how much does unemployment ins. pay...

[jdljr]

Originally Posted by AmandaEve011

It's not about how much I'll receive its a question of how long do you need to be working at your job (first job in NC) before being able to be eligible for unemployment. Anyone know this?

NC uses a "base period" to determine eligibility. Right now the regular base period is all four quarters of 2009, so any wages prior to that are too far back. You must have worked at least two quarters in the regular base period and earned at least $4,550 to monetarily qualify for unemployment benefits.

If you don't meet the monetary requirements of the regular base period, then an "alternate" base period can be used. The alternate base period right now allows wages from the first quarter of 2010 to be used, but then the wages from the first quarter of 2009 would not be able to be used. So the alternate base period is the last three quarters of 2009 and the first quarter of 2010.

Now, if you qualify for unemployment using the alternate base period in NC, but you also qualify for unemployment using the regular base period in another state, you must file in that other state. You must file a claim where you will qualify for benefits in the regular base period. If you won't qualify for benefits using the regular base period in any state, then you can use the alternate base period.

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To calculate unemployment, you take your gross pay, up to a maximum of $58,500, for the last 12 months, divide by 52 to week to get the earnings per week and multiply that number by .4. That will give you your potential weekly unemployment insurance payment. If your income was greater than or equal to $58,500, your unemployment income will be the maximum amount of $450/week.

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[jchoj14]

Originally Posted by Palmetto Heel

Yep. Your employer is forced to pay into an unemployment insurance pool. If you get laid off you might as well take advantage of it since you paid for it.

And you, as an employee, paid nothing. Your employer pays federal and state unemployment taxes.