Chart: Has Your State Left Federal Unemployment Money Unclaimed?

by Olga Pierce, ProPublica -- July 2, 2009

As we detailed in our series with public radio's Marketplace, the U.S.'s patchwork unemployment insurance system -- each state has their own program -- features wildly varying levels of financing and benefits. The percent of unemployed workers collecting benefits also varies, from 22 percent in Washington, D.C., to 77 percent in Idaho.

The stimulus bill, passed in February, includes $7 billion for states that expand their unemployment insurance to include new groups of workers, including part-time and low-income workers. States have until 2011 to take advantage of the funding -- and some are in the process of passing legislation to do that -- but so far 29 states have not expanded their benefits enough claim their full share of the funds. Read the full story here.

Has your state left funding unclaimed?

      Accepted all of funding
      Accepted part of funding
      Has not accepted funding

State	Funding Available	Amount Claimed	Qualifying Modernization Policies*
Alabama	$100.5 million	$0	None
Alaska	$15.6 million	$5.2 million	Already had dependant allowance and spouse relocation, added alternative base period
Arizona	$150.1 million	$0	Already covered workers who leave their jobs for compelling family reasons
Arkansas	$60.0 million	$60.0 million	Adopted alternative base period, added coverage for part-time workers and those who leave their jobs for compelling family reasons
California	$838.7 million	$838.7 million	Adopted alternative base period (effective 2011), already covered part-time workers , those in job training and those who leave their jobs for compelling family reasons
Colorado	$127.5 million	$127.5 million	Adopted alternative base period, added coverage for workers in job training and those who leave their jobs for compelling family reasons
Connecticut	$87.8 million	$87.8 million	Already used the alternative base period, and offered a dependent allowance, added coverage for workers who leave their jobs for compelling family reasons
Delaware	$21.9 million	$0	Already covered part-time workers and those who leave their jobs because of domestic violence
District of Columbia	$27.6 million	$9.2 million	Already used the alternative base period, covered part-time workers and those who leave their jobs because of domestic violence
Florida	$444.3 million	$0	None
Georgia	$220.3 million	$220.3 million	Already used the alternative base period, added coverage for part-time workers and those in job training
Hawaii	$30.5 million	$30.5 million	Already used the alternative base period, amended coverage for part-time workers and and those who leave their jobs for compelling family reasons
Idaho	$32.3 million	$32.3 million	Adopted the alternative base period, added coverage for part-time workers and those in job training
Illinois	$301.2 million	$301.2 million	Already used the alternative base period, increased the dependent allowance and amended coverage for workers who leave their jobs for compelling family reasons
Indiana	$148.5 million	$0	Already covered workers who leave their jobs because of domestic violence or a spouse relocates
Iowa	$70.8 million	$70.8 million	Adopted the alternative base period, amended coverage for part-time workers and added coverage for those in job training
Kansas	$69.0 million	$69.0 million	Adopted the alternative base period, added coverage for part-time workers and those in job training, already offered coverage for workers who leave their job because of domestic violence or when a spouse relocates
Kentucky	$90.2 million	$0	None
Louisiana	$98.4 million	$0	Already covered part-time workers
Maine	$28.2 million	$28.2 million	Already used alternative base period, covered part-time workers, amended coverage for workers in job training and those who leave their jobs for a compelling family reason
Maryland	$126.8 million	$0	Added coverage for part-time workers, already covered workers who leave their jobs because of an illness or disability in the family
Massachusetts	$162.7 million	$54.2 million	Already used the alternative base period, offered a dependent allowance and covered workers who leave their jobs because of domestic violence
Michigan	$208.3 million	$69.4 million	Already used alternative base period
Minnesota	$130.1 million	$130.1 million	Amended alternative base period, added coverage for part-time workers and those who leave their jobs for a compelling family reason
Mississippi	$56.1 million	$0	None
Missouri	$133.3 million	$0	None
Montana	$19.5 million	$19.5 million	Already covered workers who leave their jobs because of domestic violence, adopted the alternative base period, coverage for part-time workers and those in job training
Nebraska	$43.6 million	$0	Already covered part-time workers and those who leave their jobs for a compelling family reason
Nevada	$76.9 million	$76.6 million	Adopted the alternative base period, already covered part-time workers and those who leave their jobs for a compelling family reason
New Hampshire	$31.4 million	$31.4 million	Already used the alternative base period, covered part-time workers, added coverage for those who leave their jobs for a compelling family reason
New Jersey	$206.8 million	$206.8 million	Already used alternative base period, covered part-time workers, amended coverage for workers in job training
New Mexico	$39.0 million	$13.0 million	Already used the alternative base period, offered a dependent allowance, covered part-time workers and those who leave their jobs because of domestic violence
New York	$412.7 million	$412.7 million	Already used the alternative base period, amended coverage for part-time workers and those who leave their jobs for a compelling family reason
North Carolina	$205.1 million	$68.4 million	Already used the alternative base period, covered part-time workers and those who leave their jobs for a compelling family reason
North Dakota	$14.6 million	$0	None
Ohio	$264.5 million	$88.2 million	Already used the alternative base period
Oklahoma	$75.9 million	$75.9 million	Amended alternative base period, added coverage for part-time workers and those who leave their jobs for a compelling family reason
Oregon	$85.6 million	$85.6 million	Adopted the alternative base period, amended coverage for workers in job training and amended coverage for those who leave their jobs for a compelling family reason
Pennsylvania	$273.3 million	$0	Already covered part-time workers and those who leave their jobs because a spouse relocates
Rhode Island	$23.5 million	$7.8 million	Already used the alternative base period and covered workers who leave their jobs for a compelling family reason
South Carolina	$97.5 million	$0	Already offered coverage to workers who leave their jobs because of domestic violence
South Dakota	$17.6 million	$5.9 million	Adopted the alternative base period, already covered part-time workers and those who leave their jobs because of domestic violence
Tennessee	$141.8 million	$141.8 million	Adopted the alternative base period, added dependent allowance and coverage for part-time workers
Texas	$555.7 million	$0	Already covered workers who leave their jobs for compelling family reasons
Utah	$61.0 million	$0	None
Vermont	$13.9 million	$13.9 million	Already used alternative base period, covered part-time workers and those who leave their jobs because of domestic violence, added coverage for workers in job training
Virginia	$188.5 million	$62.8 million	Already used alternative base period
Washington	$146.6 million	$48.9 million	Already used alternative base period, covered workers who leave their jobs for compelling family reasons, added coverage for workers who leave their jobs when a spouse relocates
West Virginia	$33.2 million	$11.0 million	Adopted alternative base period
Wisconsin	$133.9 million	$133.9 million	Already used the alternative base period, added coverage for workers in job training, amended coverage for workers who leave their jobs for a compelling family reason
Wyoming	$14.2 million	$0	Already covered part-time workers, those who leave their jobs because of domestic violence