Florida Unemployment Calculator
As of October 19, 2026, regular Florida unemployment pays $32 to $275 a week for 9 to 12 weeks. Enter your wages for the four quarters of your base period to estimate your weekly benefit, your maximum total benefit and which rule capped it.
Maintained by Archie Chang · Formulas and sources checked October 19, 2026 · Methodology & sources
Weekly benefit range (October 19, 2026)
$32 to $275
Effective January 1, 2026
Maximum weeks
9 to 12
Regular state benefits only
State income tax on benefits
Not taxed by the state
Federal income tax applies in every state
Florida unemployment benefit calculator
Which months are my four quarters?
The standard base period is the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before you file. The quarter you file in, and the one just before it, are left out. Enter the quarters in order, oldest first. Each quarter is three calendar months: January to March, April to June, July to September, October to December.
| If you file in | Your base period is |
|---|---|
| January to March 2026 | October 2024 to September 2025 |
| April to June 2026 | January to December 2025 |
| July to September 2026 | April 2025 to March 2026 |
| October to December 2026 | July 2025 to June 2026 |
Use gross wages (before taxes) from every covered job, in the quarter they were earned. If your wages are too low under this period, many states test an alternate base period made of the last four completed quarters.
Enter your wages above to see your Florida estimate.
How much does unemployment pay in Florida?
The weekly benefit amount is one twenty-sixth of your wages in the highest base period quarter, rounded down to the dollar, with a $32 minimum and a $275 maximum.
A highest quarter of $7,150 or more reaches the $275 maximum. The maximum in effect when you file applies for the whole benefit year.
Florida law uses the base period of the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters. The pages reviewed did not describe an alternate base period, so check with FloridaCommerce if you fall short.
Florida unemployment eligibility: the wage tests
These are the monetary tests only. Florida also decides whether you lost your job through no fault of your own and whether you are able and available to work.
- Wages in at least two base period quarters, and
- total base period wages of at least 1.5 times the highest quarter and at least $3,400.
Maximum weeks and maximum benefit amount
Florida pays up to 12 weeks while the state average unemployment rate is at or below 5 percent, and adds a week for each 0.5 point above that, up to 23 weeks. The total is also limited to 25 percent of base period wages and to $6,325. The calculator uses 12 weeks.
Working part time while collecting
Florida subtracts the part of your weekly earnings above 8 times the federal minimum wage ($58 at $7.25) from your weekly benefit amount, rounding the payment down to the dollar.
Are Florida unemployment benefits taxable?
Unemployment benefits are taxable income on your federal return in every state. Florida has no state income tax, so unemployment benefits are taxed only on your federal return.
How to apply in Florida
Florida calls unemployment benefits reemployment assistance. File through the FloridaCommerce Reemployment Assistance system and keep claiming every two weeks.
FloridaCommerce Reemployment Assistance
When this changes: Florida sets the number of weeks for each calendar year from the average unemployment rate of the third quarter before it, so recheck each January. Maximum fixed at $275 in statute; duration set each January from the third-quarter average unemployment rate.
Frequently asked questions
How much does unemployment pay in Florida?
Regular Florida unemployment pays between $32 and $275 a week as of October 19, 2026. Your amount depends on the wages you were paid in your base period. The weekly benefit amount is one twenty-sixth of your wages in the highest base period quarter, rounded down to the dollar, with a $32 minimum and a $275 maximum.
How is the Florida weekly benefit amount calculated?
The weekly benefit amount is one twenty-sixth of your wages in the highest base period quarter, rounded down to the dollar, with a $32 minimum and a $275 maximum. A highest quarter of $7,150 or more reaches the $275 maximum. The maximum in effect when you file applies for the whole benefit year.
How long can I collect unemployment in Florida?
Florida pays up to 12 weeks while the state average unemployment rate is at or below 5 percent, and adds a week for each 0.5 point above that, up to 23 weeks. The total is also limited to 25 percent of base period wages and to $6,325. The calculator uses 12 weeks.
Are unemployment benefits taxable in Florida?
Florida has no state income tax, so unemployment benefits are taxed only on your federal return.
Can I work part time and still get Florida unemployment?
Florida subtracts the part of your weekly earnings above 8 times the federal minimum wage ($58 at $7.25) from your weekly benefit amount, rounding the payment down to the dollar.
Is the first week paid in Florida?
No. Florida does not pay the first week of a claim. It is an unpaid waiting week, and you still have to claim it.
Sources for Florida
- Florida Statutes 443.111, Payment of benefitsFormula, limits, partial rule, 12 to 23 weeks
- U.S. DOL, Significant Provisions of State UI Laws (July 2026)Cross-check of minimum, maximum, weeks and the partial-benefit disregard
Sources checked October 19, 2026.
Verification note: Florida figures come from the 2026 Florida Statutes on the Legislature website. The FloridaCommerce site returned errors to automated requests, so the 12-week duration is taken from the statute and the BLS unemployment rate for Florida in the third quarter of 2025 (about 4 percent), and the waiting-week note comes from a search excerpt of the 2026 claimant handbook. DOL July 2026 lists 9 to 12 weeks: 12 is the current maximum and 9 is where the 25 percent of wages limit ends a claim sooner.