Michigan Unemployment Benefits Estimator

Michigan Unemployment Benefits Estimator (2026 claims)

Applies MCL 421.27 (4.1% of your highest quarter plus $19.33 per dependent, capped at $530 for claims filed in 2026; 43% of base-period wages divided by the weekly rate for 14 to 26 weeks), the qualifying tests of MCL 421.46 and the partial-earnings rules of MCL 421.27(c). Estimates only — the Unemployment Insurance Agency determines actual amounts.

Quarter 1 ($)Oldest base-period quarter

Quarter 2 ($)

Quarter 3 ($)

Quarter 4 ($)Most recent base-period quarter

DependentsPeople who received more than half their support from you for at least 90 days before the claim (children, spouse, certain parents and siblings). Maximum 5.

How this tool works. The weekly benefit rate is 4.1% of your highest base-period quarter plus $19.33 for each dependent (up to 5), rounded down to the dollar, and the total cannot exceed $530 for claims filed in 2026. You qualify if your base-period wages are at least 1.5 times your highest quarter, with at least $5,328 in one quarter and wages in two quarters; or, failing that, if you had wages in two quarters totaling at least 20 times the 2026 state average weekly wage of $1,333.88 ($26,677.60) with at least $5,328 in one quarter. The number of weeks is 43% of base-period wages divided by the weekly rate, rounded down to the nearest half week, between 14 and 26. In a week of part-time work, the rate is cut by 50 cents for each whole dollar earned, and benefits plus earnings cannot exceed 1.5 times the rate.

Limitations. This is a calculation, not a determination. If you do not qualify on the standard base period, UIA automatically checks the alternate base period (the four most recent completed quarters), which you can test by entering those quarters instead. Claims filed on or after January 1, 2027 use a $614 maximum and $26 per dependent. Separation issues, availability and the three-activity weekly work search are decided separately. Pensions, severance, vacation and holiday pay must also be reported and can reduce payments.

Sources: MCL 421.27; MCL 421.46; UIA Handbook for Unemployed Workers (July 2026); U.S. DOL (July 2026). Rules last verified: October 22, 2026.

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