Have you received Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits in the last 7 days? Select only one answer.
Asked of: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006
Received unemployment insurance in past 7 days · Asked in 34 waves, 2021–2024 · 55,287 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: week28, week29, week30, week31, week32, week33, week40, week41, week42, week43, week44, week45, week46, week47, week48, week49, week50, week51, week52, week53, week54, week55, week56, week57, week58, week59, week60, week61, week62, week63, cycle04, cycle05, cycle06, cycle07. Asked of those who received UI since the moving reference date of UI_RECVRV (through Week 33, also of those who applied), so who is asked changes at each reset: 'Yes' fell from 50 to 15 percent between Weeks 33 and 40 (also when federal pandemic UI ended) and rose from 11 to 46 percent when the date moved to January 1, 2022 in Week 43.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 07 (2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22 | web | 70,429 | 1,048 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 06 (2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24 | web | 72,125 | 949 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 05 (2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27 | web | 72,162 | 883 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 04 (2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29 | web | 73,352 | 839 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 63 (2023-10-18 to 2023-10-30) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2023-10-18 to 2023-10-30 | web | 79,371 | 1,067 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 62 (2023-09-20 to 2023-10-02) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2023-09-20 to 2023-10-02 | web | 72,839 | 914 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 35% |
| 65% |
| 1048 |
| ±5 |
| Men | 32% | 68% | 530 | ±7 |
| Women | 38% | 62% | 518 | ±9 |
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 07 (2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22) · US adults 18+ living in housing units (50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 61 (2023-08-23 to 2023-09-04) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2023-08-23 to 2023-09-04 | web | 68,454 | 708 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 60 (2023-07-26 to 2023-08-07) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2023-07-26 to 2023-08-07 | web | 68,830 | 1,146 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 59 (2023-06-28 to 2023-07-10) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2023-06-28 to 2023-07-10 | web | 63,802 | 859 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 58 (2023-06-07 to 2023-06-19) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2023-06-07 to 2023-06-19 | web | 64,792 | 900 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 57 (2023-04-26 to 2023-05-08) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2023-04-26 to 2023-05-08 | web | 59,290 | 1,100 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 56 (2023-03-29 to 2023-04-10) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2023-03-29 to 2023-04-10 | web | 61,927 | 1,011 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 55 (2023-03-01 to 2023-03-13) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-13 | web | 72,738 | 1,192 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 54 (2023-02-01 to 2023-02-13) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2023-02-01 to 2023-02-13 | web | 75,709 | 1,259 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 53 (2023-01-04 to 2023-01-16) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2023-01-04 to 2023-01-16 | web | 68,504 | 934 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 52 (2022-12-09 to 2022-12-19) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2022-12-09 to 2022-12-19 | web | 70,685 | 842 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 51 (2022-11-02 to 2022-11-14) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2022-11-02 to 2022-11-14 | web | 61,453 | 632 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 50 (2022-10-05 to 2022-10-17) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2022-10-05 to 2022-10-17 | web | 42,040 | 369 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 49 (2022-09-14 to 2022-09-26) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2022-09-14 to 2022-09-26 | web | 50,937 | 444 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 48 (2022-07-27 to 2022-08-08) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2022-07-27 to 2022-08-08 | web | 46,801 | 647 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 47 (2022-06-29 to 2022-07-11) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2022-06-29 to 2022-07-11 | web | 58,304 | 723 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 46 (2022-06-01 to 2022-06-13) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-13 | web | 62,826 | 757 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 45 (2022-04-27 to 2022-05-09) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2022-04-27 to 2022-05-09 | web | 61,767 | 645 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 44 (2022-03-30 to 2022-04-11) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2022-03-30 to 2022-04-11 | web | 63,769 | 631 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 43 (2022-03-02 to 2022-03-14) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2022-03-02 to 2022-03-14 | web | 84,158 | 810 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 42 (2022-01-26 to 2022-02-07) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2022-01-26 to 2022-02-07 | web | 75,482 | 2,786 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 41 (2021-12-29 to 2022-01-10) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2021-12-29 to 2022-01-10 | web | 74,995 | 2,787 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 40 (2021-12-01 to 2021-12-13) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2021-12-01 to 2021-12-13 | web | 60,826 | 2,141 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 33 (2021-06-23 to 2021-07-05) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_APPLYRV = 1 'or' UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2021-06-23 to 2021-07-05 | web | 66,262 | 4,085 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 32 (2021-06-09 to 2021-06-21) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_APPLYRV = 1 'or' UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2021-06-09 to 2021-06-21 | web | 68,067 | 4,350 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 31 (2021-05-26 to 2021-06-07) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_APPLYRV = 1 'or' UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2021-05-26 to 2021-06-07 | web | 70,854 | 4,423 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 30 (2021-05-12 to 2021-05-24) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_APPLYRV = 1 'or' UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2021-05-12 to 2021-05-24 | web | 72,897 | 4,539 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 29 (2021-04-28 to 2021-05-10) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_APPLYRV = 1 'or' UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2021-04-28 to 2021-05-10 | web | 78,467 | 4,798 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 28 (2021-04-14 to 2021-04-26) Source variable UI_RECVNOW. Universe: UI_APPLYRV = 1 'or' UI_RECVRV = 1. | 2021-04-14 to 2021-04-26 | web | 68,913 | 4,069 |