Breakdown of Unemployment Benefits
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Regular, Emergency and Extended
Regular unemployment insurance (UI) benefits run for 26 weeks (plus one unpaid waiting week). For people who have not yet found a job, these programs offer more weeks of benefits:
- Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) and
- Extended Benefits (EB)
Each of the programs has a different deadline. As a result, the number of weeks that claimants get will depend on when they filed their original claim. This chart is based on the timelines and deadlines in the current federal law, as well as projections of New York State's future unemployment rates, which may change in the future. Also, benefits under EUC Tiers 2, 3 & 4, and under EB take effect only when the 3-month average Total Unemployment Rate meets required levels. (See chart below). **
Currently, the 3-month average rate in New York State is 8.4%.
Here is the most claimants could receive, based on the date of the Original Claim (OC)* so long as they:
- Have claimed full weeks of benefits since the start of the claim, and
- Had no breaks in their claim
(You can use this chart or our Benefits Calculator.)
| *OC effective date June 25, 2012 and later: |
26 weeks of regular UI only |
| *OC effective date Mar 19, 2012 - June 18, 2012 |
26 weeks of regular UI |
| |
1 - 14 weeks of EUC - Tier 1 (depending on OC date) |
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27 - 40 weeks total |
| *OC effective date Feb 27, 2012 - Mar 12, 2012 |
26 weeks of regular UI |
| |
14 weeks of EUC - Tier 1 |
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1 - 3 weeks of EUC - Tier 2 (depending on OC date) |
| |
41 - 43 weeks total |
| *OC effective date Feb 6, 2012 - Feb 20, 2012 |
26 weeks of regular UI |
| |
18 - 20 weeks of EUC - Tier 1 |
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44 - 46 weeks total |
| *OC effective date Oct 31, 2011 - Jan 30, 2012 |
26 weeks of regular UI |
| |
20 weeks of EUC - Tier 1 |
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1 - 14 weeks of EUC - Tier 2 (depending on OC date) |
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47 - 60 weeks total |
| *OC effective date Sept 5, 2011 - Oct 24, 2011 |
26 weeks of regular UI |
| |
20 weeks of EUC - Tier 1 |
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14 weeks of EUC - Tier 2 |
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1 - 8 weeks of EUC - Tier 3 (depending on OC date) |
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61 - 68 weeks total |
| *OC effective date July 11, 2011 - Aug 29, 2011 |
26 weeks of regular UI |
| |
20 weeks of EUC - Tier 1 |
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14 weeks of EUC - Tier 2 |
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9 weeks of EUC - Tier 3 |
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69 weeks total |
| *OC effective date Jan 10, 2011 - July 4th, 2011 |
26 weeks of regular UI |
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20 weeks of EUC - Tier 1 |
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13 weeks of EUC - Tier 2 |
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14 weeks of EUC |
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(13 weeks Tier 3 and 1 week Tier 2) |
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73 weeks total |
| *OC effective date Aug 30, 2010 - Jan 3, 2011 |
26 weeks of regular UI |
| |
20 weeks of EUC - Tier 1 |
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13 weeks of EUC - Tier 2 |
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14 weeks of EUC |
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(13 weeks Tier 3 and 1 week Tier 2) |
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1-19 weeks of EB (depending on OC date) |
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74-92 weeks total |
| *OC effective date March 23, 2009 – Aug 23, 2010 |
26 weeks of regular UI |
| |
20 weeks of EUC - Tier 1 |
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13 weeks of EUC - Tier 2 |
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14 weeks of EUC |
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(13 weeks Tier 3 and 1 week Tier 2) |
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20 weeks of EB |
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93 weeks total |
| *OC effective Sept. 15, 2008 – March 16, 2009 |
26 weeks of regular UI |
| |
20 weeks of EUC - Tier 1 |
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13 weeks of EUC - Tier 2 |
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14 weeks of EUC |
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(13 weeks Tier 3 and 1 week Tier 2) |
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6 weeks of EUC - Tier 4 |
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20 weeks of EB |
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99 weeks total |
| *OC effective May 1, 2006 – Sept. 8, 2008 |
26 weeks of regular UI |
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20 weeks of EUC - Tier 1 |
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13 weeks of EUC - Tier 2 |
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20 weeks of EB |
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14 weeks of EUC |
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(13 weeks Tier 3 and 1 week Tier 2) |
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6 weeks of EUC - Tier 4 |
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99 weeks total |
* An Original Claim's (OC) effective date is the Monday of the week in which the claim is filed.
** Benefits under EUC Tiers 2, 3 & 4 and under EB are available only when the Total Unemployment Rate (based on a 3-month average) meets required levels. In addition, EB is available only when the Total Unemployment Rate is at least 110% of the average for any or all of the corresponding three-month periods ending in the three preceding calendar years.
| Program | Rate |
| EUC Tier 2 |
at least 6% (applies as of June 2012) |
| EUC Tier 3 |
at least 6%, increasing to 7% in June 2012 |
| EUC Tier 4 |
at least 8.5%, increasing to 9% in June 2012 |
| EB Regular (13 weeks) |
at least 6.5% |
| EB High (7 weeks) |
at least 8% |
- UI = Regular Unemployment Insurance Benefits
- EUC = Emergency Unemployment Compensation
- EB = Extended Benefits
