 

2015-20164................... 16,000 73,892 6 19 7.8 69 67.49 4,626 337.45 

2016-20174................... 16,100 77,075 6 20 8.0 71 67.63 4,797 338.14 

2017-20184................... 15,700 77,346 6 21 8.2 73 67.66 4,920 338.31 

2018-20194................... 14,400 73,492 6 20 8.0 71 72.43 5,114 362.16 

2019-20204................... 15,400 79,968 7 20 8.0 70 73.75 5,173 368.75 

2020-20214,5................. 25,600 95,392 11 14 6.4 50 74.35 3,728 371.74 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table C2.--Unemployment and sickness beneficiaries, benefit averages, and related data, by benefit year, 1991-1992 through 2020-2021 - Continued
Table C2.--Unemployment and sickness beneficiaries, benefit averages, and related data, by benefit year, 1991-1992 through 2020-2021 - Continued

1 Benefit for full week of unemployment or sickness.

3

Includes benefits under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009, as amended, which provided

extended unemployment benefits to claimants with less than 10 years of service and additional extended benefits to those with 10 or more years of service. Benefits had to begin by

 December 31, 2013.

4

In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, amounts reflect a reduction of 9.2% under sequestration for days of unemployment

and sickness after February 28, 2013, a reduction of 7.2% for days after September 30, 2013, 7.3% for days after September 30, 2014, 6.8% for days after September 30, 2015, 

6.9% for days after September 30, 2016, 6.6% for days after September 2017, 6.2% for days after September 30, 2018, and 5.9% for days after September 30, 2019, and 5.7% for

days after September 30, 2020 and before January 3, 2021. Beginning January 3, 2021, the Continued Assistance to Rail Workers Act of 2020 (CARWA) temporarily suspended

sequestration until 30 days after a Presidential declaration of an end to the national emergency concerning the COVID-19 pandemic.

5

Includes special extended benefits and waiting period waiver benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (CARES Act), CARWA and the American

Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). Benefits do not include $77.4 million and $107.9 million in enhanced unemployment benefits in benefit years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021, 

respectively. These benefits are not sequestered.

2

Includes benefits under Title V of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991, as amended, which provided extended unemployment benefits to claimants with less

 than 10 years of service and additional extended benefits to those with 10-14 years.
Table C3.--Unemployment and sickness beneficiaries in benefit year 2020-2021 and selected data, by completed years of service

 Per 100 Compensable Amount of 

 qualified days on Daily benefits

Completed years of service Total employees benefit rolls benefit1 for year1

UNEMPLOYMENT2

Under 10........................................ 19,597 19 83 $74.51 $6,209

10-14.............................................. 3,522 8 85 74.70 6,362

15 and over................................... 3,392 4 83 74.56 6,224

Total............................................... 26,512 12 84 $74.54 $6,232

SICKNESS2

Under 10........................................ 8,370 8 43 $76.86 $3,279

10-14.............................................. 5,562 13 55 77.24 4,245

15 and over................................... 10,083 12 62 77.76 4,783

Total............................................... 24,015 11 53 $77.39 $4,134

1

 In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, amounts reflect a reduction of 6.6% under

 sequestration for days of unemployment and sickness after September 30, 2017, 6.2% for days after September 30, 2018, 5.9% for days after 

 September 30, 2019 and 5.7% for days after September 30, 2020 and before January 3, 2021. Beginning January 3, 2021, the Continued 

 Assistance to Rail Workers Act of 2020 (CARWA) temporarily suspended sequestration until 30 days after a Presidential declaration of an end

 to the national emergency concerning the COVID-19 pandemic.

2 Benefit amounts include $29.4 million in special extended unemployment benefits, $5.6 million unemployment waived waiting period benefits 

 and $5.4 million in sickness waived waiting period benefits paid under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020,

 (CARES Act) as extended by CARWA and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). Benefits do not include $107.9 million in enhanced 

 unemployment benefits. These benefits are not sequestered.

Beneficiaries Average per beneficiary
Unemployment benefits Sickness benefits Enhanc

States Beneficiaries Total amount1,2 Beneficiaries Total amount1,2 Benefic

Alabama................................... 376 $1,785,000 518 $1,960,000 3Alaska...................................... 46 615,000 (3) ..... 

Arizona..................................... 429 2,185,000 381 1,492,000 3Arkansas.................................. 839 6,145,000 547 2,168,000 7California................................. 1,493 9,994,000 1,445 5,952,000 1,3Colorado.................................. 414 3,115,000 266 928,000 3Connecticut............................. 54 325,000 124 617,000 Delaware.................................. 54 360,000 129 610,000 Washington DC....................... 18 110,000 5 35,000 Florida...................................... 560 3,945,000 489 2,048,000 4Georgia.................................... 808 6,458,000 948 3,718,000 6Hawaii...................................... (3) ..... (3) ..... 

Idaho........................................ 224 1,301,000 212 540,000 1Illinois...................................... 2,146 16,402,000 2,106 7,580,000 1,8Indiana..................................... 853 4,923,000 1,062 4,145,000 7Iowa.......................................... 470 2,043,000 438 1,172,000 4Kansas..................................... 652 3,973,000 524 1,544,000 5Kentucky................................. 488 3,031,000 606 2,511,000 4Louisiana................................. 577 4,533,000 497 1,744,000 5Maine....................................... 19 73,000 46 182,000 Maryland.................................. 255 1,717,000 323 1,567,000 2Massachusetts........................ 75 459,000 253 1,228,000 Michigan.................................. 442 2,404,000 491 1,768,000 3Minnesota................................ 685 3,495,000 565 1,566,000 5Mississippi.............................. 288 1,856,000 286 909,000 2Missouri................................... 1,531 9,318,000 1,013 3,272,000 1,2Montana................................... 766 4,035,000 279 801,000 6Nebraska................................. 1,255 5,736,000 1,339 4,030,000 1,1Nevada..................................... 107 713,000 85 255,000 New Hampshire....................... 12 52,000 34 144,000 New Jersey.............................. 210 1,456,000 768 3,636,000 1See footnotes at end of table.

Table C4.--Unemployment and sickness beneficiaries, and total gross benefits for the year,

by state, benefit year 2020-2021
Unemployment benefits Sickness benefits Enha

States Beneficiaries Total amount1,2 Beneficiaries Total amount1,2 Benef

New Mexico............................. 258 $1,375,000 159 $605,000 New York................................. 504 2,862,000 831 3,657,000 North Carolina......................... 260 1,788,000 330 1,357,000 North Dakota........................... 304 1,792,000 155 396,000 Ohio.......................................... 1,091 5,789,000 1,111 4,377,000 Oklahoma................................ 299 2,105,000 241 795,000 Oregon..................................... 262 1,626,000 226 1,045,000 Pennsylvania........................... 979 5,725,000 1,268 5,169,000 Rhode Island........................... 7 53,000 47 211,000 South Carolina........................ 172 1,192,000 309 1,454,000 South Dakota........................... 129 779,000 75 230,000 Tennessee............................... 539 3,038,000 642 2,443,000 Texas........................................ 2,784 19,648,000 1,993 5,971,000 2,Utah.......................................... 169 954,000 242 729,000 Vermont................................... 7 47,000 5 10,000 Virginia..................................... 492 3,080,000 560 2,685,000 Washington............................. 613 2,920,000 437 1,803,000 West Virginia........................... 301 1,715,000 414 1,767,000 Wisconsin................................ 647 3,592,000 473 1,515,000 Wyoming.................................. 377 2,517,000 275 1,013,000 Total4 ....................................... 26,342 $165,211,000 25,585 $95,392,000 22,

1 In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, amounts reflect a reduction of 6

 for days of unemployment and sickness after September 30, 2017, 6.2% for days after September 30, 2018, 5.9% for days after S 5.7% for days after September 30, 2020, and before January 3, 2021. Beginning January 3, 2021, the Continued Assistance to Ra (CARWA) temporarily suspended sequestration until 30 days after a Presidential declaration of an end to the national emergency  pandemic.

2 Benefit amounts include $29.2 million in special extended unemployment benefits, $5.6 million in unemployment waived waiting 

 million in sickness waived waiting period benefits paid under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (C the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). These benefits are not sequestered.

3 Fewer than five beneficiaries; dollar amounts are suppressed.4 Includes beneficiaries whose state of residence was unknown.

NOTE.--Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. Data is partly estimated.

Table C4.--Unemployment and sickness beneficiaries, and total gross benefits for the year,

by state, benefit year 2020-2021 - Continued
Table C5.--Beneficiaries and selected averages for benefit year 2020-2021 unemployment, by age and sex 

Number of beneficiaries Average per beneficiary

Per 100

Qualified qualified Compensable days Daily Amount of

Age on birthday in 2020 Total Female employees employees of unemployment benefit1,2 benefits for year1,2

Under 25.................. 455 23 4,000 11 89 $76.50 $6,789 

25 to 29.................... 2,384 134 15,000 16 88 76.74 6,718 

30 to 34.................... 4,479 251 27,100 17 88 76.90 6,750 

35 to 39.................... 4,598 224 32,600 14 91 77.04 7,023 

40 to 44.................... 3,848 208 33,800 11 93 76.93 7,146 

45 to 49.................... 2,939 183 33,300 9 92 77.09 7,127 

50 to 54.................... 2,463 205 30,800 8 98 76.80 7,563 

55 to 59.................... 1,626 174 25,700 6 101 76.80 7,750 

60 to 64.................... 1,013 148 19,000 5 95 76.80 7,322 

65 to 69.................... 204 31 5,700 4 104 74.17 7,698 

70 and older............ 24 3 1,100 2 88 60.07 5,266 

ALL BENEFICIARIES

Male........................ 22,449 ..... 207,200 11 92 $76.87 $7,050 

Female.................... 1,584 1,584 20,900 8 100 $76.78 $7,678 

Total3...................... 24,033 1,584 228,400 11 92 $76.87 $7,091 

1

 In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, amounts reflect a reduction of 6.6% under sequestration for days 

 of unemployment and sickness after September 30, 2017, 6.2% for days after September 30, 2018, 5.9% for days after September 30, 2019, 5.7% for days after

 September 30, 2020, and before January 3, 2021. Beginning January 3, 2021, the Continued Assistance to Rail Workers Act of 2020 (CARWA) temporarily suspended

 sequestration until 30 days after a Presidential declaration of an end to the national emergency concerning the COVID-19 pandemic.

2 Benefit amounts include $29.4 million in special extended unemployment benefits and $5.6 million in waived waiting period benefits paid under the Coronavirus 

 Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (CARES Act), CARWA and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). Benefits do not include $77.4 million in 

 enhanced unemployment benefits. These benefits are not sequestered.

3 Includes employees whose sex and/or age was not reported.

NOTE.-- Beneficiary figures based on payments made in the year, regardless of the benefit year for which payment was made. Qualified employees for 2020-2021

benefit year are those qualified on the basis of 2019 compensation.
Table C6.--Beneficiaries and selected averages for benefit year 2020-2021 sickness, by age and sex 

Number of beneficiaries Average per beneficiary

Per 100

Qualified qualified Compensable days Daily Amount of

Age on birthday in 2020 Total Female employees employees of sickness benefit1,2 benefits for year1,2

Under 25.................. 60 4 4,000 2 34 $76.18 $2,561 

25 to 29.................... 625 37 15,000 4 34 76.82 2,633 

30 to 34.................... 1,872 185 27,100 7 38 77.04 2,923 

35 to 39.................... 2,981 187 32,600 9 39 77.17 3,027 

40 to 44.................... 3,749 174 33,800 11 45 77.26 3,472 

45 to 49.................... 3,879 204 33,300 12 50 77.42 3,872 

50 to 54.................... 4,115 248 30,800 13 56 77.72 4,390 

55 to 59.................... 3,434 246 25,700 13 67 77.53 5,230 

60 to 64.................... 2,654 187 19,000 14 76 77.61 5,894 

65 to 69.................... 590 44 5,700 10 69 76.02 5,234 

70 and older............ 56 5 1,100 5 52 70.29 3,649 

ALL BENEFICIARIES

Male........................ 22,494 ...... 207,200 11 52 $77.44 $4,031 

Female.................... 1,521 1,521 20,900 7 74 $76.82 $5,667 

Total3...................... 24,015 1,521 228,400 11 53 $77.39 $4,134 

1

 In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, amounts reflect a reduction of 6.6% under sequestration for days 

 of unemployment and sickness after September 30, 2017, 6.2% for days after September 30, 2018, 5.9% for days after September 30, 2019, 5.7% for days after

 September 30, 2020, and before January 3, 2021. Beginning January 3, 2021, the Continued Assistance to Rail Workers Act of 2020 (CARWA) temporarily suspended

 sequestration until 30 days after a Presidential declaration of an end to the national emergency concerning the COVID-19 pandemic.

2

 Benefit amounts include $5.4 million in waived waiting period benefits paid under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (CARES Act), CARWA

 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). These benefits are not sequestered.

3 Includes employees whose sex and/or age was not reported.

NOTE.--Beneficiary figures based on payments made in the year, regardless of the benefit year for which payment was made. Qualified employees for 2020-2021

benefit year are those qualified on the basis of 2019 compensation.
Table C7.--Beneficiaries and average compensable days for benefit year 2020-2021 sickness, by type of sickness

International Average compensable

list number Type of sickness Beneficiaries days of sickness

 A00-B99 Infective and parasitic diseases ............................................................................. 9,842 10

 C00-D48 Neoplasms.............................................................................................................. 602 81

 E00-90 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders................. 246 85

 D50-89 Diseases of the blood and blood forming organs.................................................... 27 70

 F00-99 Mental disorders...................................................................................................... 1,797 81

 G00-H95 Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs............................................... 647 81

 I00-99 Diseases of the circulatory system.......................................................................... 1,011 89

 J00-99 Diseases of the respiratory system......................................................................... 491 66

 K00-93 Diseases of the digestive system............................................................................ 846 42

 N00-99 Diseases of the genitourinary system..................................................................... 198 60

 O00-P96 Pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium, total1

............................................. 189 50

 L00-99 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue....................................................... 117 61

 M00-99 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue............................ 3,193 96

 Q00-99 Congenital anomalies.............................................................................................. 114 66

 R00-69 Symptoms and ill-defined conditions....................................................................... 1,993 44

 S00-T98,

 V01-Y98 Injury and complications of poisoning..................................................................... 4,272 77 

 Total............................................................................................................................................ 25,585 50

1 Includes normal periods of pregnancy and the puerperium in addition to morbidities included in the classifications numbered O00-P96.

NOTE.--Type of sickness is determined by the first sickness for which payment was made. Classification by sickness group is in accordance 

with The International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM), United States Government.

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Note.--Includes payments to beneficiaries for special extended unemployment benefits, unemployment waiting period 

waiver benefits, and sickness waiting period waiver benefits, authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 

Security Act of 2020 (CARES Act), the Continued Assistance to Rail Workers Act of 2020 (CARWA), and the American 

Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA).

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Figure C8.--Unemployment and Sickness Beneficiaries

by Month for Benefit Year 2020-2021

Unemployment

Sickness

AUG

Beneficiaries

JUL SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
695 

37 18 8 

39 

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Figure C9. -- Experience Rating Distribution, 2021

3.15% 3.16% - 5.99% 6.00% - 8.99% 9.00% - 11.99% 12.00% 

Contribution Rate

Percentage of Employers

Note.--Number of employers is displayed above each bar. The minimum contribution rate of 3.15% includes a 2.50% surcharge. For this

year, the new employer rate is also 3.15%, the same as the minimum contribution rate.