Unemployment Estimate

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Unemployment benefits in Alabama

$275Maximum weekly benefit

$275 a week (range $45 to $275)12

The details

Minimum weekly benefit
$45 a week.12
How the weekly amount is figured
Calculated using your base period earnings. Your monetary determination shows the weekly amount.12
Maximum weeks
Total benefits are based on your base period wages and the unemployment rate.2
Waiting week
The first week of a claim is an unpaid waiting week, for claims filed on or after August 1, 2012.2
Base period
The first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before you file.2
How to apply
File online at workforce.alabama.gov or call 866-234-5382.2
The FAQ page ties the $45 to $275 range to January 1, 2020. The handbook gives no fixed number of weeks.

Sources

  1. How much can I receive each week?, Alabama Department of Workforce, checked 2 November 2026
  2. Alabama Unemployment Compensation Benefit Rights and Responsibilities, Alabama Department of Workforce, checked 2 November 2026

Checked 2 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.