Maximum Unemployment Benefits By State

A look at the maximum weekly unemployment benefits available in each state.  Be advised, this data and post is from 2011.  I recommendyou check with your local and state unemployment office.  Unemployment benefits provide displaced workers an opportunity to stay afloat while looking for a new place to work.  Click on the respective links to learn more about collecting unemployment when relocating or about the unemployment benefits process for HR and companies.

Alabama – $265
Alaska – $320
Arizona – $240
Arkansas – $457
California – $450
Colorado – $454
Connecticut – $573
Delaware – $330
District of Columbia – $359
Florida – $275
Georgia – $330
Hawaii – $549
Idaho – $364
Illinois – $531
Indiana – $390
Iowa – $461
Kansas – $423
Kentucky – $415
Louisiana – $247
Maine – $538
Maryland – $410
Massachusetts – $653
Michigan – $362
Minnesota – $578
Mississippi – $235
Missouri – $320
Montana – $422
Nebraska – $348
Nevada – $398
New Hampshire – $427
New Jersey – $598
New Mexico – $450
New York – $405
North Carolina – $522
North Dakota – $470
Ohio – $524
Oklahoma – $358
Oregon – $507
Pennsylvania – $528
Puerto Rico – $133
Rhode Island – $689
South Carolina – $326
South Dakota – $295
Tennessee – $275
Texas – $415
Utah – $452
Vermont – $425
Virginia – $378
Virgin Islands – $454
Washington – $583
West Virginia – $378
Wisconsin – $363
Wyoming – $444

All figures are as of Jan. 1, 2011, sources are available upon request. 

Tagged as: unemployment, unemployment benefits

Article by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Jessica Miller-Merrell, SPHR is workplace technology and social media strategist. She's the founder of Blogging4Jobs.com and mom to @ryleighmerrell. Follow her on Twitter, @blogging4jobs.

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