We know that all states handle their own unemployment insurance programs and have their own rules and regulations regarding unemployment in a variety of categories including how much they pay for weekly benefits and who qualifies for unemployment. But, did you ever wonder how all those differences combine to determine what it costs an employer to do business in each state from an unemployment perspective?
Well, below is the maximum amount you could have paid in 2009 per employee in your state if you were max rated in descending order from most expensive to least expensive.
|
State |
2009 Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount (WBA) |
2009
Taxable Wage Base |
2009 Maximum Tax Rate% |
2009 Per Emp UI Cost @ Maximum Rate |
|
UT |
$444.00 |
$27,800.00 |
10.2000% |
$2,835.60 |
|
MN |
$566.00 |
$26,000.00 |
10.7220% |
$2,787.72 |
|
MT |
$422.00 |
$25,100.00 |
9.4500% |
$2,371.95 |
|
ND |
$431.00 |
$23,700.00 |
9.8600% |
$2,336.82 |
|
WA |
$560.00 |
$35,700.00 |
6.2000% |
$2,213.40 |
|
WY |
$438.00 |
$21,500.00 |
9.1000% |
$1,956.50 |
|
IA* |
$374.00 |
$23,700.00 |
8.0000% |
$1,896.00 |
|
ID |
$362.00 |
$33,200.00 |
5.4000% |
$1,792.80 |
|
AK* |
$370.00 |
$32,700.00 |
5.4000% |
$1,765.80 |
|
RI* |
$546.00 |
$18,000.00 |
9.7900% |
$1,762.20 |
|
MA* |
$628.00 |
$14,000.00 |
12.2700% |
$1,717.80 |
|
OR |
$493.00 |
$31,300.00 |
5.4000% |
$1,690.20 |
|
NJ* |
$584.00 |
$28,900.00 |
5.4000% |
$1,560.60 |
|
NV |
$400.00 |
$26,600.00 |
5.4000% |
$1,436.40 |
|
VI |
$459.00 |
$22,100.00 |
6.0000% |
$1,326.00 |
|
NC |
$505.00 |
$19,300.00 |
6.8400% |
$1,320.12 |
|
MO |
$320.00 |
$12,500.00 |
9.7000% |
$1,212.50 |
|
MI |
$362.00 |
$9,000.00 |
13.3000% |
$1,197.00 |
|
WI |
$363.00 |
$12,000.00 |
9.8000% |
$1,176.00 |
|
NM* |
$359.00 |
$20,900.00 |
5.4000% |
$1,128.60 |
|
CO |
$487.00 |
$10,000.00 |
11.0200% |
$1,102.00 |
|
AR |
$441.00 |
$10,000.00 |
10.8000% |
$1,080.00 |
|
OH* |
$372.00 |
$9,000.00 |
11.8000% |
$1,062.00 |
|
PA* |
$558.00 |
$8,000.00 |
13.1576% |
$1,052.61 |
|
CT* |
$519.00 |
$15,000.00 |
6.8000% |
$1,020.00 |
|
WV |
$424.00 |
$12,000.00 |
8.5000% |
$1,020.00 |
|
TN |
$275.00 |
$9,000.00 |
10.6000% |
$954.00 |
|
DE |
$330.00 |
$10,500.00 |
8.2000% |
$861.00 |
|
SD |
$309.00 |
$9,500.00 |
9.0600% |
$860.70 |
|
IL* |
$385.00 |
$12,300.00 |
6.8000% |
$836.40 |
|
NY |
$405.00 |
$8,500.00 |
9.6250% |
$818.13 |
|
KY |
$415.00 |
$8,000.00 |
10.0000% |
$800.00 |
|
OK |
$409.00 |
$14,200.00 |
5.5000% |
$781.00 |
|
MD* |
$380.00 |
$8,500.00 |
9.0000% |
$765.00 |
|
HI |
$545.00 |
$13,000.00 |
5.4000% |
$702.00 |
|
ME* |
$344.00 |
$12,000.00 |
5.4000% |
$648.00 |
|
VT |
$425.00 |
$8,000.00 |
7.7000% |
$616.00 |
|
DC |
$309.00 |
$9,000.00 |
6.6000% |
$594.00 |
|
KS |
$436.00 |
$8,000.00 |
7.4000% |
$592.00 |
|
TX |
$378.00 |
$9,000.00 |
6.2600% |
$563.40 |
|
GA |
$330.00 |
$8,500.00 |
6.2100% |
$527.85 |
|
NH |
$427.00 |
$8,000.00 |
6.5000% |
$520.00 |
|
AL |
$265.00 |
$8,000.00 |
6.3400% |
$507.20 |
|
VA |
$378.00 |
$8,000.00 |
6.2800% |
$502.40 |
|
NE |
$308.00 |
$9,000.00 |
5.4000% |
$486.00 |
|
FL |
$275.00 |
$7,000.00 |
6.4000% |
$448.00 |
|
CA |
$450.00 |
$7,000.00 |
6.2000% |
$434.00 |
|
LA |
$284.00 |
$7,000.00 |
6.2000% |
$434.00 |
|
SC |
$326.00 |
$7,000.00 |
6.1000% |
$427.00 |
|
IN |
$390.00 |
$7,000.00 |
5.6000% |
$392.00 |
|
AZ |
$240.00 |
$7,000.00 |
5.4000% |
$378.00 |
|
MS |
$235.00 |
$7,000.00 |
5.4000% |
$378.00 |
|
PR |
$133.00 |
$7,000.00 |
5.4000% |
$378.00 |
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*State dependency allowances not included in maximum WBA |
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Tammy Mullin
IRS CIRCULAR 230 DISCLOSURE: Any tax advice in this communication is not intended or written by TALX to be used, and cannot be used, by a client or any other person or entity for the purpose of (i) avoiding penalties that may be imposed on any taxpayer or (ii) promoting, marketing, or recommending to another party any matters addressed herein.
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