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derived_fields listlengths 1 1	id stringclasses 6 values	max_weekly_benefit stringclasses 5 values	min_weekly_benefit stringclasses 2 values	source stringclasses 6 values	source_quote stringclasses 6 values	state stringclasses 6 values	url stringclasses 6 values	verified_fields listlengths 2 4	benefit_formula stringclasses 3 values	duration_rule stringclasses 5 values	max_weeks stringclasses 2 values
[ "state" ]	california	$450	$40	https://edd.ca.gov/en/unemployment/eligibility/	If you qualify, your weekly benefit amount will be between $40 and $450.	California	https://referencesource.org/ui-weekly-benefit-and-duration-by-state/california/	[ "max_weekly_benefit", "min_weekly_benefit" ]	null	null	null
[ "state" ]	florida	$275	$32	http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0443/Sections/0443.111.html	WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT. — An individual’s “weekly benefit amount” is an amount equal to one twenty-sixth of the total wages for insured work paid during that quarter of the base period in which the total wages paid were the highest, but not less than $32 or more than $275. The weekly benefit amount, if not a mult...	Florida	https://referencesource.org/ui-weekly-benefit-and-duration-by-state/florida/	[ "benefit_formula", "duration_rule", "max_weekly_benefit", "min_weekly_benefit" ]	one twenty-sixth of the total wages for insured work paid during that quarter of the base period in which the total wages paid were the highest	the duration of benefits is limited to: 1.  Twelve weeks if this state’s average unemployment rate is at or below 5 percent. 2.  An additional week in addition to the 12 weeks for each 0.5 percent increment in this state’s average unemployment rate above 5 percent. 3.  Up to a maximum of 23 weeks i...	null
[ "state" ]	georgia	null	null	https://dol.georgia.gov/get-unemployment-assistance	Georgia 2021 House Bill 1090 amended Code Section 34-8-193 of Georgia Employment Security Law to create an adjustable maximum number of weeks of regular UI eligibility to range from 14 to 26 weeks based upon a designated average statewide unemployment rate. The maximum number of weeks will change twice each calendar ye...	Georgia	https://referencesource.org/ui-weekly-benefit-and-duration-by-state/georgia/	[ "duration_rule", "max_weeks" ]	null	an adjustable maximum number of weeks of regular UI eligibility to range from 14 to 26 weeks based upon a designated average statewide unemployment rate. The maximum number of weeks will change twice each calendar year dependent upon the average statewide unemployment rate published for April and October.	from 14 to 26 weeks
[ "state" ]	minnesota	a maximum of 66-2/3 percent of the state's average weekly wage	null	https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/268.07	the weekly unemployment benefit amount available during the applicant's benefit year is the higher of: (1) 50 percent of the applicant's average weekly wage during the base period, to a maximum of 66-2/3 percent of the state's average weekly wage; or (2) 50 percent of the applicant's average weekly wage during the high...	Minnesota	https://referencesource.org/ui-weekly-benefit-and-duration-by-state/minnesota/	[ "benefit_formula", "duration_rule", "max_weekly_benefit" ]	50 percent of the applicant's average weekly wage during the base period, to a maximum of 66-2/3 percent of the state's average weekly wage	The maximum amount of unemployment benefits available on any benefit account is the lower of: (1) 33-1/3 percent of the applicant's total wage credits; or (2) 26 times the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount.	null
[ "state" ]	north-carolina	$350	null	https://www.des.nc.gov/need-help/faqs/ui	In North Carolina, you may get up to $350 a week in unemployment benefits, for a duration of from 12 to 20 weeks based on the unemployment rate.	North Carolina	https://referencesource.org/ui-weekly-benefit-and-duration-by-state/north-carolina/	[ "duration_rule", "max_weekly_benefit", "max_weeks" ]	null	a duration of from 12 to 20 weeks based on the unemployment rate	from 12 to 20 weeks
[ "state" ]	washington	$1,208	null	https://esd.wa.gov/unemployment/calculate-your-benefit	Once you know your weekly benefit amount, you can estimate the total amount of benefits we might pay you on your claim. Find this by taking the smaller of either: 26 times your weekly benefit amount. 1/3 of the total gross (before tax) wages in all 4 quarters of your base year. How we calculate your weekly benefit amou...	Washington	https://referencesource.org/ui-weekly-benefit-and-duration-by-state/washington/	[ "benefit_formula", "duration_rule", "max_weekly_benefit" ]	We combine your gross wages from the 2 quarters in your base year when you earned the most. Then we divide by 2. We multiply this number by 0.0385.	Find this by taking the smaller of either: 26 times your weekly benefit amount. 1/3 of the total gross (before tax) wages in all 4 quarters of your base year.	null

Unemployment insurance: maximum weekly benefit and weeks of duration by US state

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For each US state: the maximum (and minimum, where stated) weekly unemployment benefit amount, the maximum number of payable weeks, and — where the state uses one — the sliding-scale rule that ties duration to the state unemployment rate. Answers 'how much is unemployment in [state]', 'how many weeks of unemployment can I get in [state]', and 'what is the maximum unemployment benefit in [state]'. The claimant-side counterpart to the employer-side wage-base asset proposed 2026-08-17. The confident-wrong conditions are strong: Texas's cap moved from $591 to $605 in October 2025 (indexed annually, so any trained-in figure decays every October); several states no longer offer the 'standard' 26 weeks (NC and FL are at 12, tied to the unemployment rate by formula), and page one is entirely content mills (savingtoinvest, layoffcalc, remotelaws) — the DOL comparison of state UI laws is an annual PDF, not an agent-reachable page. One authority per record: the state workforce agency's own page or the state statute. Record the duration formula verbatim where one exists — the formula is the fact that generic answers flatten.

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