Workers' compensation & unemployment insurance

Workers' compensation costs as a percent of covered wages, 2019

Sources: National Academy of Social Insurance.

Unemployment insurance
TAXABLE WAGE BASE, JAN. 2021NEW EMPLOYER RATE, JAN. 2021AVG. EMPLOYER TAX AS A % OF TOTAL WAGES, 2021AVG. EMPLOYER TAX AS A % OF TAXABLE WAGES, 2021
Arizona
$7,000
2.00%
1.93%
0.26%
California
$7,000
3.40%
3.95%
0.34%
Colorado
$13,600
1.70%
1.94%
0.46%
Georgia
$7,000
2.70%
1.36%
0.22%
Illinois
$12,960
2.70%
2.20%
0.50%
Massachusetts
$15,000
2.42%
3.41%
0.69%
New Jersey
$36,200
2.80%
1.64%
0.72%
New York
$11,800
4.10%
3.60%
0.60%
North Carolina
$26,000
1.00%
0.88%
0.39%
Tennessee
$7,000
2.70%
1.01%
0.14%
Texas
$9,000
2.70%
1.91%
0.36%
United States
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1.92%
0.46%
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Sources: U.S. Employment and Training Administration.