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May 20, 2008
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State Unemployment Compensation

Average Weekly Benefit, 2001

StateAvg. wkly.
benefit
United States$237.78
Alabama163.57
Alaska193.68
Arizona171.48
Arkansas219.56
California176.30
Colorado291.72
Connecticut271.08
Delaware218.38
D.C.253.21
Florida221.39
Georgia228.90
Hawaii297.97
Idaho220.83
Illinois265.40
Indiana242.36
Iowa247.49
Kansas258.25
Kentucky$234.33
Louisiana192.39
Maine217.10
Maryland236.95
Massachusetts334.26
Michigan261.03
Minnesota302.44
Mississippi163.26
Missouri199.58
Montana166.44
Nebraska203.78
Nevada225.76
New Hampshire240.83
New Jersey302.95
New Mexico198.92
New York271.18
North Carolina250.15
North Dakota196.34
Ohio$245.56
Oklahoma229.29
Oregon261.89
Pennsylvania276.64
Puerto Rico106.90
Rhode Island279.33
South Carolina207.76
South Dakota184.73
Tennessee196.22
Texas239.77
Utah260.40
Vermont226.28
Virgin Islands229.11
Virginia226.55
Washington319.61
West Virginia201.46
Wisconsin234.58
Wyoming213.65
Average weekly benefit for weeks of total unemployment.
Source: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Admin.

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