CUSP: Pre-COVID-19 UI Monetary Eligibility Thresholds

Pre-COVID-19 UI Monetary Eligibility Thresholds

State	State Abbreviation	State FIPS Code	Minimum total earnings required in the base period to qualify for UI	Number of calendar quarters with earnings in the base period needed to qualify for UI	Minimum total earnings required outside the highest earning calendar quarter of the base period to qualify for UI	Required earnings in the last two calendar quarters of the base period in order to qualify for UI	Earnings in base period required to receive a $300 weekly benefit amount for UI	Taxable Wage Amount	Minimum Tax Rate (%)	Maximum Tax Rate (%)	Average Benefit Amount (August)	Notes
Alabama	AL	1	2340	2	780		Max Benefit < $300	8000	0.65	6.80	$250.77
Alaska	AK	2	2500	2	250		13636.36	41500	1.00	5.40	$443.23
Arizona	AZ	4	7020	2	2340		Max Benefit < $300	7000	0.05	12.85	$237.99
Arkansas	AR	5	2835	2	1		31200	7000	0.10	6.00	$223.84
California	CA	6	1125	2	225		6900	7000	1.50	6.20	$282.35
Colorado	CO	8	2500	1	0		13000	13600	0.58	7.40	$371.47
Connecticut	CT	9	600	1	0		15600	15000	0.50	5.40	$289.09
Delaware	DE	10	720	1	0		13800	16500	0.10	8.00	$238.98
District of Columbia	DC	11	1950	2	650		11700	9000	1.60	7.00	$348.75
Florida	FL	12	3400	2	1133		Max Benefit < $300	7000	0.10	5.40	$232.04
Georgia	GA	13	2200	2	1		12000	9500	0.04	7.56	$256.80
Hawaii	HI	15	130	2	1		7800	48100	0.00	5.60	$449.20
Idaho	ID	16	2340	2	468		9750	41600	0.25	5.40	$306.11
Illinois	IL	17	1600	2	440		16595.74	12740	0.20	6.40	$313.12
Indiana	IN	18	4200	2	1400	■	33191.49	9500	0.50	7.40	$221.90
Iowa	IA	19	2423	2	808		10350	31600	0.00	7.50	$343.48
Kansas	KS	20	3660	2	1		9000	14000	0.00	7.10	$341.68
Kentucky	KY	21	3271	2	1090	■	25161.45	10800	0.30	9.00	$319.88
Louisiana	LA	22	1200	2	400		Max Benefit < $300	7700	0.09	6.00	$180.86
Maine	ME	23	5336	2	1779		13200	12000	0.06	5.46	$294.53
Maryland	MD	24	1800	2	600		10800	8500	0.30	7.50	$305.52
Massachusetts	MA	25	5100	1	0		31200	15000	0.94	14.37	$396.96
Michigan	MI	26	5501	2	1834		10975.61	9000	0.00	6.30	$297.61
Minnesota	MN	27	2962	1	0		7800	35000	0.10	9.00	$372.82
Mississippi	MS	28	1200	2	420		Max Benefit < $300	14000	0.00	5.40	$184.37
Missouri	MO	29	2250	2	750		15000	11500	0.00	5.40	$238.50
Montana	MT	30	2982	2	994		15789.47	34100	0.00	6.12	$345.61
Nebraska	NE	31	4324	2	800		31200	9000	0.00	5.40	$290.86
Nevada	NV	32	600	2	200		11250	32500	0.25	5.40	$333.17
New Hampshire	NH	33	2800	2	1400		27272.73	14000	0.10	7.50	$260.53
New Jersey	NJ	34	4400	2	0		26000	35300	0.40	5.40	$395.10
New Mexico	NM	35	2089.72	2	1		7289.72	25800	0.33	5.40	$315.11
New York	NY	36	3900	2	1300		11250	11600	0.00	6.90	$333.83
North Carolina	NC	37	5602	2	1	■	15600	25200	0.06	5.76	$210.98
North Dakota	ND	38	2795	2	932		19500	37900	0.08	9.69	$463.06
Ohio	OH	39	5390	2	1		31200	9000	0.30	9.40	$320.75
Oklahoma	OK	40	1500	2	500		10350	18700	0.10	5.50	$336.19
Oregon	OR	41	1000	2	333		24000	42100	0.70	5.40	$362.93
Pennsylvania	PA	42	2718	2	1006		12068.35	10000	1.29	9.93	$329.27
Rhode Island	RI	44	4200	2	1400		15584.42	24000	0.90	9.40	$311.44
South Carolina	SC	45	4455	2	1485		11700	14000	0.00	5.40	$227.42
South Dakota	SD	46	1288	2	560		13800	15000	0.00	9.30	$292.32
Tennessee	TN	47	1680	2	900		Max Benefit < $300	7000	0.01	10.00	$206.12
Texas	TX	48	2553	2	1		11100	9000	0.00	6.00	$360.39
Utah	UT	49	3900	2	1300		11895	36600	0.00	7.00	$364.35
Vermont	VT	50	4019	2	1148		13500	16100	0.80	6.50	$336.46
Virginia	VA	51	3000	1	0		15000	8000	0.10	6.20	$268.11
Washington	WA	53	.	2	1		15584.42	52700	0.00	5.40	$402.28	Notes WA - Requires 680 hours of work; Earnings not specified
West Virginia	WV	54	2200	2	1		28363.64	12000	1.50	7.50	$233.05
Wisconsin	WI	55	1890	2	540		10500	14000	0.00	10.70	$285.41
Wyoming	WY	56	3880	2	1109		10500	26400	0.00	8.50	$422.19

Pre-COVID-19 UI Monetary Eligibility Thresholds

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