If you’ve lost your job in Alabama, you can file a claim at the Alabama Department of Labor’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Alabama law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money during your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To be eligible for benefits, you must have:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Alabama residents can collect unemployment benefits for 26 weeks.
Benefits per week range from a minimum of $45 to a maximum of $265 calculated using your base period earnings.
If you’ve lost your job in Alaska, you can file a claim at the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Alaska law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
In Alaska, you qualify for benefits if you have earned at least $2,500 in two quarters of your base period. There are two types of base periods: regular base period and alternate base period. Your regular base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019,, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. The alternative base period is simply the last four completed quarters before your claim’s effective date.
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Alaska residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 16 to 26 weeks, depending on how evenly spread your earnings were throughout the base period, and may collect for a longer period during times of unemployment.
Benefits range from $56 per week to $370 per week. You may also collect $24 per week per dependent up to three dependents.
If you’ve lost your job in Arizona, you can file a claim at the Arizona Department of Economic Security’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Arizona law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
In Arizona, you qualify for benefits if you have earned at least 390 times the Arizona minimum wage during the highest-paid quarter and at least half that amount in the other three quarters of the base period combined, and earned at least $7,000 in two combined quarters of the base period, with at least $5,987.50 earned in one of those quarters. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019.
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Arizona residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks, with an extension during times of high unemployment.
Benefits range from $120 per week to $240 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Arkansas, you can file a claim at the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services’ website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Arkansas law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
In Arkansas, you qualify for benefits if you have earned wages in at least two quarters of the base period and at least 35 times your weekly benefit amount during the entire base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019.
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Arkansas residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 25 weeks, with an extension during times of high unemployment.
Benefits range from $81 per week to $451 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in California, you can file a claim at the California Employment Development Department’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by California law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In California, you must meet one of the two following requirements:
You must have earned at least $1,300 in your highest-paid quarter of the base period.
California residents can collect full unemployment benefits for between 12 and 26 weeks, varying based on total earnings during the base period.
Benefits range from $40 per week to $450 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Colorado, you can file a claim at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Colorado law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019,, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Colorado, you must have made at least $2,500 during the base period to qualify.
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Colorado residents can collect unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks.
Your benefit caps out at $561 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Connecticut, you can file a claim at the Connecticut Department of Labor and Employment’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Connecticut law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Connecticut, in order to be eligible, you must have earned at least 40 times the weekly benefit rate.
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Connecticut residents can collect unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks.
Your benefit caps out at $594 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Delaware, you can file a claim at the Delaware Division of Labor Insurance’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Delaware law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Delaware, in order to be eligible, you must have earned at least 36 times your weekly benefit amount during the full base period.
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Connecticut residents can collect unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks.
Your benefit ranges from $20 per week to $330 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Florida, you can file a claim at the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Florida law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Florida, in order to be eligible, you must meet the following wage requirements:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Florida residents can collect unemployment benefits for somewhere between 12 to 23 weeks, depending on Florida’s employment rate. In 2018 and 2019, you could only claim benefits for 12 weeks.
You can receive up to $275 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Georgia, you can file a claim at the Georgia Department of Labor’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Georgia law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Georgia, in order to be eligible, you must meet the following wage requirements:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Georgia residents can collect unemployment benefits for between 14 weeks and 20 weeks, depending on the unemployment rate.
You can receive somewhere between $44 per week and $330 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Hawaii, you can file a claim at the Hawaii Unemployment Insurance Division’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Hawaii law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Hawaii, in order to be eligible, you must meet the following wage requirements:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Hawaii residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26, with additional weeks during times of high unemployment.
In 2019, you could receive somewhere between $5 per week and $630 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Idaho, you can file a claim at the Idaho Department of Labor’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Idaho law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Idaho, in order to be eligible, you must meet the following wage requirements:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Idaho residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks, with additional weeks during times of high unemployment.
You may receive somewhere between $72 per week and $405 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Illinois, you can file a claim at the Illinois Department of Employment Security’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Illinois law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Illinois, in order to be eligible, you must meet the following wage requirements:
Illinois offers an alternative base period for people who don’t qualify for the main base period. The alternative is the last four completed quarters before the person files for unemployment.
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Illinois residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks.
You may receive up to $471 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Indiana, you can file a claim at the Indiana Department of Workforce Development’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Indiana law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Indiana, in order to be eligible, you must meet the following wage requirements:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Indiana residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks, with additional weeks during times of high unemployment.
You may receive somewhere between $50 and $390 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Iowa, you can file a claim at the Iowa Workforce Development’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Iowa law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Iowa, in order to be eligible, you must meet the following wage requirements:
Iowa offers an alternative base period for some claimants.
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Iowa residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks, with additional weeks during times of high unemployment.
You could receive somewhere between $62 and $511 per week. Those who have dependents will receive more than those who do not.
If you’ve lost your job in Kansas, you can file a claim at the Kansas Department of Labor’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Kansas law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Kansas, in order to be eligible, you must meet the following wage requirements:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Kansas residents can collect unemployment benefits for between 16 and 26 weeks, with additional weeks during times of high unemployment.
You could receive somewhere between $118 and $474 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Kentucky, you can file a claim at the Kentucky Career Center’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Kentucky law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Kentucky, in order to be eligible, you must meet the following wage requirements:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Kentucky residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks, with additional weeks during times of high unemployment.
You may receive somewhere between $39 and $415 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Louisiana, you can file a claim at the Louisiana Workforce Commission’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Louisiana law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Louisiana, in order to be eligible, you must meet the following wage requirements:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Louisiana residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks, with additional weeks during times of high unemployment.
You may receive somewhere between $10 and $247 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Maine, you can file a claim at the Main Department of Labor’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Maine law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Maine, in order to be eligible, you must meet the following wage requirements:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Maine residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks, with additional weeks during times of high unemployment.
You may receive somewhere between $10 and $386 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Maryland, you can file a claim at the Maryland Department of Labor’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Maryland law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Maryland, in order to be eligible, you must meet the following wage requirements:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Maryland residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks, with additional weeks during times of high unemployment.
You may receive somewhere between $50 and $430 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Massachusetts, you can file a claim at the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Massachusetts law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Massachusetts, in order to be eligible, you must meet the following wage requirements:
Massachusetts offers an alternative base period that takes into consideration your three most recent completed quarters, as well as the quarter in which you filed your claim.
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Massachusetts residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 30 weeks, with additional weeks during times of very high unemployment.
You may receive a maximum of $698 per week as well as $25 per week for each dependent, up to one-half of your weekly benefit rate.
If you’ve lost your job in Michigan, you can file a claim at the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Michigan law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Michigan, in order to be eligible, you must meet the following wage requirements:
Michigan offers an alternative base period that looks at your four most recent completed quarters.
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Michigan residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 20 weeks, with additional weeks during times of very high unemployment.
You may receive a maximum of $362 per week as well as $6 per week for each dependent, up to $30.
If you’ve lost your job in Minnesota, you can file a claim at the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Minnesota law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Minnesota, in order to be eligible, you must have made at least $2,400 or 5.3 percent of the state’s average annual wage (rounded down to the next $100).
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Minnesota residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks.
You may receive about 50 percent of your average weekly wage up to a maximum of $717.
If you’ve lost your job in Mississippi, you can file a claim at the Mississippi Department of Employment Security’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Mississippi law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Mississippi, in order to be eligible, you must meet the following requirements:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Mississippi residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks.
You can receive between $30 and $235 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Missouri, you can file a claim at Missouri’s official website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Missouri law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Missouri, in order to be eligible, you must meet one of the following requirements:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Missouri residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 20 weeks.
You can receive a maximum of $320 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Montana, you can file a claim at the Montana Department of Labor & Industry’s website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Montana law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Montana, in order to be eligible, you must meet one of the following requirements:
Montana also offers an alternative base period, which looks at your last four completed quarters.
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Montana residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 28 weeks, which is extended when there’s very high unemployment.
You can receive somewhere between $151 and $510 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Nebraska, you can file a claim at the Nebraska Department of Labor website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Nebraska law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Nebraska, in order to be eligible, you must meet the following requirements:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Nebraska residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks, or until one-third of the base period wages have been received.
You can receive up to $426 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Nevada, you can file a claim at the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Nevada law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In Nevada, in order to be eligible, you must have earned at least $400 in the highest-paid quarter, as well as meet one of the following criteria:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Nevada residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks, with additional weeks during times of very high unemployment.
You can receive somewhere between $16 and $407 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in New Hampshire, you can file a claim at the New Hampshire Employment Security website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Nevada law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In New Hampshire, to meet eligibility requirements, you must:
New Hampshire also offers an alternative base period, which looks at your last four completed quarters.
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
New Hampshire residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks, with additional weeks during times of very high unemployment.
You can receive somewhere between $32 and $427 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in New Jersey, you can file a claim at the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by New Jersey law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In New Jersey, to meet eligibility requirements, you must have worked for at least 20 weeks or earned at least $8,300 during the entire base period. New Jersey offers two alternative base periods.
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
New Jersey residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks.
You can receive a maximum of $696 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in New Mexico, you can file a claim at the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by New Mexico law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. In New Mexico, to meet eligibility requirements, you must meet the following criteria:
New Mexico offers an alternative base period that takes into considering your last four completed quarters.
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
New Mexico residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks.
You can receive between $82 and $442 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in New York, you can file a claim at the New York Department of Labor website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by New York law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in New York, you must meet the following criteria:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
New York residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks.
You can receive up to a maximum of $420 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in North Carolina, you can file a claim at the North Carolina Division of Employment Security website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by North Carolina law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in North Carolina, you must meet the following criteria:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
North Carolina residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 20 weeks.
You can receive up to $350 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in North Dakota, you can file a claim at the North Dakota Job Service website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by North Dakota law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in North Dakota, you must meet the following criteria:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
North Dakota residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks, with an extension during times of very high unemployment.
You can receive between $43 and $594 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Ohio, you can file a claim at the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Ohio law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in Ohio, you must meet the following criteria:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Ohio residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks, with an extension during times of very high unemployment.
You can receive between $118 and $424 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Oklahoma, you can file a claim at the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Oklahoma law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in Oklahoma, you must meet the following criteria:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Oklahoma residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks, with an extension during times of very high unemployment.
You can receive between $16 and $520 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Oregon, you can file a claim at the Oregon Employment Department website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Oregon law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in Oregon, you must meet one of the following criteria:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Oregon residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks.
You can receive between $126 and $538 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Pennsylvania, you can file a claim at the Pennsylvania Office of Unemployed Compensation website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Pennsylvania law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in Pennsylvania, you must meet the following criteria:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Pennsylvania residents can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks.
You can receive 50 percent of your average weekly wages, up to the maximum of $573.
If you’ve lost your job in Rhode Island, you can file a claim at the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Rhode Island law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in Rhode Island, you must meet the following criteria:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Rhode Island residents can collect unemployment benefits for between 15 and 26 weeks, which varies based on the employment rate.
You can receive somewhere between $51 and $566, as well as $15 for each dependent (up to five dependents).
If you’ve lost your job in South Carolina, you can file a claim at the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by South Carolina law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in South Carolina, you must meet the following criteria:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and more. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
South Carolina residents can collect unemployment benefits for up to 20 weeks.
You can receive somewhere between $42 and $326.
If you’ve lost your job in South Dakota, you can file a claim at the South Dakota Department of Labor & Regulation website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by South Dakota law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in South Dakota, you must meet the following criteria:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and other factors. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
South Dakota residents can collect unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks.
You can receive a maximum of $352 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Tennessee, you can file a claim at the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Tennessee law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in Tennessee, you must meet the following criteria:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and other factors. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Tennessee residents can collect unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks.
You can receive somewhere between $30 and $275 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Texas, you can file a claim at the Texas Workforce Commission website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Texas law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in Texas, you must meet the following criteria:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and other factors. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Texas residents can collect unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks.
You can receive up to $465 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Utah, you can file a claim at the Utah Workforce Services website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Utah law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in Utah, you must meet the following criteria:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and other factors. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Utah residents can collect unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks, with an extension during times of very high unemployment.
You can receive up to $496 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Vermont, you can file a claim at the Vermont Department of Labor website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Vermont law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in Vermont, you must meet the following criteria:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and other factors. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Utah residents can collect unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks, with an extension during times of very high unemployment.
You can receive up to $436 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Virginia, you can file a claim at the Virginia Employment Commission website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Virginia law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in Virginia, you must meet the following criteria:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and other factors. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Virginia residents can collect unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks, with an extension during times of very high unemployment.
You can receive somewhere between $60 and $378 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Washington, you can file a claim at the Washington Employment Security Department website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Washington law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in Washington, you must have worked 680 hours during the base period.
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and other factors. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Washington residents can collect unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks, with an extension during times of very high unemployment.
You can receive somewhere between $151 and $637 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in West Virginia, you can file a claim at the West Virginia Workforce website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by West Virginia law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in West Virginia, you must meet the following criteria:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and other factors. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Washington residents can collect unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks, with an extension during times of very high unemployment.
You can receive somewhere between $24 and $424.
If you’ve lost your job in Wisconsin, you can file a claim at the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Wisconsin law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
Wisconsin offers an alternative base period, which looks at the wages from the four most recently completed quarters.
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in Wisconsin, you must meet the following criteria:
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and other factors. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Wisconsin residents can collect unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks.
You can receive somewhere between $54 and $370.
If you’ve lost your job in Wyoming, you can file a claim at the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Wyoming law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in Wyoming, you must meet the following criteria:
Wyoming offers an alternative base period, which looks at the wages from the four most recently completed quarters.
You must be able to work, available to work and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies depending on your skill set, training, salary and other factors. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
Wyoming residents can collect unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks, with an extension during times of very high unemployment.
You can receive somewhere between $34 and $475.
If you’ve lost your job in Washington, D.C., you can file a claim at the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services website.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by Washington, D.C., law. Here are the three primary ways you may lose your job and how each relates to your eligibility for benefits:
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in Washington, D.C., you must have made:
Washington, D.C., offers an alternative base period, which looks at the wages from the four most recently completed quarters.
You must be able to work, available to work, and seeking employment. If you find a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitability varies based on your past training, education and experience. Over time, if you still haven’t found work, you may have to compromise on a job that doesn’t quite match what you were doing before.
You may be asked periodically to report your efforts to the American Job Center.
Washington, D.C., residents can collect unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks.
You can receive a maximum of $432 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in Puerto Rico, you can file a claim at Puerto Rico’s Department of Labor’s website.
Puerto Rico residents can collect unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks.
Between $33 and $190 per week, and will increase to $60 and $240, respectively, on July 1, 2020.
The U.S. territory of Guam does not have an unemployment insurance program in place.
American Samoa does not have an unemployment insurance program. However, in the past, residents have been eligible for unemployment benefits following the declaration of a natural disaster. The program is administered by the Federal Emergency Management Association.
In 2018, for example, workers who temporarily lost their jobs due to Tropical Storm Gita were eligible for unemployment wages for up to 26 weeks, no more than $ 180 per week.
If you’ve lost your job in the U.S. Virgin Islands, you can file a claim at the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Labor’s website, over the phone or in person.
You must be unemployed through no fault of your own, as defined by U.S. Virgin Islands law. If you were fired or suspended from your previous job for misconduct, you won’t be eligible for benefits.
You must have made a certain amount of money before losing your job, which is calculated by your base period. Your base period is the earliest four of the five completed calendar quarters before you filed your benefits claim. For example, if your claim was filed on Oct. 10, 2019, your base period would be the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019. To qualify for benefits in the U.S. Virgin Islands you must have made:
You must be able to, available for and actively seeking work.
U.S. Virgin Islands residents can collect unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks.
You can receive up to $552 per week.
The U.S. territory of the North Mariana Islands does not have an unemployment insurance program in place.