VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION STATISTICAL TABLES CALENDAR YEAR 1999
Publication prepared by Ann Donald, Program Services Clerk
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION STATISTICAL TABLES CALENDAR YEAR 1999
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March 2000
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION STATISTICAL TABLES CALENDAR YEAR 1999
Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Graph Table 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Initial Claims for Regular Benefits by Area Weeks Claimed for Regular Benefits by Area Initial Claims for Regular Benefits by Month Weeks Claimed for Regular Benefits by Month Number and Amount of Regular Payments by Area Number and Amount of Regular Payments by Month Twenty Years of Claims Experience - Regular Benefits, 1980 - 1999 Twenty Years of Payment Experience - Regular Benefits, 1980 - 1999 Twenty Years of Payment Experience - Regular Benefits, 1980 - 1999 Regular Benefits for Out of State Claimants Monetary Determinations for Regular Benefits Claims Examiner Determinations - Regular Benefits Fact Finding Determinations by Area - Regular Benefits Disposal of Appeals on Contested Regular Claims Result of Regular Claims - Appeals Heard - Decisions of Referee Result of Regular Claims - Appeals Heard - Decisions of Board
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TABLE 1 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION INITIAL CLAIMS FOR REGULAR BENEFITS BY AREA, 1999
Area Barre Bennington Brattleboro Burlington Central Office Middlebury Morrisville Newport Rutland Springfield St Albans St Johnsbury White River Jct. Total
IntraState 4,761 2,452 2,209 4,900 0 1,815 2,119 2,646 4,613 2,167 2,702 2,227 1,176 33,787
Agent State 89 140 132 113 643 24 19 69 111 27 45 82 108 1,602
Liable State 0 0 0 0 1,424 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,424
Total 4,850 2,592 2,341 5,013 2,067 1,839 2,138 2,715 4,724 2,194 2,747 2,309 1,284 36,813
Note: Intrastate includes 2,353 transitional claims.
TABLE 2 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION WEEKS CLAIMED FOR REGULAR BENEFITS BY AREA, 1999
Area Barre Bennington Brattleboro Burlington Central Office Middlebury Morrisville Newport Rutland Springfield St Albans St Johnsbury White River Jct. Total
IntraState 32,174 19,050 17,308 43,489 0 16,237 15,459 20,411 33,029 17,580 21,461 16,261 9,941 262,400
Agent State 0 0 0 0 11,947 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,947
Liable State 0 0 0 0 12,493 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12,493
Total 32,174 19,050 17,308 43,489 24,440 16,237 15,459 20,411 33,029 17,580 21,461 16,261 9,941 286,840
TABLE 3 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION INITIAL CLAIMS FOR REGULAR BENEFITS BY MONTH, 1999
Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Total
IntraState 3,872 3,139 2,879 3,991 1,789 2,529 2,145 1,439 1,447 2,233 3,769 4,555 33,787
Agent State 174 152 142 136 103 118 100 131 114 105 173 154 1,602
Liable State 129 81 69 85 77 63 81 69 220 152 176 222 1,424
Total 4,175 3,372 3,090 4,212 1,969 2,710 2,326 1,639 1,781 2,490 4,118 4,931 36,813
Note: Intrastate includes 2,353 transitional claims.
TABLE 4 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION WEEKS CLAIMED FOR REGULAR BENEFITS BY MONTH, 1999
Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Total
IntraState 34,521 30,793 31,506 26,231 23,017 17,679 17,062 19,081 11,195 11,335 19,784 20,196 262,400
Agent State 1,360 1,347 1,474 1,169 847 1,006 843 850 723 686 741 901 11,947
Liable State 1,525 1,380 1,191 929 815 719 706 690 903 820 1,368 1,447 12,493
Total 37,406 33,520 34,171 28,329 24,679 19,404 18,611 20,621 12,821 12,841 21,893 22,544 286,840
TABLE 5 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF REGULAR PAYMENTS BY AREA, 1999
Number of Payments Area Totals Barre-Montpelier Bennington Brattleboro Burlington Middlebury Morrisville Newport Rutland St. Albans St. Johnsbury Springfield White River Jct. Out-Of-State
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Amount of Payments Total
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Total
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First Payments 17,707 2,386 1,160 1,106 2,787 920 1,057 1,124 2,469 1,345 1,016 1,090 601 646
Last Payments 2,442 211 194 147 484 146 91 188 275 165 124 178 73 166
Total Unemployment $42,492,572 $5,314,080 $2,676,900 $2,431,580 $7,170,006 $2,474,472 $2,450,331 $3,107,001 $4,709,111 $3,498,363 $2,434,582 $2,658,654 $1,573,964 $1,993,528
Partial Unemployment $5,211,319 $333,738 $334,147 $344,455 $491,688 $199,248 $180,567 $237,655 $546,415 $204,933 $195,042 $264,166 $156,112 $1,723,153
231,909 27,430 16,175 14,331 36,115 13,909 13,309 17,804 27,745 18,561 13,446 15,240 8,301 9,543
$47,703,891 $5,647,818 $3,011,047 $2,776,035 $7,661,694 $2,673,720 $2,630,898 $3,344,656 $5,255,526 $3,703,296 $2,629,624 $2,922,820 $1,730,076 $3,716,681
Includes payments to other states for Vermont's share of payments under Combined Wage Plan.
Note: Data reflects end of year totals.
TABLE 6 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF REGULAR PAYMENTS BY MONTH, 1999
Number of Payments Month Totals January February March April May June July August September October November December
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Amount of Payments Last Payments 2,525 197 186 229 238 250 230 189 245 154 211 200 196 Total $47,148,732 5,394,379 5,635,837 7,275,977 4,596,950 3,367,154 3,387,151 3,008,878 3,376,335 2,018,474 2,013,922 3,365,193 3,708,482 IntraState
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Total 232,261 26,499 27,299 34,493 23,389 17,939 18,108 14,971 17,029 9,435 9,331 16,510 17,258
IntraState 222,418 25,373 26,123 33,274 22,618 17,351 17,431 14,399 16,460 8,924 8,778 15,509 16,178
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Liable State 9,843 1,126 1,176 1,219 771 588 677 572 569 511 553 1,001 1,080
First Payments 17,836 3,244 1,790 1,604 1,718 1,289 1,423 1,484 840 532 681 1,764 1,467
Liable State $3,761,278 337,932 283,834 457,208 168,509 132,537 153,937 274,704 902,289 158,726 203,647 266,137 421,818
$43,387,454 5,056,447 5,352,003 6,818,769 4,428,441 3,234,617 3,233,214 2,734,174 2,474,046 1,859,748 1,810,275 3,099,056 3,286,664
Includes payments under Combined Wage Plan.
Note: Data reflects reports received throughout the year.
TABLE 7 TWENTY YEARS OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION CLAIMS EXPERIENCE REGULAR BENEFITS, 1980 - 1999
Initial Claims 1/ Year 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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Continued Weeks Claimed Liable State 4,378 3,375 3,585 2,775 2,023 1,856 1,658 1,474 1,562 1,576 1,991 2,376 2,098 1,775 1,665 1,463 1,573 1,407 1,350 1,424 Total 449,302 402,352 530,867 451,469 347,914 339,619 290,417 237,721 225,935 273,680 433,620 580,139 519,546 432,880 418,373 395,414 390,587 359,564 313,237 286,840 Intra State 394,135 353,305 472,524 401,647 313,486 311,075 261,046 213,721 202,662 247,746 396,735 528,149 469,914 389,152 377,827 360,672 358,416 329,154 286,076 262,400 Agent State 29,085 25,770 29,992 23,896 16,228 13,997 14,681 11,815 11,439 13,142 17,924 25,173 25,313 24,090 21,672 18,445 16,549 15,998 14,686 11,947 Liable State 26,082 23,277 28,351 25,926 18,200 14,547 14,690 12,185 11,834 12,792 18,961 26,817 24,319 19,638 18,874 16,297 15,622 14,412 12,475 12,493
Total 62,484 61,807 77,156 61,709 49,497 46,926 39,015 33,485 30,291 41,808 54,198 61,047 53,685 46,332 46,959 49,472 47,675 45,003 40,827 36,813
Intra State 54,105 54,722 69,547 55,867 45,510 43,366 35,544 30,471 27,585 38,557 50,102 55,901 48,544 41,734 42,937 45,732 43,888 41,414 37,489 33,787
Agent State 4,001 3,710 4,024 3,067 1,964 1,704 1,813 1,540 1,144 1,675 2,105 2,770 3,043 2,823 2,357 2,277 2,214 2,182 1,988 1,602
Data include transitional claims
TABLE 8 TWENTY YEARS OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PAYMENT EXPERIENCE REGULAR BENEFITS, 1980 - 1999
Number of Payments Year 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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Amount of Payments 1/ First Payments 26,967 24,020 29,901 23,865 21,106 20,916 18,446 15,826 15,054 19,197 26,175 30,682 26,477 22,498 22,545 23,013 22,899 21,081 19,243 17,836 Last Payments 5,128 4,920 6,815 6,746 4,033 3,398 2,920 2,087 2,103 2,084 4,443 7,658 7,650 6,452 5,288 4,158 4,172 3,605 2,917 2,525 Total $32,801,332 $31,268,935 $46,810,023 $40,183,875 $32,725,887 $32,945,515 $29,372,173 $25,596,915 $24,570,555 $30,699,200 $54,056,636 $74,489,894 $68,509,800 $57,611,496 $56,428,255 $52,580,645 $54,784,278 $51,097,658 $47,131,850 $47,148,732 Intra State $30,445,436 $28,825,024 $43,653,666 $37,219,276 $30,055,177 $30,670,303 $27,097,329 $23,066,858 $22,406,761 $28,437,686 $50,118,865 $69,926,309 $62,666,641 $53,791,128 $51,898,030 $48,925,160 $50,691,148 $47,481,121 $42,971,809 $43,387,454 Liable State $2,355,896 $2,443,911 $3,156,357 $2,964,599 $2,670,710 $2,275,212 $2,274,844 $2,530,057 $2,163,794 $2,261,514 $3,937,771 $4,563,585 $5,843,159 $3,820,368 $4,530,225 $3,655,485 $4,093,130 $3,616,537 $4,160,041 $3,761,278
Total 371,454 331,197 448,451 377,023 294,288 286,626 247,363 198,927 179,148 213,125 351,784 479,460 431,264 355,754 342,495 317,321 322,812 293,772 254,184 232,261
Intra State 350,760 314,106 425,744 357,758 279,691 275,248 234,600 188,706 169,810 203,100 337,360 459,205 412,136 339,788 327,117 304,257 310,221 282,161 244,114 222,418
Liable State 20,694 17,091 22,707 19,265 14,597 11,378 12,763 10,221 9,338 10,025 14,424 20,255 19,128 15,966 15,378 13,064 12,591 11,611 10,070 9,843
Gross payments, not adjusted for refunds or recoveries. Includes CWC.
Note: Data reflects reports received throughout the year.
Twenty Years of Unemployment Compensation Payment Experience Regular Benefits 1980 - 1999
$80
$70
$60
$50
Millions
$40
$30
$20
$10
$ 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
TABLE 9 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION REGULAR BENEFITS FOR OUT OF STATE CLAIMANTS, 1999
Total State Totals Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Dis. of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Number 9,843 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Amount $3,761,278 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Payments To Claimants Number 9,688 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Amount $2,157,891 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Payments To States Number 155 0 4 3 0 3 3 4 2 1 4 4 3 1 4 4 1 0 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 Amount $1,603,387 $0 $2,215 $5,055 $0 $11,593 $2,810 $47,293 $1,290 $427 $49,056 $3,440 $3,725 $38 $6,804 $3,389 $107 $0 $1,726 $4,436 $47,200 $5,471 $852,108 $6,203 $8,149 $1,355 State Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Canada/P.R./V.I. Number N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total Amount N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Payments To Claimants Number N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Amount N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Payments To States Number 5 4 3 4 2 5 3 3 4 1 4 0 3 4 9 4 0 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 2 0 Amount $1,895 $15,167 $1,116 $1,656 $41,230 $40,038 $122 $260,495 $25,876 $37 $22,385 $0 $1,392 $30,935 $42,466 $9,497 $0 $9,047 $8,377 $7,201 $2,000 $11,992 $1,829 $2,685 $2,058 $0
TABLE 10 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION MONETARY DETERMINATIONS REGULAR BENEFITS, 1999
Determinations Totals Eligible Qualify Maximum Benefit Qualify Less Than Maximum Ineligible
Number 22,827 21,947 5,955 15,992 880
Percent 100.0% 96.1% 27.1% 72.9% 3.9%
TABLE 11 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION CLAIMS EXAMINER DETERMINATIONS REGULAR BENEFITS, 1999
Denials Issue Involved Totals Voluntary Quit Not Able/Available Work Gross Misconduct Discharge Suitable Work Refused Reporting Requirements Disqualifying Income Refusal of Profiling Referral Other Issues
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Determinations 11,224 2,770 1,782 76 2,862 457 646 2,018 1 612
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Number 7,001 2,534 904 76 931 91 417 1,557 1 490
Percent 62.4% 91.5% 50.7% 100.0% 32.5% 19.9% 64.6% 77.2% 100.0% 80.1%
Does not include multi-claimant cases.
TABLE 12 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FACT FINDING DETERMINATIONS BY AREA REGULAR BENEFITS, 1999
Separation Voluntary Quit 2,770 300 186 173 493 157 110 169 305 226 154 173 99 225 Gross Misconduct 76 6 2 6 20 2 7 4 11 4 4 5 2 3 Other Issues 98 14 12 9 21 2 7 6 9 5 2 1 7 3
Nonseparation Refusal of Not Able/ Refusal of Reporting Profiling Available Suitable Disqualifying Requirements Referral for Work Work Income 1,782 202 157 123 264 103 101 94 223 137 97 127 73 81 457 44 36 29 81 36 23 24 70 36 23 31 12 12 2,018 267 99 113 399 111 106 88 320 97 150 126 62 80 646 72 36 40 102 27 54 46 82 37 28 19 33 70 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Issues 514 43 32 22 65 51 20 42 70 44 63 30 15 17
Area Totals Barre Bennington Brattleboro Burlington Middlebury Morrisville Newport Rutland St. Albans St. Johnsbury Springfield White River Jct. Out-of-State
Total 11,224 1,268 763 732 2,084 632 532 588 1,431 822 666 654 426 626
Discharge 2,862 320 202 217 639 143 104 115 341 236 145 142 123 135
TABLE 13 DISPOSAL OF APPEALS ON CONTESTED REGULAR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION CLAIMS, 1999
Appeals Heard Issue Involved Totals Appeals To Referee Voluntary Quit Not Able/Available for Work Discharge For Misconduct Refusal Of Suitable Work Monetary Determination/Eligibility Other 1/ Appeals To Board Voluntary Quit Not Able/Available for Work Discharge For Misconduct Refusal Of Suitable Work Monetary Determination/Eligibility Other 1/
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Total Appeals 1,561 1,377 640 44 407 73 34 179 184 97 4 54 8 4 17
Total 1,447 1,271 603 41 384 70 18 155 176 97 4 48 8 4 15
Appellant Failed to Appear 89 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 88 48 4 26 3 2 5
Appeals Withdrawn 82 77 26 1 19 2 13 16 5 0 0 5 0 0 0
Appeals Dismissed 32 29 11 2 4 1 3 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 2
Includes: Benefit Year, Conviction Separation, Education Contract, Holiday Pay, Illness-Disability, Labor Dispute, Overpayment, Profiling, Reporting Requirements, Severance Pay, Tax Refund Setoff, Timeliness of Appeal, Total/Partial Unemployment, Vacation Pay, Wages in Lieu of Notice, Work Search, and Workman's Compensation.
Note: Includes multi-claimant cases.
TABLE 14 RESULT OF REGULAR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION CLAIMS, 1999 APPEALS HEARD - DECISIONS OF REFEREE
Issue Involved Totals Appeals From Claimants Voluntary Quit Not Able/Available for Work Discharge For Misconduct Refusal Of Suitable Work Monetary Determination/Eligibility Other 1/ Appeals From Employers Voluntary Quit Not Able/Available for Work Discharge For Misconduct Refusal Of Suitable Work Monetary Determination/Eligibility Other 1/
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Decisions Rendered 1,377 1,161 602 42 251 60 34 172 216 38 2 156 13 0 7
Sustained 987 883 454 29 174 44 33 149 104 20 1 69 7 0 7
Prior Decisions Modified 133 117 81 5 15 4 0 12 16 5 0 10 1 0 0
Reversed 257 161 67 8 62 12 1 11 96 13 1 77 5 0 0
Includes: Benefit Year, Conviction Separation, Education Contract, Holiday Pay, Illness-Disability, Labor Dispute, Overpayment, Profiling, Reporting Requirements, Severance Pay, Tax Refund Setoff, Timeliness of Appeal, Total/Partial Unemployment, Vacation Pay, Wages in Lieu of Notice, Work Search, and Workman's Compensation.
Note: Includes multi-claimant cases.
TABLE 15 RESULT OF REGULAR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION CLAIMS, 1999 APPEALS HEARD - DECISIONS OF BOARD
Issue Involved Totals Appeals From Claimants Voluntary Quit Not Able/Available for Work Discharge For Misconduct Refusal Of Suitable Work Monetary Determination/Eligibility Other 1/ Appeals From Employers Voluntary Quit Not Able/Available for Work Discharge For Misconduct Refusal Of Suitable Work Monetary Determination/Eligibility Other 1/ Agency Appeals Voluntary Quit Not Able/Available for Work Discharge For Misconduct Refusal Of Suitable Work Monetary Determination/Eligibility Other 1/
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Decisions Rendered 184 134 86 4 20 5 4 15 50 11 0 34 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sustained 135 100 65 2 15 2 3 13 35 9 0 22 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Prior Decisions Modified 10 8 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reversed 39 26 17 0 3 3 1 2 13 2 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Includes: Education Contract, Holiday Pay, Overpayment, Reporting Requirements, and Timeliness of Appeal.
Note: Includes multi-claimant cases.