Uneployment Insurance
| State | State Abbreviation | State FIPS Code | No state unemployment waiting period prior to pandemic; or date waiting period waived not found | Waived one week waiting period for UI | Reinstated one week waiting period for UI | Waived work search requirement for UI | Reinstated work search requirement for UI | Expanded eligibility of unemployment insurance to anyone who is quarantined and/or taking care of someone who is quarantined | Expanded eligibility for UI to high-risk individuals in preventative quarantine | Expanded eligibility of UI to those who have lost childcare/school closures | Extended the amount of time an individual can be on UI | 2020 weekly unemployment insurance maximum amount (dollars) | Weekly UI maximum amount with extra stimulus (through July 31, 2020) (dollars) | January 2020 unemployment insurance maximum duration (weeks) | July 2020 unemployment insurance maximum duration (weeks) | 2021 unemployment insurance maximum duration (weeks) | Extended Benefits program activated | Extended Benefits program deactivated | Extended Benefits program activated x2 | Extended Benefits program deactivated x2 | Total Unemployment Rate at Extended Benefits program shutoff | Total Unemployment Rate relative to prior year (%) | Total Unemployment Rate relative to second prior year (%) | 20-week Extended Benefits program activated | 20-week Extended Benefits program deactivated |
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| Alabama | AL | 1 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 275 | 875 | 14 | 14 | 14 | -- | -- | 7.0 | 250 | 175 | -- | -- | |||||||
| Alaska | AK | 2 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 370 | 970 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Arizona | AZ | 4 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 240 | 840 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 6.9 | 150 | 147 | -- | -- | |||||
| Arkansas | AR | 5 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 451 | 1051 | 16 | 16 | 16 | -- | -- | 7.5 | 208 | 208 | -- | -- | |||||||
| California | CA | 6 | ■ | ■ | ■ | 450 | 1050 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 7.6 | 53 | 185 | ||||||||||
| Colorado | CO | 8 | ■ | ■ | ■ | 618 | 1218 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 6.5 | 250 | 197 | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| Connecticut | CT | 9 | ■ | -- | ■ | ■ | ■ | 649 | 1249 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | - | - | - | |||||||
| Delaware | DE | 10 | -- | ■ | ■ | 400 | 1000 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 6.4 | 160 | 178 | ||||||||||
| District of Columbia | DC | 11 | ■ | ■ | ■ | 444 | 1044 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 7.0 | 79 | 132 | ||||||||||
| Florida | FL | 12 | ■ | ■ | 275 | 875 | 12 | 12 | 19 | -- | -- | 8.7 | 290 | 256 | -- | -- | |||||||||
| Georgia | GA | 13 | ■ | -- | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 365 | 965 | 14 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 5.3 | 171 | 139 | ||||||
| Hawaii | HI | 15 | ■ | ■ | 648 | 1248 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 11.3 | 419 | 419 | -- | -- | |||||||||
| Idaho | ID | 16 | ■ | ■ | ■ | 448 | 1048 | 20 | 26 | 22 | -- | -- | 6.6 | 228 | 228 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Illinois | IL | 17 | ■ | ■ | 484 | 1084 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 7.1 | 51 | 178 | |||||||||||
| Indiana | IN | 18 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 390 | 990 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 6.8 | 213 | 194 | -- | -- | |||||||
| Iowa | IA | 19 | ■ | -- | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 481 | 1081 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 5.9 | 211 | 236 | -- | -- | ||||
| Kansas | KS | 20 | ■ | ■ | 488 | 1088 | 16 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 6.0 | 194 | 188 | |||||||||||
| Kentucky | KY | 21 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 552 | 1152 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 6.8 | 158 | 158 | |||||||||
| Louisiana | LA | 22 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 247 | 847 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 8.6 | 169 | 179 | -- | -- | |||||||
| Maine | ME | 23 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 445 | 1045 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 7.7 | 266 | 233 | -- | -- | |||||||
| Maryland | MD | 24 | ■ | -- | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 430 | 1030 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 7.5 | 214 | 197 | -- | -- | |||||
| Massachusetts | MA | 25 | ■ | ■ | 823 | 1423 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 5.4 | 35 | 180 | |||||||||||
| Michigan | MI | 26 | ■ | -- | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 362 | 962 | 20 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 6.2 | 172 | 159 | ||||||
| Minnesota | MN | 27 | ■ | ■ | ■ | 740 | 1340 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 5.0 | 152 | 172 | ||||||||||
| Mississippi | MS | 28 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 235 | 835 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 7.0 | 125 | 143 | -- | -- | |||||||
| Missouri | MO | 29 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 320 | 920 | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- | -- | 7.2 | 225 | 240 | -- | -- | |||||||
| Montana | MT | 30 | ■ | ■ | ■ | 552 | 1152 | 28 | 28 | 28 | -- | -- | 5.8 | 166 | 161 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Nebraska | NE | 31 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 440 | 1040 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 5.2 | 168 | 179 | -- | -- | |||||||
| Nevada | NV | 32 | ■ | ■ | 469 | 1069 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 7.8 | 41 | 200 | |||||||||||
| New Hampshire | NH | 33 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 427 | 1027 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 5.5 | 212 | 220 | ||||||||
| New Jersey | NJ | 34 | ■ | -- | ■ | ■ | ■ | 713 | 1313 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | - | - | - | |||||||
| New Mexico | NM | 35 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 511 | 1111 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | 8.5 | 167 | 163 | ||||||||||
| New York | NY | 36 | 504 | 1104 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 7.7 | 51 | 203 | |||||||||||||
| North Carolina | NC | 37 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 350 | 950 | 12 | 12 | 16 | -- | -- | 6.2 | 172 | 159 | ||||||||
| North Dakota | ND | 38 | ■ | ■ | ■ | 618 | 1218 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 6.3 | 263 | 242 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Ohio | OH | 39 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 647 | 1247 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 6.7 | 163 | 152 | ||||||||
| Oklahoma | OK | 40 | ■ | ■ | ■ | 539 | 1139 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 5.7 | 173 | 178 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Oregon | OR | 41 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 648 | 1248 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 6.4 | 188 | 156 | |||||||||
| Pennsylvania | PA | 42 | ■ | ■ | 572 | 1172 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 7.3 | 146 | 170 | -- | -- | |||||||||
| Rhode Island | RI | 44 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 732 | 1332 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 6.1 | 44 | 174 | ||||||||
| South Carolina | SC | 45 | ■ | ■ | 326 | 926 | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- | -- | 5.3 | 221 | 161 | |||||||||||
| South Dakota | SD | 46 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 414 | 1014 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | - | - | - | -- | -- | |||||
| Tennessee | TN | 47 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 275 | 875 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 8.2 | 241 | 234 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Texas | TX | 48 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 521 | 1121 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 6.4 | 62 | 188 | |||||||
| Utah | UT | 49 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 580 | 1180 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 4.6 | 177 | 148 | -- | -- | |||||||
| Vermont | VT | 50 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 513 | 1113 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 3.5 | 146 | 146 | |||||||||
| Virginia | VA | 51 | ■ | ■ | ■ | 378 | 978 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 5.9 | 219 | 203 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Washington | WA | 53 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | 790 | 1390 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 6.2 | 155 | 138 | |||||||||
| West Virginia | WV | 54 | ■ | ■ | 424 | 1024 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 8.0 | 160 | 157 | -- | -- | |||||||||
| Wisconsin | WI | 55 | ■ | ■ | ■ | 370 | 970 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 6.3 | 185 | 210 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Wyoming | WY | 56 | ■ | -- | ■ | ■ | ■ | 508 | 1108 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | 7.1 | 192 | 182 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Total | 7 | 44 | 28 | 48 | 28 | 42 | 11 | 19 | 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 50 | 47 | 2 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 | 25 |