Utah Unemployment Benefits Estimator

Applies Utah Code 35A-4-401 and 35A-4-403: weekly benefit = highest base-period quarter ÷ 26, dropping cents, minus $5, up to $806 for 2026 claims; at least $5,500 of base-period wages totaling 1.5 times your highest quarter; weeks = 27% of base-period wages ÷ the weekly amount, from 10 to 26. The part-time tab applies the 30% earnings allowance. Estimates only — the Department of Workforce Services determines actual amounts.

Quarter 1 ($)Oldest quarter

Quarter 2 ($)

Quarter 3 ($)

Quarter 4 ($)

Quarter 5 ($)Most recently completed quarter

How this tool works. The base period is the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters; if you do not qualify there, the Department of Workforce Services (DWS) can use the alternate base period of the last four completed quarters. You need at least $5,500 of base-period wages, totaling at least 1.5 times your highest quarter (DWS; Utah Code 35A-4-403(1)(f)). The weekly benefit is 1/26 of your highest quarter, dropping cents, reduced by $5 (35A-4-401(2)); DWS’s 2026 table caps it at $806. Weeks of benefits are 27% of base-period wages divided by the weekly amount, dropping fractions, from 10 to 26 (35A-4-401(4)). In a part-time week, earnings above 30% of your weekly amount are deducted dollar for dollar, dropping cents (35A-4-401(3)).

Limitations. The $806 maximum applies to claims effective January 1 through December 31, 2026. Utah has a one-week unpaid waiting period and requires four new full-time job contacts each week. Pension deductions, separation issues and fraud penalties are decided separately. This is a calculation, not a determination.

Sources: Utah Code 35A-4, Part 4; DWS benefit calculation table (2026); DWS claimant FAQ; U.S. DOL (July 2026). Rules last verified: October 22, 2026.

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