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Iowa Unemployment Insurance Benefit Payments and Claims (Monthly)
This dataset contains statewide Unemployment Insurance claims and payment activities for Iowa. This data is based on the ETA-5159 report that IWD submits to the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
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| Name | Socrata field name | Column name in sgr mount | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks Compen. | weeks_compensated | weeks_compensated | Number | Weeks Compensated: The number of weeks claimed for which UI benefits are paid. Weeks compensated for partial unemployment are included. ETA-5159 (301-14) |
| Benefits Paid | benefits_paid | benefits_paid | Number | Benefits Paid: Unemployment benefits paid to individuals under the regular state UI program. ETA-5159 (302-14) |
| Continued Weeks | continued_weeks_claimed | continued_weeks_claimed | Number | Continued Weeks Claimed: Number of weeks of UI benefits claimed. ETA-5159 (201-10) plus (201-11) |
| Initial Claims | initial_claims | initial_claims | Number | Initial Claim: Initial claims include new claims and additional claims. A new claim is any notice of unemployment filed to request a determination of entitlement to and eligibility for compensation. An additional claim is a notice of unemployment filed to begin a subsequent period of eligibility within a benefit year or period of eligibility. ETA-5159 (101-1) |
| Month | month | month | Calendar date | Stored as month ending date. Displayed as month. |
| Final Payments | final_payments | final_payments | Number | Final Payment: Number of claimants drawing the final payment of their original entitlement of regular Unemployment Insurance (exhaustees). ETA-5159 (303-26) |
| Average Weekly Benefit | average_weekly_benefit | average_weekly_benefit | Number | Average Weekly Benefit: UI benefits paid divided by the number of weeks compensated. Benefits paid for partial unemployment are included. |
| First Payments | first_payments | first_payments | Number | First Payment: The number of claimants receiving their UI benefit first payment in a benefit year for a week of unemployment claimed under the state UI program. ETA-5159 (303-21) |
| Recipients | ui_recipients | ui_recipients | Number | Benefit Recipients: The number of claimants receiving at least one regular UI benefit payment during the month. State report: NX.UI.P001.NVSAM.CNTY.BENEFITS (Recipients - UI) |
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