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UI Benefits Information United States CYQ: 2005.1
Quarter Past
12 Months		 High Value: Qtr Low Value:Qtr
Benefits Paid: (000) $9,573,128 $32,899,327 $12,080,573 2002.1 $860,035 1973.3
Initial Claims: 4,595,233 17,547,792 8,229,191 1975.1 2,671,661 1973.2
First Payments: 2,515,288 8,088,256 4,663,186 1975.1 1,074,462 1973.2
Weeks Claimed: 41,360,990 146,759,279 62,573,667 1975.1 18,445,892 1973.3
Weeks Compensated: 36,628,051 128,966,608 54,739,150 1983.1 15,351,045 1973.3
Exhaustions: 772,652 3,268,355 1,285,185 1983.1 332,910 1973.4
Exhaustion Rate: 37.8% 43.7% 2003.3 25.8% 1979.2
Average Duration: 15.9 17.5 1983.3 12.4 1975.1
AWBA: $269.84 $266.60 $265.49 2004.1 $52.64 1971.3
As % of AWW: 36.08
Avg. Benefits per First Payment: $4,068
EB and Loan Information
Quarter Past 12 Months
Extended Benefits(000): $941 $5,461 Outstanding Loan Bal(000): $2,381,921
EB First Payments: 2,765 6,594 Loan per Cov Employee: $18.7
EB Weeks Claimed: 5,177 32,382 Loan as % of Total Wages*: 0.06
EB Exhaustions: 6 1,434

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UI Benefits Data Alabama CYQ: 2005.1
Quarter Past
12 Months		 Rank High Value: Qtr Low Value: Qtr
Benefits Paid: (000) $58,131 $232,462 32 $87,642 2002.1 $7,540 1973.3
Initial Claims: 66,747 259,936 22 199,272 1982.1 27,174 1973.2
First Payments: 31,281 111,986 26 87,774 1982.1 11,594 1973.2
Weeks Claimed: 380,469 1,553,747 31 1,008,116 1983.1 202,249 1973.2
Weeks Compensated: 328,169 1,331,942 27 843,002 1983.1 163,877 1973.4
Exhaustions: 7,986 33,798 28 23,814 1983.1 3,671 1973.4
Exhaustion Rate: 28.6% 44 35.6% 1983.3 17.4% 1990.3
Average Duration: 11.9 53 14.2 1983.2 9.2 1995.4
AWBA: $179.82 $177.75 51 $179.82 2005.1 $40.78 1971.2
As % of AWW: 29.0 48
Avg. Benefits per First Payment: $2,076
EB and Loan Information
Quarter Past 12
Extended Benefits(000): $0 $0 Outstanding Loan Bal(000): $0
EB First Payments: 0 0 Loan per Cov Employee: $0
EB Weeks Claimed: 6 18 Loan as % of Total Wages*: 0
EB Exhaustions: 0 0

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UI Benefits Data Alaska CYQ: 2005.1
Quarter Past
12 Months		 Rank High Value: Qtr Low Value: Qtr
Benefits Paid: (000) $40,745 $126,592 40 $44,533 2004.1 $1,663 1971.3
Initial Claims: 25,314 90,436 37 30,954 1996.1 6,230 1973.2
First Payments: 14,085 45,156 37 19,617 1977.1 2,132 1971.3
Weeks Claimed: 219,283 684,143 38 244,721 1986.1 39,062 1971.3
Weeks Compensated: 213,510 667,009 35 321,508 1977.1 36,386 1971.3
Exhaustions: 5,491 19,285 35 9,445 1986.2 937 1971.3
Exhaustion Rate: 41.1% 12 56.9% 1986.4 20.2% 1976.3
Average Duration: 14.8 31 19.9 1978.1 14.1 2002.2
AWBA: $194.04 $193.75 49 $196.61 2001.4 $46.09 1971.3
As % of AWW: 27.0 50
Avg. Benefits per First Payment: $2,803
EB and Loan Information
Quarter Past 12
Extended Benefits(000): $935 $4,966 Outstanding Loan Bal(000): $0
EB First Payments: 2,759 6,073 Loan per Cov Employee: $0
EB Weeks Claimed: 4,833 29,630 Loan as % of Total Wages*: 0
EB Exhaustions: 0 1,319

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UI Benefits Data Arizona CYQ: 2005.1
Quarter Past
12 Months		 Rank High Value: Qtr Low Value: Qtr
Benefits Paid: (000) $57,645 $263,964 33 $100,822 2002.3 $4,271 1972.2
Initial Claims: 45,650 209,022 26 73,262 2003.2 19,869 1973.2
First Payments: 18,021 91,571 32 34,734 2003.2 6,115 1972.2
Weeks Claimed: 384,176 1,855,852 30 684,378 2003.3 109,406 1972.3
Weeks Compensated: 298,590 1,471,564 31 586,784 2002.3 82,840 1972.3
Exhaustions: 8,085 40,046 27 17,598 2003.3 1,807 1978.4
Exhaustion Rate: 40.1% 16 50.4% 1975.4 22.0% 1980.1
Average Duration: 16.1 15 18.4 1983.3 10.7 1980.1
AWBA: $196.17 $181.84 48 $196.17 2005.1 $45.53 1971.2
As % of AWW: 28.6 49
Avg. Benefits per First Payment: $2,883
EB and Loan Information
Quarter Past 12
Extended Benefits(000): $0 $0 Outstanding Loan Bal(000): $0
EB First Payments: 0 0 Loan per Cov Employee: $0
EB Weeks Claimed: 40 527 Loan as % of Total Wages*: 0
EB Exhaustions: 0 0

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UI Benefits Data Arkansas CYQ: 2005.1
Quarter Past
12 Months		 Rank High Value: Qtr Low Value: Qtr
Benefits Paid: (000) $70,264 $247,805 28 $93,583 2002.1 $3,532 1972.3
Initial Claims: 43,946 190,135 28 103,999 1981.4 20,162 1972.2
First Payments: 22,037 80,793 29 52,817 1975.1 7,104 1973.2
Weeks Claimed: 408,923 1,489,274 27 724,967 1975.1 116,813 1973.3
Weeks Compensated: 322,661 1,140,515 29 557,933 1975.1 82,739 1973.3
Exhaustions: 7,890 32,283 29 13,071 1975.2 1,808 1973.4
Exhaustion Rate: 37.0% 25 40.9% 2003.2 21.6% 1986.2
Average Duration: 14.1 36 16.1 1976.1 9.8 1974.4
AWBA: $228.48 $228.02 39 $230.81 2003.2 $39.54 1971.1
As % of AWW: 40.5 16
Avg. Benefits per First Payment: $3,067
EB and Loan Information
Quarter Past 12
Extended Benefits(000): $0 $0 Outstanding Loan Bal(000): $0
EB First Payments: 0 0 Loan per Cov Employee: $0
EB Weeks Claimed: 0 0 Loan as % of Total Wages*: 0
EB Exhaustions: 0 0

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UI Benefits Data California CYQ: 2005.1
Quarter Past
12 Months		 Rank High Value: Qtr Low Value: Qtr
Benefits Paid: (000) $1,298,521 $4,892,061 1 $1,580,309 2003.2 $125,689 1973.3
Initial Claims: 622,717 2,421,840 1 1,073,146 1992.1 404,986 1973.2
First Payments: 307,333 1,097,508 1 469,351 1975.1 152,420 1973.2
Weeks Claimed: 5,535,064 21,358,691 1 8,150,226 1992.1 2,522,143 1973.3
Weeks Compensated: 5,012,952 19,210,919 1 7,410,743 1992.1 2,184,142 1973.3
Exhaustions: 126,813 529,770 1 184,303 2002.3 48,106 1973.4
Exhaustion Rate: 45.6% 6 50.1% 2003.2 23.7% 1979.2
Average Duration: 17.5 8 18.7 1983.4 12.4 1979.1
AWBA: $268.59 $264.56 17 $268.59 2005.1 $53.87 1971.3
As % of AWW: 32.0 42
Avg. Benefits per First Payment: $4,457
EB and Loan Information
Quarter Past 12
Extended Benefits(000): $0 $0 Outstanding Loan Bal(000): $0
EB First Payments: 0 0 Loan per Cov Employee: $0
EB Weeks Claimed: 0 0 Loan as % of Total Wages*: 0
EB Exhaustions: 0 0

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UI Benefits Data Colorado CYQ: 2005.1
Quarter Past
12 Months		 Rank High Value: Qtr Low Value: Qtr
Benefits Paid: (000) $93,467 $353,439 25 $153,005 2002.1 $2,261 1972.3
Initial Claims: 35,547 137,785 33 68,252 1983.1 11,717 1972.3
First Payments: 23,678 82,121 28 37,139 1983.1 3,945 1972.3
Weeks Claimed: 395,750 1,505,912 28 671,262 1983.1 66,570 1972.3
Weeks Compensated: 316,503 1,202,069 30 525,948 1983.1 37,409 1972.3
Exhaustions: 9,978 42,125 24 17,442 2002.2 828 1972.4
Exhaustion Rate: 45.0% 7 62.4% 1976.1 24.4% 1978.4
Average Duration: 14.6 33 16.7 1975.3 9.7 1974.1
AWBA: $299.64 $297.94 7 $313.92 2002.2 $58.64 1971.3
As % of AWW: 39.8 19
Avg. Benefits per First Payment: $4,304
EB and Loan Information
Quarter Past 12
Extended Benefits(000): $0 $0 Outstanding Loan Bal(000): $0
EB First Payments: 0 0 Loan per Cov Employee: $0
EB Weeks Claimed: 11 41 Loan as % of Total Wages*: 0
EB Exhaustions: 0 0

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UI Benefits Data Connecticut CYQ: 2005.1
Quarter Past
12 Months		 Rank High Value: Qtr Low Value: Qtr
Benefits Paid: (000) $184,826 $586,960 16 $232,930 2003.1 $23,568 1973.4
Initial Claims: 64,922 216,455 24 158,726 1975.1 33,893 1988.2
First Payments: 45,875 126,950 19 92,026 1975.1 14,892 1987.2
Weeks Claimed: 651,793 2,187,115 20 1,196,204 1975.1 194,676 1987.4
Weeks Compensated: 647,578 2,158,971 17 1,157,832 1975.2 191,037 1987.4
Exhaustions: 10,386 44,941 23 26,941 1975.3 2,849 1980.1
Exhaustion Rate: 33.5% 34 40.1% 1993.3 12.3% 1979.2
Average Duration: 17.0 10 18.7 1992.4 10.2 1974.1
AWBA: $300.04 $286.91 6 $300.04 2005.1 $61.34 1971.3
As % of AWW: 31.1 45
Avg. Benefits per First Payment: $4,624
EB and Loan Information
Quarter Past 12
Extended Benefits(000): $0 $0 Outstanding Loan Bal(000): $0
EB First Payments: 0 0 Loan per Cov Employee: $0
EB Weeks Claimed: 0 0 Loan as % of Total Wages*: 0
EB Exhaustions: 0 0

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UI Benefits Data Delaware CYQ: 2005.1
Quarter Past
12 Months		 Rank High Value: Qtr Low Value: Qtr
Benefits Paid: (000) $30,680 $104,866 44 $37,777 2003.1 $1,884 1972.4
Initial Claims: 15,473 54,190 45 27,988 1974.4 6,192 1973.2
First Payments: 8,318 26,206 46 17,084 1975.1 2,130 1987.2
Weeks Claimed: 130,796 462,366 45 217,510 1975.1 27,787 1987.4
Weeks Compensated: 124,419 425,342 45 225,281 1975.1 26,548 1987.4
Exhaustions: 1,383 8,312 48 5,341 1975.2 256 1988.2
Exhaustion Rate: 28.7% 43 44.8% 1976.1 10.5% 1989.3
Average Duration: 16.2 12 19.1 1976.1 9.7 1986.1
AWBA: $245.25 $246.08 30 $253.82 2003.4 $50.54 1971.4
As % of AWW: 30.6 46
Avg. Benefits per First Payment: $4,002
EB and Loan Information
Quarter Past 12
Extended Benefits(000): $0 $0 Outstanding Loan Bal(000): $0
EB First Payments: 0 0 Loan per Cov Employee: $0
EB Weeks Claimed: 0 0 Loan as % of Total Wages*: 0
EB Exhaustions: 0 0

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UI Benefits Data District of Columbia CYQ: 2005.1
Quarter Past
12 Months		 Rank High Value: Qtr Low Value: Qtr
Benefits Paid: (000) $20,497 $82,526 49 $39,715 2002.1 $4,732 1971.4
Initial Claims: 3,664 16,451 52 15,303 1975.2 3,664 2005.1
First Payments: 4,269 16,383 51 11,131 1975.3 2,779 2003.2
Weeks Claimed: 61,155 269,151 50 205,018 1975.3 61,155 2005.1
Weeks Compensated: 82,162 329,720 48 201,986 1975.3 66,758 2000.4
Exhaustions: 2,431 9,722 44 5,220 1991.3 1,310 1971.1
Exhaustion Rate: 54.1% 1 93.7% 2003.2 37.4% 1979.2
Average Duration: 20.1 1 32.6 2003.2 15.7 2001.4
AWBA: $256.54 $256.84 23 $314.28 2002.1 $57.77 1971.1
As % of AWW: 23.1 53
Avg. Benefits per First Payment: $5,037
EB and Loan Information
Quarter Past 12
Extended Benefits(000): $0 $0 Outstanding Loan Bal(000): $0
EB First Payments: 0 0 Loan per Cov Employee: $0
EB Weeks Claimed: 0 0 Loan as % of Total Wages*: 0
EB Exhaustions: 0 0

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UI Benefits Data Florida CYQ: 2005.1
Quarter Past
12 Months		 Rank High Value: Qtr Low Value: Qtr
Benefits Paid: (000) $211,729 $972,762 15 $327,891 2002.3 $7,873 1973.2
Initial Claims: 120,101 631,401 12 192,201 2004.3 47,634 1972.4
First Payments: 56,681 287,353 14 106,053 2001.4 13,559 1973.1
Weeks Claimed: 1,178,010 5,477,199 11 2,038,601 1993.3 290,942 1973.2
Weeks Compensated: 951,088 4,416,390 11 1,514,491 1992.3 161,460 1973.1
Exhaustions: 34,150 144,494 8 53,422 1975.3 5,076 1973.2
Exhaustion Rate: 49.1% 3 62.4% 1975.2 33.8% 1984.3
Average Duration: 15.4 26 16.4 1993.1 10.5 1974.1
AWBA: $225.54 $223.03 40 $227.31 2002.2 $38.12 1971.1
As % of AWW: 34.3 35
Avg. Benefits per First Payment: $3,385
EB and Loan Information
Quarter Past 12
Extended Benefits(000): $0 $0 Outstanding Loan Bal(000): $0
EB First Payments: 0 0 Loan per Cov Employee: $0
EB Weeks Claimed: 28 106 Loan as % of Total Wages*: 0
EB Exhaustions: 0 0

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UI Benefits Data Georgia CYQ: 2005.1
Quarter Past
12 Months		 Rank High Value: Qtr Low Value: Qtr
Benefits Paid: (000) $133,262 $548,586 19 $218,168 2002.1 $6,287 1972.4
Initial Claims: 109,795 434,276 13 293,875 1982.1 24,591 1973.2
First Payments: 50,855 189,660 17 157,459 1975.1 9,055 1973.2
Weeks Claimed: 694,192 2,843,487 18 1,526,729 1975.1 182,945 1972.4
Weeks Compensated: 571,113 2,340,151 20 1,376,688 1975.1 137,491 1972.4
Exhaustions: 20,208 82,529 12 47,966 1975.2 4,870 1972.4
Exhaustion Rate: 38.9% 20 54.9% 1975.2 19.6% 1990.3
Average Duration: 12.3 50 14.1 1976.1 8.2 1986.2
AWBA: $240.51 $241.01 33 $244.20 2003.4 $43.29 1971.1
As % of AWW: 33.9 37
Avg. Benefits per First Payment: $2,892
EB and Loan Information
Quarter Past 12
Extended Benefits(000): $0 $0 Outstanding Loan Bal(000): $0
EB First Payments: 0 0 Loan per Cov Employee: $0
EB Weeks Claimed: 0 0 Loan as % of Total Wages*: 0
EB Exhaustions: 0 0

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UI Benefits Data Hawaii CYQ: 2005.1
Quarter Past
12 Months		 Rank High Value: Qtr Low Value: Qtr
Benefits Paid: (000) $25,069 $105,854 48 $53,765 2001.4 $6,426 1972.3
Initial Claims: 15,880 62,715 43 35,479 2001.4 10,200 1990.3
First Payments: 5,733 22,201 48 18,185 2001.4 4,105 1989.4
Weeks Claimed: 90,076 392,246 48 241,177 1976.1 57,623 1989.4
Weeks Compensated: 78,296 339,784 49 224,118 1976.1 51,372 1989.4
Exhaustions: 1,388 6,293 47 5,073 1976.3 728 1989.4
Exhaustion Rate: 24.7% 48 43.7% 1976.4 16.3% 1990.1
Average Duration: 15.3 27 19.2 2002.4 11.1 1991.1
AWBA: $334.97 $325.63 4 $334.97 2005.1 $63.43 1971.1
As % of AWW: 52.0 1
Avg. Benefits per First Payment: $4,768
EB and Loan Information
Quarter Past 12
Extended Benefits(000): $0 $0 Outstanding Loan Bal(000): $0
EB First Payments: 0 0 Loan per Cov Employee: $0
EB Weeks Claimed: 13 58 Loan as % of Total Wages*: 0
EB Exhaustions: 0 0

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UI Benefits Data Idaho CYQ: 2005.1
Quarter Past
12 Months		 Rank High Value: Qtr Low Value: Qtr
Benefits Paid: (000) $50,355 $134,468 34 $69,429 2002.1 $1,990 1972.4
Initial Claims: 31,729 110,278 35 47,070 2001.4 8,753 1972.3
First Payments: 17,974 47,420 33 23,010 2003.1 3,784 1971.2
Weeks Claimed: 267,584 750,694 34 353,845 2003.1 63,956 1972.4
Weeks Compensated: 225,082 621,138 34 313,570 2002.1 40,048 1972.4
Exhaustions: 4,647 16,215 38 9,096 1983.1 920 1972.4
Exhaustion Rate: 30.8% 40 52.6% 1983.2 22.0% 1979.3
Average Duration: 13.1 47 15.3 1982.4 10.1 1978.4
AWBA: $236.89 $230.48 35 $236.89 2005.1 $45.31 1971.3
As % of AWW: 42.7 11
Avg. Benefits per First Payment: $2,836
EB and Loan Information
Quarter Past 12
Extended Benefits(000): $0 $0 Outstanding Loan Bal(000): $0
EB First Payments: 0 0 Loan per Cov Employee: $0
EB Weeks Claimed: 0 0 Loan as % of Total Wages*: 0
EB Exhaustions: 0 0

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UI Benefits Data Illinois CYQ: 2005.1
Quarter Past
12 Months		 Rank High Value: Qtr Low Value: Qtr
Benefits Paid: (000) $626,689 $1,979,327 4 $759,769 2002.1 $33,425 1973.3
Initial Claims: 188,194 745,063 7 366,762 1982.1 111,476 1973.2
First Payments: 124,671 376,266 5 210,346 1975.1 45,457 1973.4
Weeks Claimed: 2,322,559 7,737,624 5 3,764,106 1983.1 714,895 1973.4
Weeks Compensated: 2,125,560 7,075,173 5 3,334,960 1983.1 563,654 1973.4
Exhaustions: 37,374 163,904 7 83,792 1982.4 12,720 1972.4
Exhaustion Rate: 40.3% 14 53.3% 1983.3 26.9% 2000.4
Average Duration: 18.8 2 21.6 1983.4 11.7