Unemployment Estimate

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Unemployment benefits in Alaska

$370Maximum weekly benefit

$370 a week, plus $24 per child for up to three children12

The details

Minimum weekly benefit
$56 a week.1
Maximum weeks
16 to 26 weeks, depending on the amount and distribution of base period wages.1
Waiting week
The first eligible week of your claim is a waiting week.1
Base period
Wages paid in the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters. The last four quarters may be used if you do not qualify.1
How to apply
File online at my.alaska.gov under Unemployment Insurance Benefits.1

The sources we read do not say: how the weekly amount is figured.

A May 2026 news report says lawmakers passed a bill raising the maximum to $470. The state page still shows $370 and we could not confirm it became law.

Sources

  1. UI General Info, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, checked 2 November 2026
  2. Significant Provisions of State Unemployment Insurance Laws, January 2026, US Department of Labor, checked 2 November 2026

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