Unemployment benefits by state
Maximum weekly benefit and maximum weeks for all 53 jurisdictions: the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Figures from the Department of Labor, July 2026 edition.
| State | Max / week | Max weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $275 | 14 |
| Alaska | $370 | 26 |
| Arizona | $320 | 24 |
| Arkansas | $451 | 12 |
| California | $450 | 26 |
| Colorado | $884 | 26 |
| Connecticut | $721 | 26 |
| Delaware | $450 | 26 |
| District of Columbia | $444 | 26 |
| Florida | $275 | 12 |
| Georgia | $365 | 26 |
| Hawaii | $868 | 26 |
| Idaho | $624 | 26 |
| Illinois | $628 | 26 |
| Indiana | $390 | 26 |
| Iowa | $644 | 16 |
| Kansas | $663 | 16 |
| Kentucky | $720 | 24 |
| Louisiana | $282 | 20 |
| Maine | $649 | 26 |
| Maryland | $430 | 26 |
| Massachusetts | $1,105 | 30 |
| Michigan | $530 | 26 |
| Minnesota | $948 | 26 |
| Mississippi | $235 | 26 |
| Missouri | $320 | 20 |
| Montana | $767 | 24 |
| Nebraska | $582 | 26 |
| Nevada | $657 | 26 |
| New Hampshire | $427 | 26 |
| New Jersey | $905 | 26 |
| New Mexico | $624 | 26 |
| New York | $869 | 26 |
| North Carolina | $350 | 20 |
| North Dakota | $815 | 26 |
| Ohio | $624 | 26 |
| Oklahoma | $649 | 16 |
| Oregon | $902 | 26 |
| Pennsylvania | $605 | 26 |
| Rhode Island | $777 | 26 |
| South Carolina | $350 | 20 |
| South Dakota | $575 | 26 |
| Tennessee | $325 | 20 |
| Texas | $605 | 26 |
| Utah | $806 | 26 |
| Vermont | $751 | 26 |
| Virginia | $478 | 26 |
| Washington | $1,208 | 26 |
| West Virginia | $662 | 26 |
| Wisconsin | $370 | 26 |
| Wyoming | $671 | 26 |
| Puerto Rico | $240 | 26 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $648 | 16 |