F-1 

APPENDIX F - DATA ON EMPLOYMENT, EARNINGS, AND 

UNEMPLOYMENT

The following tables and charts provide additional data on unemployment and 

the Unemployment Compensation Program. 
TABLE F-1--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED MONTHLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, 1972-2002

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1972 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.3 5.2 1973 4.9 5.0 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.9 1974 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.0 6.6 7.2 1975 8.1 8.1 8.6 8.8 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.2 1976 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.4 7.6 7.8 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.8 1977 7.5 7.6 7.4 7.2 7.0 7.2 6.9 7.0 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.4 1978 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.2 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.9 6.0 1979 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.9 6.0 1980 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.9 7.5 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.2 1981 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.2 7.5 7.5 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.9 8.3 8.5 1982 8.6 8.9 9.0 9.3 9.4 9.6 9.8 9.8 10.1 10.4 10.8 10.8 1983 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.1 9.4 9.5 9.2 8.8 8.5 8.3 1984 8.0 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.4 7.2 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.4 7.2 7.3 1985 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.4 7.4 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.0 1986 6.7 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.6 1987 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.7 1988 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 1989 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 1990 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.3 1991 6.4 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.3 1992 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.3 7.4 7.4 1993 7.3 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.5 1994 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.5 1995 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 1996 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.4 1997 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.7 1998 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.4 1999 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 2000 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.9 2001 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.9 5.0 5.4 5.6 5.8 2002 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.0 Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
TABLE F-2--UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY SEX, AGE, RACE, AND OTHER FACTORS, 1980-2002 

By Sex and Age By Race and Ethnicity By Selected Groups 

Year 

Total (All 

Civilian 

Workers) 

Men 20 

Years and 

Over 

Women 20 

Years and 

Over 

Both Sexes 

16-19 Years White Black Hispanic Asian Experienced Wage and Salary Workers Married Men, Spouse Present Women W

Maintain Fam

1980 7.1 5.9 6.4 17.8 6.3 14.3 10.1 NA 6.9 4.2 9.2 

1981 7.6 6.3 6.8 19.6 6.7 15.6 10.4 NA 7.3 4.3 10.41982 9.7 8.8 8.3 23.2 8.6 18.9 13.8 NA 9.3 6.5 11.71983 9.6 8.9 8.1 22.4 8.4 19.5 13.7 NA 9.2 6.5 12.21984 7.5 6.6 6.8 18.9 6.5 15.9 10.7 NA 7.1 4.6 10.31985 7.2 6.2 6.6 18.6 6.2 15.1 10.5 NA 6.8 4.3 10.41986 7.0 6.1 6.2 18.3 6.0 14.5 10.6 NA 6.6 4.4 9.81987 6.2 5.4 5.4 16.9 5.3 13.0 8.8 NA 5.8 3.9 9.21988 5.5 4.8 4.9 15.3 4.7 11.7 8.2 NA 5.2 3.3 8.11989 5.3 4.5 4.7 15.0 4.5 11.4 8.0 NA 5.0 3.0 8.11990 5.6 5.0 4.9 15.5 4.8 11.4 8.2 NA 5.3 3.4 8.31991 6.8 6.4 5.7 18.7 6.1 12.5 10.0 NA 6.6 4.4 9.31992 7.5 7.1 6.3 20.1 6.6 14.2 11.6 NA 7.2 5.1 10.01993 6.9 6.4 5.9 19.0 6.1 13.0 10.8 NA 6.6 4.4 9.71994 6.1 5.4 5.4 17.6 5.3 11.5 9.9 NA 5.9 3.7 8.9

1995 5.6 4.8 4.9 17.3 4.9 10.4 9.3 NA 5.4 3.3 8.01996 5.4 4.6 4.8 16.7 4.7 10.5 8.9 NA 5.2 3.0 8.21997 4.9 4.2 4.4 16.0 4.2 10.0 7.7 NA 4.7 2.7 8.11998 4.5 3.7 4.1 14.6 3.9 8.9 7.2 NA 4.3 2.4 7.21999 4.2 3.5 3.8 13.9 3.7 8.0 6.4 NA 4.0 2.2 6.42000 4.0 3.3 3.6 13.1 3.5 7.6 5.7 3.6 3.8 2.0 5.92001 4.7 4.2 4.1 14.7 4.2 8.6 6.6 4.5 4.6 2.7 6.62002 5.8 5.3 5.1 16.5 5.1 10.2 7.5 5.9 5.7 3.6 8.0NA - Not available. 

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
TABLE F-3--STATE INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNDER THE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATIO

PROGRAM 1994-2002 

Year 2002, By Quarter State 

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 I II III IV 

Alabama 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 2.1 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.1 Alaska 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.1 4.9 4.7 6.9 5.7 3.7 5.1 

Arizona 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.2 2.2 1.8 

Arkansas 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.2 3.1 3.8 3.2 2.9 3.3 California 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.4 3.0 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.4 

Colorado 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.3 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.8 Connecticut 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 2.3 3.5 3.0 3.1 2.9 Delaware 1.9 1.9 2.3 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.8 2.5 2.0 2.1 2.1 

District of Columbia 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 Florida 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.7 Georgia 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.6 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 Hawaii 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.1 1.7 2.2 2.9 2.4 2.0 1.9 

Idaho 3.1 3.2 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.3 3.0 4.8 3.2 2.5 3.0 

Illinois 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.6 3.7 3.4 2.9 2.9 

Indiana 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.9 2.8 2.1 1.8 2.0 

Iowa. 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.4 2.0 2.9 2.1 1.9 2.0 Kansas 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.6 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.1 

Kentucky 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.1 2.9 2.4 2.2 2.1 

Louisiana 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.9 Maine 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.1 1.8 1.6 1.9 3.1 2.3 1.6 1.9 Maryland 2.4 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.7 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.0 Massachusetts 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.1 2.2 1.9 2.8 4.4 3.5 3.3 3.2 Michigan 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.8 3.0 4.5 3.4 2.9 2.9 

Minnesota 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.9 3.2 2.4 1.9 2.1 

Mississippi 2.0 2.1 2.3 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.5 

Missouri 2.1 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 2.1 2.9 2.4 2.3 2.4 
Montana 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.4 3.6 2.5 1.6 2.4 

Nebraska 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.5 Nevada 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.7 3.8 3.0 2.7 2.8 

New Hampshire 1.4 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.5 1.1 2.0 1.6 1.5 1.5 

New Jersey 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.9 3.9 3.4 3.5 3.2 

New Mexico 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.7 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.0 

New York 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.2 2.0 1.8 2.5 3.6 2.9 2.8 2.8 

North Carolina 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 2.4 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.9 

North Dakota 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.4 2.4 1.4 1.0 1.3 Ohio 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 2.1 3.1 2.5 2.1 2.2 

Oklahoma 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 

Oregon 3.6 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 3.8 5.0 4.3 3.9 4.2 Pennsylvania 3.5 3.4 3.4 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 3.3 4.5 3.7 3.5 3.6 

Puerto Rico 7.0 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.7 4.9 Rhode Island 4.6 4.6 4.4 3.7 3.1 3.0 2.7 3.1 3.8 3.0 3.1 2.7 South Carolina 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.5 3.3 2.7 2.6 2.7 South Dakota 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.5 0.9 0.7 0.8 

Tennessee 1.9 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 2.3 2.9 2.3 2.1 2.1 Texas 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.7 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 Utah 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.6 2.5 2.0 1.8 1.8 

Vermont 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.7 2.1 3.4 2.7 2.3 2.7 Virginia 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.5 

Virgin Islands 3.2 2.7 2.4 1.9 1.3 1.2 0.8 1.4 1.8 1.9 2.8 3.1 

Washington 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.1 3.2 3.1 2.7 3.5 5.1 4.4 3.7 4.0 West Virginia 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.3 3.3 2.6 2.4 2.6 

Wisconsin 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.9 4.6 3.2 2.8 3.0 

Wyoming 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.3 2.0 1.4 1.1 1.5 United States 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 2.3 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.6 

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. 
TABLE F-4--DISTRIBUTION OF UNEMPLOYMENT BY DURATION OF AND REASON FOR UNEMPLOYME

 SELECTED YEARS 1977-02 

Percent Distribution of Unemployment By Duration1 Percent Distribution of Unemployment by Rea

Year Unemployment (Thousands) Less Than 5 Weeks 5-14 Weeks 15-26 Weeks 27 Weeks and Over Job Losers Job Leavers Reentrants New E1977 6,991 41.8 30.5 13.1 14.7 45.3 13.0 28.1 131980 7,637 43.1 32.3 13.8 10.7 51.7 11.7 25.2 111981 8,273 41.7 30.7 13.6 14.0 51.6 11.2 25.4 111982 10,678 36.4 31.0 16.0 16.6 58.7 7.9 22.3 111983 10,717 33.3 27.4 15.4 23.9 58.4 7.7 22.5 111984 8,539 39.2 28.7 12.9 19.1 51.8 9.6 25.6 131985 8,312 42.1 30.2 12.3 15.4 49.8 10.6 27.1 121986 8,237 41.0 32.0 12.4 14.5 49.0 13.0 25.7 131987 7,425 43.7 29.6 12.7 14.0 48.0 13.0 26.6 121988 6,701 46.0 30.0 12.0 12.1 46.1 14.7 27.0 121989 6,528 48.6 30.3 11.2 9.9 45.7 15.7 28.2 101990 7,047 46.3 32.0 11.7 10.0 48.1 14.8 27.4 91991 8,628 40.3 32.3 14.4 12.9 54.4 11.6 24.8 91992 9,613 35.1 29.4 15.1 20.3 56.1 10.4 23.8 91993 8,940 36.5 28.9 14.5 20.1 54.2 10.9 24.6 101994 7,996 34.1 30.1 15.5 20.3 47.7 9.9 34.8 71995 7,404 36.5 31.6 14.7 17.3 46.9 11.1 34.1 71996 7,236 36.4 31.6 14.6 17.4 46.6 10.7 34.7 81997 6,739 37.7 31.7 14.8 15.8 45.1 11.8 34.7 81998 6,210 42.2 31.4 12.3 14.1 45.5 11.8 34.3 81999 5,880 43.7 31.2 12.8 12.3 44.6 13.3 34.1 82000 5,655 45.0 31.9 11.8 11.4 44.1 13.7 34.6 72001 6,742 42.0 32.1 14.1 11.8 50.8 12.3 30.1 62002 8,266 34.6 30.8 16.3 18.3 54.7 10.4 28.5 61 Detail may not add to 100 percent because of rounding. Source: Office of the President (2003). Economic Report of the President, Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. (See page 328) 
TABLE F-5--STATE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION REGULAR BENEFITS EXHAUSTIONS 

BY MONTH, 1978-2002 

[In Thousands]

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. To

1978 210,645 183,528 200,631 192,344 193,053 176,288 151,194 158,398 137,973 133,294 143,977 149,098 2,031979 183,756 159,773 192,900 185,488 194,582 162,498 169,248 166,425 140,089 161,232 158,640 162,464 2,031980 215,329 201,273 220,022 259,346 250,658 246,276 298,368 256,291 254,097 291,826 259,063 319,394 3,071981 309,149 275,354 290,539 289,119 245,805 244,149 246,909 215,108 206,708 200,252 201,040 265,045 2,981982 257,550 267,305 340,976 361,981 338,017 378,114 359,793 364,505 351,325 347,171 384,211 423,761 4,171983 420,953 394,259 469,973 430,523 398,346 383,030 336,087 340,810 263,987 244,243 248,960 248,451 4,171984 268,820 244,709 250,626 245,106 243,306 197,636 213,400 211,824 163,338 196,644 182,782 187,954 2,601985 237,208 206,959 227,860 252,583 232,183 194,076 234,998 204,810 181,637 205,478 179,404 212,602 2,561986 235,008 207,848 219,934 256,038 232,984 212,380 247,004 210,292 211,859 223,173 187,226 241,151 2,681987 230,062 220,199 244,517 244,480 205,549 206,268 212,309 178,544 170,177 159,666 153,048 183,652 2,401988 176,239 170,433 197,854 180,488 173,735 171,532 160,176 169,273 141,752 138,469 148,188 148,446 1,971989 168,218 150,167 176,192 166,069 173,543 162,453 161,388 172,553 148,251 151,642 156,292 153,622 1,941990 202,851 168,809 190,920 196,565 207,856 184,240 208,177 202,425 168,733 197,743 190,284 204,652 2,321991 265,339 228,382 261,274 306,087 314,353 277,356 349,743 316,484 275,684 303,009 260,156 314,152 3,471992 359,458 302,770 342,905 365,753 326,024 335,393 358,213 312,126 295,493 278,048 255,994 305,834 3,831993 292,879 265,125 304,684 288,868 249,459 269,090 269,992 268,231 252,491 236,685 244,815 261,578 3,201994 270,499 239,917 281,814 268,264 264,709 260,791 251,669 261,917 216,630 215,012 226,113 220,133 2,971995 250,670 209,034 240,003 227,216 237,377 216,963 227,362 230,485 189,997 212,085 211,859 208,722 2,661996 267,366 224,402 230,188 267,460 242,728 206,841 258,840 214,955 195,454 211,880 185,102 233,420 2,731997 244,052 203,207 218,493 242,737 208,321 198,947 228,933 186,744 190,539 182,203 163,399 213,480 2,481998 210,812 181,168 205,577 206,700 182,753 186,966 200,450 181,212 173,501 160,647 169,622 206,170 2,261999 200,536 180,966 216,972 202,627 194,205 199,097 197,475 200,156 174,259 164,920 181,300 186,087 2,292000 210,013 183,182 189,467 181,474 192,591 164,397 185,374 183,352 148,721 171,760 161,942 171,716 2,142001 229,167 179,385 191,774 216,625 223,068 197,729 256,343 248,345 229,131 289,108 268,573 299,943 2,822002 373,170 309,773 371,370 443,872 393,145 339,125 429,241 361,055 345,330 361,753 316,226 371,991 4,41Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. 
TABLE F-6--STATE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION EXTENDED BENEFITS EXHAUSTIONS BY MON

1980-2002

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Tot

1980 24,208 15,514 18,031 28,520 76,117 66,369 68,434 65,765 141,827 213,030 150,541 194,319 1,0621981 173,098 130,679 137,075 119,928 97,531 91,929 49,317 21,662 23,266 15,241 14,061 11,697 885,41982 8,807 14,019 38,380 116,040 135,902 195,700 130,072 122,471 128,073 127,135 93,219 95,033 1,2041983 91,684 96,127 129,234 154,475 157,610 120,862 44,007 22,942 11,545 6,837 6,014 5,860 847,1984 6,532 5,567 6,578 6,125 12,007 2,820 639 129 144 1,140 3,219 4,508 49,4

1985 3,630 4,074 347 6,669 8,658 1,259 4,632 5,556 4,961 4,246 3,478 3,864 51,3

1986 4,628 5,626 4,593 4,231 824 744 7,468 13,622 7,904 8,065 6,413 13,495 77,6

1987 9,746 7,575 5,369 1,601 2,193 2,084 757 605 130 14 5 3 30,01988 2 74 447 952 678 448 282 6 1 6 1 1 2,8

1989 1 1 1 184 592 212 5 0 1 0 0 0 99

1990 1 0 1 290 602 705 856 0 0 0 18 1,856 4,32

1991 2,402 295 137 3,519 12,929 39,589 16,415 5,282 2,626 3,774 1,023 286 88,21992 209 155 965 1,206 5,164 3,674 4,129 951 301 462 66 48 17,31993 34 20 19 15 20 20 5 7 6 6 74 375 601994 18,503 12,069 5,198 5,114 4,907 5,904 5,949 15,669 3,943 3,706 3,883 3,634 88,4

1995 3,514 3,289 3,357 3,725 4,695 5,103 4,580 3,404 2,595 3,055 3,184 3,271 43,7

1996 3,422 1,810 79 827 674 809 1,110 2,336 75 31 9 7 11,11997 9 4 7 558 613 277 9 0 23 15 1,007 7,785 10,31998 354 58 17 580 1,859 5,481 499 60 14 2 17 21 8,91999 185 3,432 157 295 966 618 165 8 2 1 125 2 5,92000 1 0 0 110 883 102 6 2 0 1 1 1 1,1

2001 0 0 0 118 778 192 3 3 0 0 0 3 1,02002 1 44 4,687 500 1,111 330 216 958 2,185 5,584 5,085 4,787 25,4Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. 
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TABLE F-7--U.S. AVERAGE WAGE REPLACEMENT RATE: RATIO OF 

AVERAGE WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT TO AVERAGE 

WEEKLY WAGE, 1988-2002 

Year Ratio 

1988 0.438

1989 0.445

1990 0.445

1991 0.447

1992 0.445

1993 0.461

1994 0.457

1995 0.461

1996 0.461

1997 0.459

1998 0.462

1999 0.463

2000 0.465

2001 0.464

2002 0.462

Note: Wage replacement rate is defined as the average weekly unemployment benefit divided by 

the average weekly wage for unemployed workers filing for unemployment compensation. 

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. 

TABLE F-8--INDIVIDUALS UNEMPLOYED 27 WEEKS OR LONGER 

AS A PERCENT OF ALL UNEMPLOYED, SELECTED YEARS 1971-2002 

Year First Quarter Second Third Quarter Fourth Quarter 

1971 8.7 11.1 11.0 10.8

1975 8.7 14.8 18.7 19.1

1979 9.0 9.5 8.1 8.3

1980 8.3 9.9 11.1 13.5

1981 15.3 15.0 13.7 12.3

1982 13.0 16.7 17.1 19.4

1983 23.2 26.3 23.8 21.9

1984 21.0 21.0 17.7 16.5

1985 15.8 16.4 14.7 14.7

1986 13.8 15.0 14.6 14.2

1987 14.0 15.1 13.9 12.9

1988 12.3 12.9 11.7 11.1

1989 10.4 10.5 9.0 9.6

1990 9.5 10.2 10.4 10.2

1991 10.8 12.9 13.6 14.9

1992 17.9 21.4 21.8 21.4

1993 20.4 20.2 20.3 20.7

1994 20.8 20.5 19.8 20.0

1995 18.2 17.3 16.7 16.9

1996 17.0 18.0 18.0 16.7

1997 15.4 16.0 16.3 15.8

1998 14.6 13.9 13.8 14.1

1999 12.1 12.6 12.2 12.5

2000 11.3 11.3 11.8 11.0

2001 11.4 11.0 11.3 13.1

2002 15.2 18.9 18.7 20.7

Source: Office of the President. Economic Report of the President. Washington, DC: U.S. 

Government Printing Office (various years). 
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TABLE F-9--RATIO OF INSURED UNEMPLOYED WORKERS 

TO ALL JOB LOSERS, 1968-2002 

Insured Unemployment Ratio: Insured Unemployment 

to Job Losers Year Job Losers 

(Thousands) All Programs 

(Thousands) 

Regular Programs 

(Thousands) All Programs Regular Programs 

1968 1,070 1,187 1,111 110.9 103.8 

1969 1,017 1,177 1,101 115.7 108.3 

1970 1,811 2,070 1,805 114.3 99.7 

1971 2,323 2,608 2,150 112.3 92.6 

1972 2,108 2,192 1,848 104.0 87.7 

1973 1,694 1,793 1,632 105.8 96.3 

1974 2,242 2,558 2,262 114.1 100.9 

1975 4,386 4,937 3,986 112.6 90.9 

1976 3,679 3,846 2,991 104.5 81.3 

1977 3,166 3,308 2,655 104.5 83.9 

1978 2,585 2,645 2,359 102.3 91.3 

1979 2,635 2,592 2,434 98.4 92.4 

1980 3,947 3,837 3,350 97.2 84.9 

1981 4,267 3,410 3,047 79.9 71.4 

1982 6,268 4,592 4,059 73.3 64.8 

1983 6,258 3,774 3,395 60.3 54.3 

1984 4,421 2,560 2,475 57.9 56.0 

1985 4,139 2,699 2,617 65.2 63.2 

1986 4,033 2,739 2,643 67.9 65.5 

1987 3,566 2,369 2,300 66.4 64.5 

1988 3,092 2,135 2,081 69.0 67.3 

1989 2,983 2,205 2,158 73.9 72.3 

1990 3,387 2,575 2,522 76.0 74.5 

1991 4,694 3,406 3,342 72.6 71.2 

1992 5,389 3,348 3,245 62.1 60.2 

1993 4,848 2,845 2,751 58.7 56.7 

1994 3,815 2,746 2,670 72.0 70.0 

1995 3,476 2,641 2,575 76.0 74.1 

1996 3,370 2,654 2,594 78.8 77.0 

1997 3,037 2,370 2,323 78.0 76.5 

1998 2,822 2,260 2,222 80.1 78.7 

1999 2,622 2,223 2,188 84.7 83.4 

2000 2,492 2,146 2,110 86.1 84.7 

2001 3,428 3,012 2,974 87.9 86.8 

2002 4,522 3,624 3,585 80.1 79.3 

Source: Office of the President (2003). Economic Report of the President. Washington, DC: 

U.S. Government Printing Office (pages 328-329). 
F-11

TABLE F-10--NET BALANCES IN STATE UNEMPLOYMENT 

INSURANCE ACCOUNTS, SELECTED YEARS 1960-2002 

Balance 

End of Calendar Year (In Billions) 

Current Dollars 2002 Dollars1

1960 6.4 38.9 

1965 8.2 46.8 

1970 11.9 55.2 

1971 9.7 43.1 

1972 9.4 40.5 

1973 10.9 44.2 

1974 10.5 38.3 

1975 3.1 10.4 

1976 0.9 2.9 

1977 1.0 3.0 

1978 4.6 12.7 

1979 8.6 21.3 

1980 6.6 14.4 

1981 5.7 11.3 

1982 -2.6 -4.9 

1983 -5.8 -10.5 

1984 2.2 3.8 

1985 10.1 16.9 

1986 15.4 25.3 

1987 23.2 36.7 

1988 31.1 47.3 

1989 36.9 53.5 

1990 37.9 52.2 

1991 30.5 40.3 

1992 25.8 33.1 

1993 28.0 34.9 

1994 31.3 38.0 

1995 35.4 41.8 

1996 38.6 44.3 

1997 43.8 49.1 

1998 48.0 53.0 

1999 50.3 54.3 

2000 54.1 56.5 

2001 46.6 47.3 

2002 35.7 35.7 

1

 Adjusted to 2002 dollars using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.