Unemployment Benefits By State

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This table provides a complete list of unemployment benefits and duration for all 50 states. The table provides the maximum dollar amount per week provided by each state and also the maximum number of weeks benefits are provided.

State    Max weekly payment    Max # of weeks
Alabama    $255    59
Alaska    $370-442    79
Arizona    $240    72
Arkansas    $431    72
California    $450    79
Colorado    $431-475    72
Connecticut    $519-594    72
Delaware    $330    59
Florida    $275    79
Georgia    $330    79
Hawaii    $545    59
Idaho    $363    72
Illinois    $385-534    72
Indiana    $390    79
Iowa    $361-443    46
Kansas    $423    59
Kentucky    $415    79
Louisiana    $284    46
Maine    $344-516    72
Maryland    $380    59
Massachusetts    $628-942    72
Michigan    $362    79
Minnesota    $351-566    79
Mississippi    $230    59
Missouri    $320    79
Montana    $407    72
Nebraska    $308    46
Nevada    $393    79
New Hampshire    $427    59
New Jersey    $584    79
New Mexico    $359-459    46
New York    $405    72
North Carolina    $494    79
North Dakota    $406    46
Ohio    $370-503    79
Oklahoma    $409    46
Oregon    $482    79
Pennsylvania    $558-566    72
Rhode Island    $528-660    79
South Carolina    $326    72
South Dakota    $298    46
Tennessee    $275    59
Texas    $392    59
Utah    $444    46
Vermont    $425    72
Virginia    $378    72
Washington    $541    79
Washington, D.C.    $359    79
West Virginia    $424    59
Wisconsin    $363    79
Wyoming    $415    46
Average    $410    67.33

Note: this data was collected in June 2009.

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Thanks Mike, great information!