Where Unemployment Benefits are the Highest, in OECD Countries

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Ranked: Unemployment Benefits in OECD Countries

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This graphic ranks OECD countries by their level of unemployment benefits offered. This is measured by the percentage of previous in-work income a person would earn after being unemployed for one year.

Calculations reference a single person without children, whose previous in-work earnings were 67% of the average wage in each country. Data for this graphic and article can be accessed at OECD.org.

ℹ️ As of 2024, the OECD has 38 member countries plus several accession candidates. OECD Countries by Unemployment Support

Luxembourg tops the rankings of OECD countries by unemployment benefits. Workers in the country can receive 87% of their previous employed income for up to a full year out of work.

RankCountry% of previous in-work
income received
after 1 year 1🇱🇺 Luxembourg87 2🇧🇪 Belgium78 3🇩🇰 Denmark78 4🇧🇬 Bulgaria*77 5🇵🇹 Portugal75 6🇨🇭 Switzerland72 7🇳🇴 Norway67 8🇫🇷 France66 9🇪🇸 Spain66 10🇳🇱 Netherlands64 11🇸🇪 Sweden64 12🇮🇹 Italy62 13🇮🇸 Iceland61 14🇩🇪 Germany60 15🇫🇮 Finland58 16🇦🇹 Austria51 17🇲🇹 Malta*49 18🇬🇷 Greece47 19🇪🇪 Estonia45 20🇸🇮 Slovenia44 21🇳🇿 New Zealand42 22🇭🇷 Croatia*41 23🇨🇾 Cyprus*38 24🇯🇵 Japan38 25🇷🇴 Romania*38 26🇮🇪 Ireland35 27🇦🇺 Australia32 28🇵🇱 Poland31 29🇰🇷 South Korea23 30🇨🇦 Canada22 31🇮🇱 Israel22 32🇱🇹 Lithuania21 33🇨🇿 Czechia20 34🇬🇧 UK16 35🇱🇻 Latvia14 36🇸🇰 Slovakia10 37🇹🇷 Türkiye10 38🇭🇺 Hungary9 39🇺🇸 U.S.9
*Not formally in the OECD. Data unavailable for Costa Rica, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico. Figures current up to 2023.

However, there are stipulations to receiving this money. This includes being fit and willing to work as well as already registered in the National Employment Agency.

Visualizing the Tax Burden of Every U.S. State

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Visualizing the Tax Burden of Every U.S. State

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This map graphic visualizes the total tax burden in each U.S. state as of March 2024, based on figures compiled by WalletHub.

It’s important to understand that under this methodology, the tax burden measures the percent of an average person’s income that is paid towards state and local taxes. It considers property taxes, income taxes, and sales & excise tax.

Data and Methodology

The figures we used to create this graphic are listed in the table below.

StateTotal Tax Burden New York12.0% Hawaii11.8% Vermont11.1% Maine10.7% California10.4% Connecticut10.1% Minnesota10.0% Illinois9.7% New Jersey9.5% Rhode Island9.4% Utah9.4% Kansas9.3% Maryland9.3% Iowa9.2% Nebraska9.2% Ohio8.9% Indiana8.9% Arkansas8.8% Mississippi8.8% Massachusetts8.6% Virginia8.5% West Virginia8.5% Oregon8.4% Colorado8.4% Pennsylvania8.4% Wisconsin8.3% Louisiana8.3% Kentucky8.3% Washington8.0% New Mexico8.0% Michigan8.0% North Carolina7.9% Idaho7.9% Arizona7.8% Missouri7.8% Georgia7.7% Texas7.6% Alabama7.5% Montana7.5% South Carolina7.5% Nevada7.4% Oklahoma7.0% North Dakota6.8% South Dakota6.4% Delaware6.4% Tennessee6.1% Florida6.1% Wyoming5.7% New Hampshire5.6% Alaska4.9%

From this data we can see that New York has the highest total tax burden. Residents in this state will pay, on average, 12% of their income to state and local governments.

Breaking this down into its three components, the average New Yorker pays 4.6% of their income on income taxes, 4.4% on property taxes, and 3% in sales & excise taxes.

At the other end of the spectrum, Alaska has the lowest tax burden of any state, equaling 4.9% of income. This

Charted: What Frustrates Americans About the Tax System

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What Frustrates Americans About the Tax System

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In this visualization, we show Pew Research’s findings on what bothers Americans the most about the tax system.

This data was collected after surveying more than 5,000 American adults between the period of March 27-April 2, 2023.

The survey was weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population. Visit Pew Research’s methodology page for more details.

Americans Want More Taxes for Some

Six in every 10 Americans feel that both corporations and the wealthy don’t pay their fair share in federal taxes.

Their sentiments are not entirely unfounded.

Very frustratedSomewhat frustratedNot much/
at all frustrated 🏦 Corporations
don’t pay a fair share61%22%15% 💼 Wealthy people
don’t pay a fair share60%22%17% 🤔 Complexity of
the tax system53%32%13% 💸 Amount of tax paid38%33%29% 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Poor people don’t
pay a fair share13%21%64%
Note: No answer responses are not shown, thus percentages may not sum to 100.

A 2021 ProPublica investigation found some of the wealthiest Americans—also the wealthiest people in the world—did not pay a single penny in federal income taxes in some years.

A significant part of why this is possible is how taxes are collected depending on the source. Since much of the top 1% grow their wealth in equity and property, they are not subject to taxes until they make an actual transaction.

As this Brookings Institution article explains: most Americans make money through their wages, and wages are subject to heavier taxation than capital income. Thus, the tax share of America’s highest-income households is often lower than America’s middle-income households.

Finally, Pew Research noted that their findings were essentially unchanged since 2021.