Unemployment Benefits by State
Plain-English guides to unemployment benefits in each state: who qualifies, how much you can get, how to apply, and how to meet the weekly work search requirement. Pick your state.
Texas unemployment benefits
$74 to $577 weekly · up to 26 weeks
California unemployment benefits
$40 to $450 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Florida unemployment benefits
$32 to $275 weekly · up to 12 weeks
Ohio unemployment benefits
$149 to $624 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Washington unemployment benefits
$383 to $1,208 weekly · up to 26 weeks
New York unemployment benefits
$143 to $869 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Virginia unemployment benefits
$160 to $478 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Illinois unemployment benefits
$51 to $628 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Georgia unemployment benefits
$55 to $365 weekly · up to 14 to 26 weeks
Michigan unemployment benefits
$150 to $530 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Arizona unemployment benefits
$200 to $320 weekly · up to 24 weeks
Massachusetts unemployment benefits
$56 to $1,105 weekly · up to 30 weeks
New Jersey unemployment benefits
$147 to $905 weekly · up to 26 weeks
North Carolina unemployment benefits
$15 to $350 weekly · up to 12 to 20 weeks
Pennsylvania unemployment benefits
$68 to $605 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Colorado unemployment benefits
$25 to $884 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Minnesota unemployment benefits
$28 to $948 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Wisconsin unemployment benefits
$54 to $497 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Indiana unemployment benefits
$50 to $390 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Tennessee unemployment benefits
$30 to $275 weekly · up to 12 weeks
Missouri unemployment benefits
$35 to $320 weekly · up to 20 weeks
Maryland unemployment benefits
$50 to $430 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Oregon unemployment benefits
$211 to $902 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Nevada unemployment benefits
$16 to $469 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Connecticut unemployment benefits
$44 to $721 weekly · up to 26 weeks
South Carolina unemployment benefits
$42 to $350 weekly · up to 20 weeks
Alabama unemployment benefits
$45 to $275 weekly · up to 14 weeks
Kentucky unemployment benefits
$39 to $746 weekly · up to 16 weeks
Louisiana unemployment benefits
$10 to $275 weekly · up to 12 weeks
Oklahoma unemployment benefits
$16 to $539 weekly · up to 16 weeks
Iowa unemployment benefits
$99 to $790 weekly · up to 16 weeks
Kansas unemployment benefits
$165 to $663 weekly · up to 16 weeks
Utah unemployment benefits
$29 to $806 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Arkansas unemployment benefits
$81 to $451 weekly · up to 16 weeks
Mississippi unemployment benefits
$30 to $235 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Nebraska unemployment benefits
$70 to $582 weekly · up to 26 weeks
New Mexico unemployment benefits
$99 to $598 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Idaho unemployment benefits
$72 to $590 weekly · up to 26 weeks
West Virginia unemployment benefits
$24 to $424 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Hawaii unemployment benefits
$5 to $868 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Maine unemployment benefits
$98 to $649 weekly · up to 26 weeks
New Hampshire unemployment benefits
$32 to $427 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Rhode Island unemployment benefits
$82 to $745 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Montana unemployment benefits
$180 to $620 weekly · up to 28 weeks
Delaware unemployment benefits
$20 to $450 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Alaska unemployment benefits
$56 to $370 weekly · up to 26 weeks
North Dakota unemployment benefits
$43 to $786 weekly · up to 26 weeks
South Dakota unemployment benefits
$28 to $553 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Vermont unemployment benefits
$72 to $705 weekly · up to 26 weeks
Wyoming unemployment benefits
$48 to $671 weekly · up to 26 weeks
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