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As of July 8, 2026, IDES will no longer send benefit payments via paper check.  You may select direct deposit or debit card as your method for receiving benefit payments.  If you were receiving paper checks, you will be switched over to debit card payments unless you choose to enroll in direct deposit.

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​Pre-1990 Historical Series (Unofficial)

The monthly and annual estimates in the worksheet reports below are unofficial according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics because of updates to methodology and other technical issues that have occurred over the past several decades. However, we have provided these reports as a courtesy to those who want estimates for a longer time period than the official BLS data series