Unemployment Benefits Calculator by State

Choose your state to see its 2026 weekly benefit range, how many weeks it pays, the largest possible claim and the formula behind your check, then open that state’s full calculator to estimate your own amount from your quarterly wages. Figures come from each RemoteLaws state page and the U.S. Department of Labor July 2026 report. Estimates only — your state agency determines actual amounts.

Your stateThe state where you worked. If you worked in several states, the state agency where you file decides which wages count.

How this tool works. For the state you pick, the tool shows the minimum and maximum weekly benefit without dependents, any higher maximum with dependents, the maximum number of weeks currently payable, and the largest possible claim, computed by RemoteLaws as the maximum weekly benefit times the maximum weeks. Most states also cap the total at a share of your base-period wages, so the largest claim is a ceiling, not a typical amount. The national rank compares maximum weekly benefits without dependents across the 50 states and the District of Columbia ($444).

Limitations. This is a summary, not a calculation of your benefit. Your weekly amount depends on your own base-period wages: use the state calculator linked in each result. It does not model separation issues, work search, pension offsets or federal extended benefits.

Sources: each state’s RemoteLaws page (statutes and state agency publications cited there); U.S. DOL, Significant Provisions of State UI Laws, July 2026.

Rules last verified: October 29, 2026.

Informational only, not legal advice. RemoteLaws is not affiliated with any state agency.