Effects of Proposed Ul Benefit Standards (S. 1991 ) on

Proportion of Claimants Able to Receive Half Their Weekly Wage *

Percent of claimants able to receive half their weekly wage:

under maximum weekly benefit amount current in 1961

. added under maximum raised to

--50% of 1961 State average weekly covered wage

--66-2/3% of 1961 State average weekly covered wage

Percent still unable to receive half under proposed standards

Based on wage data from claimant surveys in 1981-62
Based on maximum excluding dependents' allowances

July 5, 1985

Effects of Proposed Ul Benefit Standards S. 1991) on
Proportion of Claimants Able to Receive Half Their Weekly Wage

Far more Men than Women would gain-

Percent of claimants able to receive half their weekly wage:

TABLE 33.-Number and percent of claimants exhausting benefits, and average actual benefit duration of exhaustees, by State, 1964

1 Exhaustions for calendar year as percent of 1st payments for 12-month period ending June 30 of that year!

2 Includes claimants exhausting benefits under the unemployment compensation program for Federa employees and ex-servicemen.

3 Comparable data not available.

TABLE 34.-Statutory minimum and maximum duration of unemployment insurance benefits and average potential duration, by State, 1964

1 Benefits are extended when unemployment in State reaches specified levels; see table 4.

? In States noted, duration is longer for claimants earning minimum qualifying wages. $ Less than 0.5 percent.

4 Changed from uniform duration of 30 weeks to variable duration of 18-30 weeks effective July 1, 1964. • Increased maximum duration from 24 to 26 weeks effective July 1, 1964.

Table 35

SUMMARY OF SELECTED DISQUALIFICATION PROVISIONS OF STATE UI LAWS, December 1965 1/