Connecticut Unemployment Benefits Estimator

Applies Connecticut General Statutes chapter 567 for claims filed in 2026: weekly benefit rate = average of your two highest base-period quarters ÷ 26, rounded down, between $44 and $721; $15 a week for each dependent, up to five; 26 times the weekly rate in total; and, in a part-time week, a reduction of two-thirds of your earnings. Estimates only — the Connecticut Department of Labor determines actual amounts.

Quarter 1 ($)

Quarter 2 ($)

Quarter 3 ($)

Quarter 4 ($)

Quarter 5 ($)Most recent completed quarter — used only for the alternative base period.

DependentsNonworking spouse in your household and supported children, up to five.

I am a construction worker (employer reports me under a construction classification code). Your rate is then based on your single highest quarter.

How this tool works. Your weekly benefit rate is one twenty-sixth of the average of your two highest base-period quarters, rounded down (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-231a(b)); for construction workers, one twenty-sixth of the highest quarter (§ 31-231a(a)). The 2026 minimum is $44 and the maximum is $721, frozen from October 2024 until October 2028 (§ 31-231a(b)(4); CTDOL). You must have base-period wages of at least 40 times your rate (§ 31-235(a)(3)). The standard base period is the first four of the last five completed quarters; if you do not qualify, the last four completed quarters are used (§ 31-230). Total benefits are capped at 26 times the rate (§ 31-231b). A dependency allowance of $15 per dependent, up to five and never more than your rate, is added to each week a benefit is paid (§ 31-234). In a part-time week, the rate is reduced by two-thirds of your earnings, rounded up to the dollar, and you are not partially unemployed once earnings reach 1.5 times your rate (§ 31-229).

Limitations. The $44 minimum applies to benefit years starting in 2026 and is indexed each January. The tool does not model the special base period for workers’ compensation or sick leave, severance or separation pay, or separation issues, and it does not check your weekly work search (three activities, at least one employer contact). This is a calculation, not a determination.

Sources: Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 567 (with the 2026 Supplement); CTDOL, 2026 changes; CTDOL benefits guide. Rules last verified: October 22, 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.