Unemployment Estimate

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Unemployment benefits in Idaho

$624Maximum weekly benefit

$624 a week (US DOL table effective January 2026)3

The details

Minimum weekly benefit
$72 a week.3
How the weekly amount is figured
Your highest quarterly earnings in the base period divided by 26, up to 60% of the state average wage.1
Maximum weeks
10 to 20 weeks, depending on the ratio of total base period wages to the highest quarter.1
Waiting week
The first week of your claim is an unpaid waiting week.2
Base period
Typically the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters.1
How to apply
Register for work at idahoworks.gov and use the Claimant Portal at labor.idaho.gov.2
Idaho pages we opened give no current dollar maximum. Its 2025 report lists $590 from January 1, 2025. The DOL table shows 10 to 26 weeks.

Sources

  1. Unemployment insurance (UI) facts, March 2026, Idaho Department of Labor, checked 2 November 2026
  2. Unemployment Insurance Claimant Guide, Idaho Department of Labor, checked 2 November 2026
  3. 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.