This week at CBPP, we focused on housing and income security, food assistance, and the economy.
Chart of the Week — Weeks of Unemployment Insurance Available and Unemployment Rates
Source: Congressional Research Service, Department of Labor
TABLE 1 |
Unemployment Rates and Weeks of Unemployment Insurance (UI) Available |
State |
Unemployment (3-month average) |
Maximum number of weeks of benefits available |
Alabama |
2.6 |
14 weeks |
Alaska |
4.5 |
26 weeks |
Arizona |
3.5 |
26 weeks |
Arkansas |
3.4 |
16 weeks |
California |
3,9 |
26 weeks |
Colorado |
3.4 |
26 weeks |
Connecticut |
4.0 |
26 weeks |
Delaware |
4.4 |
26 weeks |
District of Columbia |
5.0 |
26 weeks |
Florida |
2.6 |
12 weeks |
Georgia |
2.8 |
26 weeks |
Hawai'i |
3.9 |
26 weeks |
Idaho |
2.7 |
21 weeks |
Illinois |
4.5 |
26 weeks |
Indiana |
2.7 |
26 weeks |
Iowa |
2.6 |
16 weeks |
Kansas |
2.5 |
16 weeks |
Kentucky |
3.8 |
26 weeks |
Louisiana |
3.5 |
26 weeks |
Maine |
3.1 |
26 weeks |
Maryland |
4.1 |
26 weeks |
Massachusetts |
3.5 |
30 weeks |
Michigan |
4.1 |
20 weeks |
Minnesota |
1.9 |
26 weeks |
Mississippi |
3.6 |
26 weeks |
Missouri |
2.5 |
20 weeks |
Montana |
2.8 |
28 weeks |
Nebraska |
2.1 |
26 weeks |
Nevada |
4.4 |
26 weeks |
New Hampshire |
2.0 |
26 weeks |
New Jersey |
3.7 |
26 weeks |
New Mexico |
4.4 |
26 weeks |
New York |
4.4 |
26 weeks |
North Carolina |
3.5 |
12 weeks |
North Dakota |
2.3 |
26 weeks |
Ohio |
3.9 |
26 weeks |
Oklahoma |
3.1 |
26 weeks |
Oregon |
3.7 |
26 weeks |
Pennsylvania |
4.2 |
26 weeks |
Puerto Rico |
6.0 |
26 weeks |
Rhode Island |
2.9 |
26 weeks |
South Carolina |
3.1 |
20 weeks |
South Dakota |
2.3 |
26 weeks |
Tennessee |
3.4 |
26 weeks |
Texas |
4.0 |
26 weeks |
Utah |
2.1 |
26 weeks |
Vermont |
2.1 |
26 weeks |
Virgin Islands |
3.3 |
26 weeks |
Virginia |
2.6 |
26 weeks |
Washington |
3.7 |
26 weeks |
West Virginia |
3.9 |
26 weeks |
Wisconsin |
3.1 |
26 weeks |
Wyoming |
3.1 |
26 weeks |
A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:
Lawmakers push to end maternal health crisis
The Hill
November 3, 2022
Los estados con políticas inclusivas para los inmigrantes: licencias de conducción, educación y salud
CNN Español
November 3, 2022
This chart shows the widening gap between renters’ wages and their housing costs. Here’s what can be done to help.
Marketwatch
October 31, 2022
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