Map Key
  • Less than 19 %
  • 19.1 - 25 %
  • 25.1 - 31 %
  • 31.1 - 37 %
  • More than 37 %
Percentage of unemployed workers that were helped by unemployment insurance in 2012.
State Unemployment Insurance Rate Rank
Alaska 49.0%1st
Massachusetts 42.0%2nd
Wisconsin 42.0%2nd
Pennsylvania 41.0%4th
Montana 39.0%5th
Vermont 38.0%6th
Minnesota 35.0%7th
Connecticut 35.0%7th
Hawaii 34.0%9th
Nebraska 34.0%9th
Arkansas 33.0%11th
Oregon 33.0%11th
Iowa 33.0%11th
New York 32.0%14th
Idaho 32.0%14th
Kansas 32.0%14th
New Jersey 32.0%14th
Delaware 31.0%18th
West Virginia 30.0%19th
New Mexico 29.0%20th
Maryland 28.0%22nd
Washington 28.0%22nd
Maine 28.0%22nd
New Hampshire 27.0%25th
Illinois 27.0%25th
Wyoming 27.0%25th
Michigan 26.0%28th
California 26.0%28th
Louisiana 26.0%28th
Oklahoma 25.0%31st
Missouri 25.0%31st
Rhode Island 25.0%31st
North Carolina 24.0%34th
Alabama 23.0%35th
Ohio 23.0%35th
Nevada 23.0%35th
Mississippi 22.0%38th
Utah 21.0%39th
South Carolina 21.0%39th
Kentucky 21.0%39th
Arizona 20.0%42nd
Indiana 20.0%42nd
Colorado 20.0%42nd
Texas 19.0%45th
Virginia 19.0%45th
Georgia 18.0%47th
District of Columbia 17.0%48th
Tennessee 17.0%48th
Florida 16.0%50th
South Dakota 15.0%51st