Unemployment Insurance: State Trust Fund Loans

The Federal Unemployment Account (FUA) provides for a loan fund for state unemployment programs to ensure a continued flow of benefits during times of economic downturn.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 30 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands are currently borrowing to cover unemployment benefits. Four states, Maryland, New Hampshire, South Dakota, and Tennessee, have repaid their loans in full.

As of December 13, 2010, the most recent balances of outstanding state loans from the FUA are:

State	Loan Balance as of Dec. 13, 2010	Began Borrowing
Alabama	$283,001,164.19	September, 2009
Arizona	$212,184,077.48	March, 2010
Arkansas	$330,853,383.31	March, 2009
California	$9,112,847,509.67	January, 2009
Colorado	$381,881,712.41	January, 2010
Connecticut	$498,452,705.05	October, 2009
Delaware	$24,840,505.48	March, 2010
Florida	$1,835,100,000.00	August, 2009
Georgia	$482,000,000.00	December, 2009
Idaho	$202,401,700.22	June, 2009
Illinois	$2,239,582,343.13	July, 2009
Indiana	$1,911,332,372.08	December, 2008
Kansas	$88,159,421.40	March, 2010
Kentucky	$795,100,000.00	January, 2009
Massachusetts	$387,313,005.04	February, 2010
Michigan	$3,810,391,759.10	September, 2006
Minnesota	$475,988,154.16	July, 2009
Missouri	$722,116,933.16	February, 2009
Nevada	$590,548,230.71	October, 2009
New Jersey	$1,749,563,533.38	March, 2009
New York	$3,176,873,427.71	January, 2009
North Carolina	$2,430,963,662.58	February, 2009
Ohio	$2,314,186,799.00	January, 2009
Pennsylvania	$3,008,614,960.83	March, 2009
Rhode Island	$225,472,937.00	March, 2009
South Carolina	$886,662,351.97	December, 2008
Texas	$1,699,051,361.86	July, 2009
Vermont	$32,657,064.94	March, 2010
Virgin Islands	$17,134,491.24	August, 2009
Virginia	$346,876,000.00	October, 2009
Wisconsin	$1,424,768,541.29	February, 2009
Total	$41,696,920,108.39

Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.