Unemployment benefits are temporary income for eligible workers who lost their job (or had hours reduced) through no fault of their own. You get from $40 to $450 each week, depending on how much you earned in the past 18 months. Our Unemployment Benefit Calculator helps estimate your benefit amount.
The amount can range from $40 to $450 per week. For more information, refer to How Unemployment Insurance Benefits Are Computed (PDF) or the Unemployment Insurance Benefit Table (PDF).
If your company laid you off, you should be able to get unemployment benefits. If you quit, you may still be able to get UI. You will need to show you had a good reason to quit your job and that you took reasonable steps to try and keep your job.
Unemployment benefits are temporary income for eligible workers who lost their job (or had hours reduced) through no fault of their own. You get from $40 to $450 each week, depending on how much you earned in the past 18 months. Our Unemployment Benefit Calculator helps estimate your benefit amount.
If you make $1000 per week in California, your estimated weekly benefit is $450 for up to 26 weeks. If you make $1500 per week in California, your estimated weekly benefit is $450 for up to 26 weeks. If you make $2000 per week in California, your estimated weekly benefit is $450 for up to 26 weeks.