Source: UIA Administrative Analysis & Federal Reporting
| Year |
Total Checks Issued |
Number of Weeks Compensated |
Amount of Payments |
Aver- age Payment for Week of Total
Un- employ- ment |
First Payments |
Ex- haus- tions |
| Total |
Full Payments |
Total |
Full Pay- ments |
| 1938 |
2,958,093 |
2,958,093 |
2,958,093 |
$39,907,305 |
$39,907,305 |
$13.49 |
336,942 |
87,669 |
| 1939 |
2,741,752 |
2,741,752 |
2,571,479 |
37,160,876 |
34,224,731 |
13.31 |
296,478 |
147,188 |
| 1940 |
2,173,768 |
2,285,582 |
2,049,061 |
27,728,863 |
25,728,863 |
12.56 |
285,760 |
78,343 |
| 1941 |
1,223,157 |
1,247,732 |
1,156,529 |
15,348,516 |
14,750,286 |
12.75 |
184,553 |
36,513 |
| 1942 |
2,560,360 |
2,553,904 |
2,423,298 |
40,987,638 |
39,977,872 |
16.50 |
191,398 |
82,330 |
| 1943 |
201,398 |
198,043 |
188,292 |
3,272,816 |
3,154,580 |
16.75 |
25,216 |
7,400 |
| 1944 |
335,371 |
326,051 |
312,852 |
6,175,312 |
5,945,833 |
19.01 |
48,325 |
7,099 |
| 1945 |
2,950,471 |
3,792,822 |
3,625,521 |
78,507,028 |
75,047,994 |
20.70 |
374,299 |
65,167 |
| 1946 |
2,930,303 |
3,874,730 |
3,710,150 |
78,808,184 |
75,518,966 |
20.35 |
280,384 |
196,203 |
| 1947 |
1,663,022 |
1,664,961 |
1,509,372 |
32,923,558 |
29,845,618 |
19.77 |
256,930 |
54,275 |
| 1948 |
1,738,514 |
1,742,697 |
1,655,034 |
34,575,622 |
33,662,496 |
20.34 |
227,540 |
37,707 |
| 1949 |
3,602,036 |
3,538,946 |
3,442,744 |
79,176,946 |
78,091,617 |
22.68 |
386,701 |
89,324 |
| 1950 |
2,147,352 |
2,117,741 |
2,055,968 |
50,498,316 |
49,779,117 |
24.21 |
187,314 |
62,618 |
| 1951 |
1,883,053 |
1,852,080 |
1,783,275 |
46,648,871 |
45,787,737 |
25.68 |
239,805 |
40,183 |
| 1952 |
2,365,337 |
2,397,582 |
2,294,697 |
63,827,413 |
62,428,830 |
27.21 |
318,842 |
57,316 |
| 1953 |
1,238,174 |
1,447,348 |
1,395,272 |
38,572,261 |
37,877,557 |
27.15 |
203,076 |
27,828 |
| 1954 |
3,312,634 |
5,059,813 |
4,931,692 |
148,501,057 |
146,615,590 |
29.73 |
415,920 |
112,968 |
| 1955 |
2,194,106 |
2,205,158 |
2,124,494 |
68,552,016 |
67,233,212 |
31.65 |
226,106 |
51,213 |
| 1956 |
4,373,118 |
4,451,130 |
4,328,199 |
149,897,741 |
147,686,239 |
34.12 |
362,558 |
87,256 |
| 1957 |
3,845,239 |
3,856,897 |
3,373,304 |
131,144,591 |
128,878,901 |
34.55 |
341,910 |
73,273 |
| 1958 |
6,512,353 |
9,061,175 |
8,796,997 |
326,428,009 |
321,538,150 |
37 |
510,924 |
242,810 |
| 1959 |
3,629,622 |
3,820,987 |
3,680,138 |
134,667,084 |
132,068,648 |
36 |
370,470 |
95,825 |
| 1960 |
4,018,342 |
4,113,952 |
3,959,475 |
146,136,385 |
143,281,431 |
36 |
365,040 |
88,395 |
| 1961 |
5,369,817 |
5,886,556 |
6,701,607 |
213,601,418 |
210,154,942 |
37 |
395,342 |
160,153 |
| 1962 |
3,198,666 |
3,275,526 |
3,144,842 |
115,150,807 |
112,781,644 |
36 |
313,267 |
83,342 |
| 1963 |
2,597,756 |
2,655,351 |
2,542,842 |
92,666,244 |
90,619,479 |
36 |
272,582 |
61,634 |
| 1964 |
2,112,403 |
2,174,185 |
2,084,755 |
79,633,150 |
77,932,789 |
37 |
241,377 |
44,575 |
| 1965 |
1,527,225 |
1,574,170 |
1,506,397 |
59,914,356 |
58,557,156 |
39 |
208,481 |
29,191 |
| 1966 |
1,644,583 |
1,718,082 |
1,646,397 |
78,350,639 |
76,649,687 |
47 |
210,683 |
24,898 |
| 1967 |
2,534,965 |
2,685,561 |
2,568,093 |
125,259,322 |
122,251,503 |
48 |
274,545 |
40,814 |
| 1968 |
2,204,641 |
2,350,372 |
2,288,318 |
115,228,981 |
113,745,231 |
50 |
239,381 |
41,257 |
| 1969 |
2,094,265 |
2,251,929 |
2,193,217 |
112,015,489 |
110,586,063 |
50 |
230,699 |
39,939 |
| 1970 |
4,742,881 |
5,011,985 |
4,915,769 |
280,303,326 |
277,687,881 |
56 |
384,551 |
76,015 |
| 1971 |
4,107,873 |
5,189,952 |
5,086,000 |
304,584,651 |
301,471,319 |
59 |
365,995 |
115,785 |
| 1972 |
3,454,384 |
4,217,531 |
4,140,091 |
249,788,826 |
247,542,387 |
60 |
329,757 |
117,458 |
| 1973 |
2,346,303 |
3,187,095 |
3,123,247 |
187,378,387 |
185,503,987 |
59 |
262,364 |
86,040 |
| 1974 |
4,764,275 |
6,981,451 |
6,859,687 |
464,260,065 |
460,218,935 |
67 |
611,638 |
143,310 |
| 1975 |
6,989,952 |
11,047,705 |
10,855,783 |
867,385,847 |
860,000,309 |
79.22 |
681,730 |
288,718 |
| 1976 |
3,810,860 |
6,079,566 |
5,926,084 |
526,985,506 |
520,412,602 |
87.82 |
460,121 |
185,015 |
| 1977 |
3,102,350 |
4,938,177 |
4,808,441 |
436,322,708 |
430,629,279 |
89.56 |
406,302 |
154,611 |
| 1978 |
2,853,674 |
4,560,247 |
4,440,917 |
417,788,085 |
412,362,279 |
92.86 |
420,387 |
125,316 |
| 1979 |
3,949,277 |
6,357,572 |
6,217,995 |
622,475,394 |
615,824,222 |
99.04 |
558,244 |
136,843 |
| 1980 |
7,077,995 |
11,757,571 |
11,478,902 |
1,183,481,416 |
1,169,318,765 |
101.87 |
650,398 |
308,405 |
| 1981 |
4,915,218 |
7,972,630 |
7,736,423 |
1,005,917,583 |
990,845,071 |
128.08 |
576,782 |
215,254 |
| 1982 |
6,363,520 |
10,449,247 |
10,173,067 |
1,593,270,291 |
1,574,134,905 |
154.74 |
603,841 |
248,248 |
| 1983 |
3,986,516 |
6,611,756 |
6,406,803 |
977,089,578 |
963,432,781 |
150.38 |
374,241 |
196,299 |
| 1984 |
2,498,635 |
4,454,161 |
4,311,427 |
629,238,738 |
619,666,149 |
143.73 |
347,363 |
101,018 |
| 1985 |
2,463,590 |
4,756,311 |
4,454,700 |
676,030,002 |
662,905,577 |
145.83 |
349,122 |
110,602 |
| 1986 |
2,822,591 |
5,005,073 |
4,783,680 |
754,661,831 |
741,111,550 |
154.92 |
406,190 |
106,892 |
| 1987 |
3,187,383 |
5,646,884 |
5,441,182 |
956,728,668 |
942,993,607 |
173.31 |
365,489 |
114,170 |
| 1988 |
2,982,300 |
5,332,811 |
5,135,864 |
958,455,833 |
944,049,982 |
183.82 |
332,813 |
107,936 |
| 1989 |
2,796,096 |
5,047,895 |
4,865,622 |
938,913,234 |
923,195,618 |
189.74 |
393,128 |
101,631 |
| 1990 |
3,105,303 |
5,830,570 |
5,616,913 |
1,165,835,850 |
1,145,535,997 |
203.94 |
466,000 |
125,639 |
| 1991 |
3,915,781 |
7,447,068 |
7,157,994 |
1,547,832,094 |
1,520,479,670 |
212.42 |
513,277 |
171,372 |
| 1992 |
3,296,850 |
6,253,225 |
5,968,534 |
1,287,613,689 |
1,261,114,048 |
211.29 |
487,246 |
159,494 |
| 1993 |
2,584,133 |
5,010,256 |
4,790,956 |
1,050,078,596 |
1,030,173,948 |
215.02 |
394,677 |
121,488 |
| 1994 |
2,202,569 |
4,257,449 |
4,053,523 |
880,180,282 |
862,483,183 |
212.77 |
323,674 |
104,524 |
| 1995 |
2,204,449 |
4,097,959 |
3,910,474 |
884,219,407 |
864,389,952 |
221.04 |
364,888 |
88,126 |
| 1996 |
2,465,472 |
4,566,317 |
4,482,105 |
1,003,500,024 |
992,200,964 |
221.37 |
403,935 |
106,311 |
| 1997 |
2,194,618 |
4,123,189 |
4,121,393 |
916,556,537 |
913,901,023 |
221.75 |
348,054 |
99,050 |
| 1998 |
2,250,666 |
4,206,595 |
4,205,644 |
990,447,417 |
986,759,049 |
234.63 |
408,121 |
87,055 |
| 1999 |
1,980,005 |
3,703,334 |
3,702,478 |
883,113,025 |
880,736,796 |
237.88 |
323,015 |
84,055 |
| 2000 |
2,031,977 |
3,799,082 |
3,798,339 |
929,325,320 |
927,280,550 |
244.13 |
358,508 |
80,808 |
| 2000 |
2,031,977 |
3,799,082 |
3,798,339 |
929,325,320 |
927,280,550 |
244.13 |
358,508 |
80,808 |
| 2001 |
3,442,074 |
6,432,779 |
5,987,713 |
1,637,724,693 |
1,561,174,356 |
260.73 |
525,766 |
120,730 |
| 2002 |
3,638,406 |
7,017,791 |
6,507,015 |
1,893,684,679 |
1,798,240,496 |
276.35 |
471,730 |
180,235 |
2003 |
3,524,294 |
7,009,317 |
6,482,103 |
1,989,323,792 |
1,884,073,721 |
290.66 |
501,998 |
174,582 |
2004 |
3,416,913 |
6,714,295 |
6,208,666 |
1,895,894,145 |
1,797,837,164 |
289.57 |
461,928 |
165,081 |
2005 |
3,356,606 |
6,449,375 |
5,990,419 |
1,827,284,364 |
1,737,997,172 |
290.13 |
449,917 |
150,889 |
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