Normally, you will receive a “Notice of Monetary Determination” within three weeks from the date you file your claim for unemployment benefits.
To be found eligible for benefits, it is your responsibility to show that you quit for “good cause” as defined by the law. Good cause is shown if there was substantial harm by your staying on the job and if this harm could not be prevented or controlled.
The weekly benefit amount in Utah is 1/26th of your earnings in the highest quarter of your base period minus $5. If you collect income while on unemployment benefits, Utah will disregard 30% of your weekly benefit amount. The maximum coverage for unemployment benefits is 26 weeks.
The result will be the number of weeks you are entitled to receive benefits—a minimum of 10 weeks and a maximum of 26 weeks of regular benefits. To determine weekly benefit amount for WBAs less than $550.00, divide the high quarter by 26 and subtract $5.00.
What is the formula used to determine my weekly benefit amount? Divide the highest quarter of your base period by 26 and subtract $5.00 to determine the amount of unemployment benefits you will receive each week, up to $777 for new claims effective on or after January 1, 2025.
Some examples of issues that may affect eligibility for UI benefits include: Reason for job separation. Ability and availability to work full-time. Actively seeking full-time work.
About 3.5% in December 2024. That's a 0.7 percentage point increase from a year before. The unemployment rate is the percentage of people in the labor force who are actively looking for work but not currently employed.
Weekly unemployment insurance benefits are determined by dividing the earnings from the highest quarter within your base period by 26 and then deducting $5.00. Utah's maximum weekly benefit amount (WBA) stands at $712, and the overall maximum benefit amount (MBA) for the entire year is $18,512.
Good cause is shown if there was substantial harm by your staying on the job and if this harm could not be prevented or controlled. You may also be found eligible by establishing that a denial of benefits would be unfair or against “equity and good conscience”.
Some examples of issues that may affect eligibility for UI benefits include: Reason for job separation. Ability and availability to work full-time. Actively seeking full-time work.