Chart 6. Success rate versus percentage applied for unemployment insurance benefits, by state
State Percent who applied Success rate

AL

17.33 66.45

AK

21.13 75.72

AZ

17.93 70.70

AR

16.73 63.87

CA

25.26 82.99

CO

17.30 81.26

CT

21.80 80.37

DE

19.37 70.31

DC

18.04 69.14

FL

18.84 72.15

GA

21.09 72.29

HI

27.93 77.31

ID

14.47 75.73

IL

19.03 75.63

IN

19.02 78.59

IA

17.97 77.46

KS

14.30 73.22

KY

21.86 73.60

LA

23.50 75.64

ME

17.76 82.94

MD

19.06 77.79

MA

23.36 84.51

MI

30.25 85.23

MN

22.36 81.57

MS

21.47 78.11

MO

17.46 74.05

MT

18.48 74.80

NE

13.19 76.20

NV

30.31 72.31

NH

19.73 80.34

NJ

25.31 82.25

NM

20.06 76.75

NY

27.14 86.97

NC

19.05 68.79

ND

14.66 76.96

OH

19.95 69.66

OK

14.64 67.38

OR

21.80 72.37

PA

23.46 73.07

RI

25.28 87.08

SC

18.34 70.89

SD

12.11 69.11

TN

17.12 75.78

TX

18.43 73.73

UT

11.39 67.42

VT

21.74 83.79

VA

17.51 74.78

WA

21.59 76.11

WV

16.82 70.03

WI

18.09 70.05

WY

12.47 78.66

Note: The chart contains 1 point per state (50 states and the District of Colombia). The regression line has a slope of 0.646 (standard error = 0.160) and R2 = 0.25. The four states with the lowest success rates are Arkansas (AR), Alabama (AL), Oklahoma (OK), and Utah (UT). The four states with the highest success rates are Rhode Island (RI), New York (NY), Michigan (MI), and Massachusetts (MA).

Source: Household Pulse Survey, August 19–December 21, 2020.