Unemployment Insurance —Self-Employment Option
Rationale
Self-employment options using unemployment insurance funds have been used successfully in a few states for time-specific self-employment allowances to previously unemployed persons who start a new business.
About Measure
States allowing unemployment insurance for self-employment (as of 1997).
Source
Source: O'Leary, C, & Wander, S. (Eds.). (1997). Unemployment insurance in the United States: Analysis of policy issues. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. pp. 535 Note: Though not included in the data reported in O'Leary and Wander, Pennsylvania also passed the Self-Employment Assistance Program Act in 1997 to allow the use of unemployment insurance. See PA House Bill #1475, Session of 1997.
| State | Allows |
|---|---|
| Alabama | No |
| Alaska | No |
| Arizona | No |
| Arkansas | No |
| California | Yes |
| Colorado | No |
| Connecticut | No |
| Delaware | Yes |
| Florida | No |
| Georgia | No |
| Hawaii | No |
| Idaho | No |
| Illinois | No |
| Indiana | No |
| Iowa | No |
| Kansas | No |
| Kentucky | No |
| Louisiana | No |
| Maine | Yes |
| Maryland | Yes |
| Massachusetts | Yes |
| Michigan | No |
| Minnesota | No |
| Mississippi | No |
| Missouri | No |
| Montana | No |
| Nebraska | No |
| Nevada | No |
| New Hampshire | No |
| New Jersey | Yes |
| New Mexico | No |
| New York | Yes |
| North Carolina | No |
| North Dakota | No |
| Ohio | No |
| Oklahoma | No |
| Oregon | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | Yes |
| Rhode Island | No |
| South Carolina | No |
| South Dakota | No |
| Tennessee | No |
| Texas | No |
| Utah | No |
| Vermont | No |
| Virginia | No |
| Washington | Yes |
| West Virginia | No |
| Wisconsin | No |
| Wyoming | No |
