Alabama Unemployment Benefits Calculator

Applies Ala. Code §§ 25-4-72 and 25-4-74: weekly benefit amount = 1/26 of the average of your two highest base-period quarters, rounded to the nearest dollar (50 cents rounds down), from $45 to $275; total benefits = the lesser of 14 times the weekly amount (at a state unemployment rate of 6.5% or less) or one fourth of base-period wages; in a part-time week, wages above one third of your weekly amount are deducted and the payment is rounded to the nearest dollar (§ 25-4-73). Estimates only — the Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) determines actual amounts.

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Weeks availableSet from Alabama’s average unemployment rate in the most recent July–September: 14 at 6.5% or less, plus 1 week per 0.5 point above 6.5%, up to 20.

How this tool works. Your base period is the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters (ADOL claimant handbook). To qualify you need wages in at least two base-period quarters, base-period wages of at least 1.5 times your highest quarter, and a weekly amount above $44.50 before rounding, which means your two highest quarters must total more than $2,314. Your weekly amount is 1/26 of the average of your two highest quarters; cents above 50 round up and 50 cents or less round down; above $274.50 the amount is $275 (Ala. Code § 25-4-72(b)). Your total is the lesser of 14 times your weekly amount or one fourth of base-period wages while the state unemployment rate is 6.5% or less, with one more week per 0.5 point above that, up to 20 (§ 25-4-74). In a part-time week, wages above one third of your weekly amount are deducted and the payment is computed to the nearest dollar; the first compensable week of each benefit year is an unpaid waiting week (§ 25-4-73).

Limitations. This is a calculation, not a determination. It does not model separation issues, the one-week unpaid waiting week, the weekly work search (three employer contacts) or Friday certification deadlines. ADOL does not state how it rounds one fourth of base-period wages, so cents are shown.

Sources: Act 2019 (SB193), amending Ala. Code §§ 25-4-72 and 25-4-74; ADOL claimant handbook; U.S. DOL, Significant Provisions of State UI Laws (July 2026). Rules last verified: October 26, 2026.

This tool provides estimates for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, tax, or financial advice. RemoteLaws is not a law firm. © 2026 RemoteLaws.