Unemployment Estimate

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Unemployment benefits in New York

$869Maximum weekly benefit

$869 a week, effective October 6, 20251

The details

How the weekly amount is figured
Based on your previous income, recalculated from your reported gross earnings.1

The sources we read do not say: minimum weekly benefit, maximum weeks, waiting week, base period, how to apply.

Sources

  1. Maximum Benefit Rate, New York State Department of Labor, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.