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Losing a job can be stressful enough without wondering how much financial help you’ll actually receive. Unemployment benefits are designed to provide temporary income while you search for new work, but the amount you can collect varies widely depending on where you live. Each state sets its own minimum and maximum weekly benefit amounts, along with how many weeks you can receive payments. Some states offer relatively generous benefits, while others cap payments at much lower levels or limit the duration of assistance.
Below, you’ll find a breakdown of unemployment benefits by state, including the minimum and maximum weekly benefit and the maximum number of weeks available. Keep in mind that eligibility rules, benefit formulas, and special extensions can change — so be sure to check with your own state’s official unemployment office for the most accurate and up-to-date guidelines.
Alabama
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $45
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $275
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 20
Alaska
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $56
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $370
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Arizona
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $190
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $240
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Arkansas
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $81
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $451
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 16
California
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $40
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $450
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Colorado
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $25
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $590
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Connecticut
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Minimum Weekly Benefit: $15
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $667
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Delaware
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $20
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $400
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
District of Columbia
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $50
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $444
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Florida
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $32
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $275
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 32
Georgia
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $55
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $365
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 20
Hawaii
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $5
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $639
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Idaho
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $72
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $463
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Illinois
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Minimum Weekly Benefit: $51
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $505
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Indiana
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $37
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $390
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Iowa
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $73
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $493
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Kansas
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $125
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $503
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Kentucky
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $39
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $569
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Louisiana
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $10
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $221
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Maine
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $80
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $462
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Maryland
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Minimum Weekly Benefit: $50
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $430
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Massachusetts
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $60
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $855
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 30
Michigan
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $150
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $362
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 20
Minnesota
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $29
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $491
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Mississippi
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $30
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $235
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Missouri
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $35
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $320
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 20
Montana
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $169
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $572
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 28
Nebraska
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Minimum Weekly Benefit: $70
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $456
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Nevada
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $16
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $483
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
New Hampshire
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $32
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $427
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
New Jersey
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $132
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $132
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
New Mexico
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $90
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $484
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
New York
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $108
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $504
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
North Carolina
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $15
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $350
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 20
North Dakota
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $43
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $640
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Ohio
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Minimum Weekly Benefit: $140
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $498
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Oklahoma
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $16
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $461
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Oregon
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $157
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $673
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Pennsylvania
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $68
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $583
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Rhode Island
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $59
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $599
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
South Carolina
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $42
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $326
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 20
South Dakota
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $28
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $428
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Tennessee
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Minimum Weekly Benefit: $30
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $275
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Texas
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $69
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $521
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Utah
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $35
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $617
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Vermont
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $74
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $531
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Virginia
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $60
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $378
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Washington
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $366
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $1,152
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
West Virginia
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $24
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $424
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Wisconsin
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Minimum Weekly Benefit: $54
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $370
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
Wyoming
Minimum Weekly Benefit: $38
Maximum Weekly Benefit: $526
Maximum Weeks of Benefits: 26
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