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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY-Continued

Significant provisions of State unemployment-insurance laws, Oct. 1, 1957-Prepared for ready reference and comparative purposes; because
of the impossibility of giving qualifications and alternatives in brief summary form, the State law and State employment-security agency
should be consulted for authoritative information; in general, the State laws cover employment in most tybes of business and industry, except
employment for railroads, which is covered by a separate Federal law-Continued

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1 Weekly benefit amount abbreviated in columns as wba.
2 When States use a weighted high-quarter formula, annual-wage formula or average-
weekly-wage formula, approximate fractions or percentages are figured at midpoint of
lowest and highest normal wage brackets. When dependents' allowances are provided,
the fraction applies to the basic benefit amounts.

3 When 2 amounts are given, higher includes dependents' allowances except in Colo-
rado and Georgia. In Colorado, higher amount includes 25 percent additional for claim-
ants employed in Colorado by covered employers for 5 consecutive calendar years with
wages in excess of $1,000 per year and no benefits received, duration for all such claimants
is increased to 26 weeks; in Georgia, higher figure applies to claimants whose base-period
wages are equal to 4 times minimum high-quarter wages for each wage bracket. Higher
for minimum weekly benefit amount includes maximum allowance for 1 dependent;
in Michigan, for 1 dependent child or 2 dependents other than a child. In the District
of Columbia, same maximum with or without dependents. Maximum augmented
payment in Massachusetts not shown, since any figure presented would be based on an
assumed maximum number of dependent children at $4 each, up to average weekly
wage. In Alaska, the maximum for interstate claiments is $25 and no dependents'
allowances paid.

4 In States noted, full weekly benefit is paid if earnings are less than 12 weekly benefit
and 12 weekly benefit amount if wages are 12 weekly benefit but less than weekly benefit.
5 In States with weighted schedules, the percent of benefits is figured at the bottom
of the lowest and of the highest wage brackets; in States noted, the percentages at other
brackets are higher and/or lower than the percentage shown.

qualifying wages. In Delaware and Utah, statutory minimum. In Texas, alternative
qualifying wages of $250 in high quarter and $125 in another quarter may yield benefits
of $10 per week for 9 plus weeks. In other States noted, if qualifying wages are con-
centrated largely or wholly in high quarter, weekly benefit for claimants with minimum
qualifying wages may be above minimum weekly amount and, consequently, weeks of
benefits may be less than the minimum duration shown.

7 Because of high qualifying wages, minimum duration is high for claimants with
low benefit amounts; minimum duration for claimants at other levels is 15 weeks in Cali-
fornia and 10 (by statute) in Illinois.

8 Waiting period becomes compensable if claimant, following layoff by most recent
employer for indefinite period or for a definite period of more than 4 weeks, has com-
menced suitable full-time work with another employer within 4 weeks (Michigan);
when benefits become payable for the third consecutive week following the waiting period
(New Jersey).

Employers of fewer than 4 (not subject to the Federal Unemployment Tax Act)
outside the corporate limits of 22 cities of 10,000 population or more are not liable for
contributions.
10 No partial benefits paid, but earnings not exceeding the greater of $15 or 1 day's
work of 8 hours plus any overtime immediately following such 8 hours are disregarded
for total unemployment.

11 Waiting period is 4 "effective days" accumulated in 1-4 weeks. Partial benefits
are 4 of weekly benefit amount for each of 1 to 3 effective days. An "effective day" is
the 4th and each subsequent day of total unemployment in a week for which not more
than $36 is paid.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY,
Washington, D. C., February 14, 1958.

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER No. 476

To: All State employment security agencies.

Subject: Summary of 1957 unemployment insurance financial operations.

The attached tables summarize the financial experience under the State unemployment insurance program during calendar year 1957. The compilation of 1956 data was issued with unemployment insurance program letter No. 451 on February 28, 1957.

An analysis of unemployment insurance financial operations covering 1957 will appear in the February issue of the Labor Market and Employment Security. The advance issuance of the attached data is made in order to inform State agencies of these statistics at the earliest possible date.

Sincerely yours,

ROBERT C. GOODWIN, Director. SELECTED UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FINANCIAL DATA, CALENDAR YEAR 1957 TABLE 1.-Income, outgo, and reserves [Amounts in thousands, corrected to Jan. 31, 1958]

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1 Includes contributions and penalties from employers, and both employer and employee contributions in States (Alabama, New Jersey, and Alaska) which tax workers.

Includes funds credited to State accounts on July 1, 1957, under provisions of Reed Act.

* Includes $2,630,000 loan received in January 1957.

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