"Table B-40: Unemployment insurance programs, selected data, 1960-92"									
 									
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	----------- All programs -----------			 ----------------------------- State programs ----------------------------					
 	Covered	Insured	Total	Insured	Initial	Exhaustions	Insured	----- Benefits paid ------	
Year or	employment	unemploy-	Benefits	unem-	claims	(5)	unemploy-	Total	Average
month	(1)	ment	paid	ployment			ment as	(millions $)	weekly check
		(weekly	(millions $)				percent of	(4)	(dollars) (6)
		average	(2) (4)				covered		
		(2) (3)					employment		
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
 	------- Thousands ------			----- Weekly average; thousands ----					

1960	"46,334 "	"2,071 "	"3,022.8 "	"1,908 "	331 	31 	4.8 	"2,726.7 "	32.87 
1961	"46,266 "	"2,994 "	"4,358.1 "	"2,290 "	350 	46 	5.6 	"3,422.7 "	33.80 
1962	"47,776 "	"1,946 "	"3,145.1 "	"1,783 "	302 	32 	4.4 	"2,675.4 "	34.56 
1963	"48,434 "	"   7  1,973"	"3,025.9 "	"   7  1,806"	     7  298	30 	4.3 	"2,774.7 "	35.27 
1964	"49,637 "	"1,753 "	"2,749.2 "	"1,605 "	268 	26 	3.8 	"2,522.1 "	35.92 
1965	"51,580 "	"1,450 "	"2,360.4 "	"1,328 "	232 	21 	3.0 	"2,166.0 "	37.19 
1966	"54,739 "	"1,129 "	"1,890.9 "	"1,061 "	203 	15 	2.3 	"1,771.3 "	39.75 
1967	"56,342 "	"1,270 "	"2,221.5 "	"1,205 "	226 	17 	2.5 	"2,092.3 "	41.25 
1968	"57,977 "	"1,187 "	"2,191.0 "	"1,111 "	201 	16 	2.2 	"2,031.6 "	43.43 
1969	"59,999 "	"1,177 "	"2,298.6 "	"1,101 "	200 	16 	2.1 	"2,127.9 "	46.17 

1970	"59,526 "	"2,070 "	"4,209.3 "	"1,805 "	296 	25 	3.4 	"3,848.5 "	50.34 
1971	"59,375 "	"2,608 "	"6,154.0 "	"2,150 "	295 	39 	4.1 	"4,957.0 "	54.02 
1972	"66,458 "	"2,192 "	"5,491.1 "	"1,848 "	261 	35 	3.5 	"4,471.0 "	56.76 
1973	"69,897 "	"1,793 "	"4,517.3 "	"1,632 "	247 	29 	2.7 	"4,007.6 "	59.00 
1974	"72,451 "	"2,558 "	"6,933.9 "	"2,262 "	363 	37 	3.5 	"5,974.9 "	64.25 
1975	"71,037 "	"4,937 "	"16,802.4 "	"3,986 "	478 	81 	6.0 	"11,754.7 "	70.23 
1976	"73,459 "	"3,846 "	"12,344.8 "	"2,991 "	386 	63 	4.6 	"8,974.5 "	75.16 
1977	"76,419 "	"3,308 "	"10,998.9 "	"2,655 "	375 	55 	3.9 	"8,357.2 "	78.79 
1978	"88,804 "	"2,645 "	"9,006.9 "	"2,359 "	346 	39 	3.3 	"7,717.2 "	83.67 
1979	"92,062 "	"2,592 "	"9,401.3 "	"2,434 "	388 	39 	2.9 	"8,612.9 "	89.67 

1980	"92,659 "	"3,837 "	"16,175.4 "	"3,350 "	488 	59 	3.9 	"13,761.1 "	98.95 
1981	"93,300 "	"3,410 "	"15,287.1 "	"3,047 "	460 	57 	3.5 	"13,262.1 "	106.70 
1982	"91,628 "	"4,594 "	"23,774.8 "	"4,061 "	583 	80 	4.6 	"20,649.5 "	119.34 
1983	"91,898 "	"3,775 "	"20,206.2 "	"3,396 "	438 	80 	3.9 	"17,762.8 "	123.59 
1984	"96,474 "	"2,561 "	"13,109.6 "	"2,476 "	377 	50 	2.8 	"12,594.7 "	123.47 
1985	"99,186 "	"2,693 "	"15,056.3 "	"2,611 "	397 	49 	2.9 	"14,130.8 "	128.14 
1886	"101,099 "	"2,746 "	"16,292.5 "	"2,650 "	378 	52 	2.8 	"15,329.3 "	135.65 
1987	"103,933 "	"2,401 "	"14,501.0 "	"2,332 "	328 	46 	2.4 	"13,606.8 "	140.55 
1988	"107,157 "	"2,135 "	"13,694.4 "	"2,081 "	310 	38 	2.0 	"12,564.7 "	144.97 
1989	"109,926 "	"2,205 "	"14,957.0 "	"2,158 "	330 	37 	2.1 	"13,760.3 "	151.73 

1990	"111,498 "	"2,575 "	"18,746.7 "	"2,522 "	388 	45 	2.4 	"17,356.0 "	161.56 
1991	" 8  109,613"	"3,406 "	"27,505.4 "	"3,342 "	447 	67 	3.2 	"24,525.7 "	169.88 
				**	**		**		

1991: Jan		"4,015 "	"2,585.9 "	"3,136 "	460 	58 	3.0 	"2,529.5 "	166.83 
      Feb		"4,090 "	"2,430.7 "	"3,303 "	498 	57 	3.1 	"2,382.2 "	169.51 
      Mar		"4,060 "	"2,575.3 "	"3,467 "	511 	62 	3.3 	"2,525.6 "	170.45 
      Apr		"3,864 "	"2,586.3 "	"3,490 "	460 	70 	3.3 	"2,485.7 "	170.01 
      May		"3,262 "	"2,323.5 "	"3,475 "	433 	68 	3.3 	"2,236.5 "	170.46 
      June		"3,177 "	"1,939.7 "	"3,406 "	421 	69 	3.2 	"1,864.5 "	170.50 

      July		"3,270 "	"2,201.0 "	"3,336 "	418 	76 	3.1 	"2,134.6 "	169.16 
      Aug		"2,999 "	"1,964.3 "	"3,283 "	415 	72 	3.1 	"1,911.0 "	169.02 
      Sept		"2,795 "	"1,731.5 "	"3,267 "	415 	66 	3.1 	"1,681.4 "	170.70 
      Oct		"2,795 "	"1,888.7 "	"3,273 "	418 	66 	3.1 	"1,831.1 "	171.27 
      Nov		"2,845 "	"1,729.5 "	"3,313 "	448 	62 	3.1 	"1,681.0 "	170.79 
      Dec		"3,575 "	"2,248.1 "	"3,317 "	464 	71 	3.1 	"2,183.3 "	170.99 

1992: Jan		4211 	2807.8 	3349 	446 	78 	3.2 	2723.8 	171.65 
      Feb		4214 	2555.7 	3324 	452 	76 	3.1 	2476.2 	173.39 
      Mar		4116 	2750.1 	3340 	440 	78 	3.2 	2664.1 	173.87 
      Apr		3639 	2477.1 	3348 	412 	83 	3.2 	2397.9 	173.88 
      May		3202 	2016.6 	3328 	407 	77 	3.2 	1946.0 	173.70 
      June		3148 	2058.4 	3249 	415 	76 	3.1 	1983.2 	173.22 

      July		3124 	2129.5 	3327 	420 	77 	3.2 	2049.0 	171.70 
      Aug		3120 	1978.0 	3185 	409 	74 	3.0 	1899.5 	174.19 
      Sept		2820 	1861.0 	3185 	406 	67 	3.0 	1778.1 	174.42 
      Oct		2543 	1682.9 	3029 	366 	63 	2.9 	1601.3 	175.37 
      Nov p				2935 	361 		2.8 		

**   Monthly data are seasonally adjusted.									

"1/   Includes persons under the State, UCFE (Federal"									
"     employee, effective January 1955), and RRB Railroad"
"     Retirement Board) programs. Beginning October 1958,"
     also includes the UCX program (unemployment
     compensation for ex-servicemen).

"2/   Includes State, UCFE, RR, UCX, UCV (unemployement"
"     compensation for veterans, October 1952-January"
"     1960), and SRA (Servicemen's Readjustment Act,"
     September 1944-September 1951) programs.  Also
     includes Federal and State extended benefit
     programs.  Does not include FSB (Federal
"     supplemental benefits), SUA (special unemployment"
"     assistance), and Federal Supplemental Compensation"
     programs.

3/   Covered workers who have completed at least 1 week
     of unemployment.

4/   Annual data are net amounts and monthly data are
     gross amounts.

5/   Individuals receiving final payments in benefit
     year.

6/   For total unemployment only.

7/   Programs include Puerto Rican sugarcane workers for
     initial claims and insured unemployment beginning
     July 1963.

8/   Latest data available for all programs combined. 
     Workers covered by State programs account for about
     97 percent of wage and salary earners.

"Source:   Department of Labor, Employment and Training"
          Administration.