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Unemployment Insurance Data
Unemployment Insurance Data for Week Ending March 11, 2023
This information will be updated on a weekly basis.
Numbers rounded to nearest tenth.
CLAIMS CREATED BY WEEK
Week Ending March 11, 2023
4,800
Week Ending | Claims Created |
3/4/23 | 4,900 |
2/25/23 | 4,500 |
2/18/23 | 5,500 |
2/11/23 | 7,300 |
2/4/23 | 7,000 |
1/28/23 | 6,600 |
STATEWIDE ACTIVE CLAIMS
Week Ending March 11, 2023
83,668
CALL CENTER
2,700 |
2,500 |
average daily unique contacts over the past week | average daily contacts handled over the past week |
900 |
600 |
average daily outbound calls over the past week | average daily appointments over the past week |
FULL REPORT: 3-11-23
CLAIMS DURING THE PANDEMIC ERA
(Beginning 3/15/20)
PAYMENTS
$40.0 B
paid to Michigan workers since 3/15/20
*May not align exactly with audited financials at the end of the year.
Category | Paid Out |
State Unemployment | $6.4B |
Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PUC) | $22.1B |
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) | $6.1B |
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) | $3B |
Extended Benefits (EB) |
$0.4B
|
Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) | $1.7B |
Work Share | $0.1B |
Other | $0.3B |
MEUC | $<0.1B |
CLAIMANTS
3.50M
claimants for claims created since 3/15/20
99.8%
of claimants* have been paid at least once
*potentially eligible, certifying claimants
Claimant Type |
Claimants |
Unique claimants | 3.50M |
Ineligible/denied/not certifying claimants | 1.03M |
Potentially eligible, certifying claimants | 2.46M |
Paid claimants | 2.46M |
Unpaid claimants | 0.01M |
CLAIMS
5.9M
claims created since 3/15/20; a claimant can have multiple claims throughout their benefit year
Claim Type | Claims Created |
UI Claim | 2.6M |
PUA | 1.9M |
Extensions | 1.1M |
Work Share | 0.2M |
Others | 0.0M |