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Unemployment Compensation
Unemployment
Compensation (UC)
Figuring
your base year
Your base
year is generally the first four of the last five completed calendar
quarters prior to the date that you apply for benefits. The amount
of money you were paid by all employers covered by unemployment
law during your base year determines whether you qualify for benefits
and what amount you will receive. Please consult the following
chart to determine your base year.
How to Determine Your "Base Year"
The first 4 of the last 5 completed quarters will determine your base year. Using 2006 and 2007 as an example, if you apply for UC on August 1, 2007 your base year will begin April 1, 2006. |
| Current month |
Current quarter |
Last complete quarter -doesn't count in the base figure |
4th completed quarter |
3rd completed quarter |
2nd completed quarter |
1st completed quarter |
| August 2007 |
3rd Q. 2007 |
2nd quarter 2007 ( April, May, June) |
Jan, Feb, March, 2007 |
Oct, Nov, Dec, 2006 |
July, Aug, Sept, 2006 |
April, May, June 2006 |
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^ Base Year |
Figuring Your Weekly Benefit Rate
Complete the following steps while consulting the chart above to compute your weekly benefit rate.
- Once you have determined
your base year, the next step is to determine the total gross
wages you received during your base year period and how much
you received during each calendar quarter in the base year.
A calendar quarter is a three month period. Be careful to use
gross wages-not take-home pay-and assign your wages to the correct
quarter.
- After you determine how much you were paid in each quarter, find the quarter in which you were paid the most money. The wages in this quarter are your "highest quarterly wages". Refer to the chart and look at the column headed Part A, "Highest Quarterly Wage" and find your highest wages. On the same line, look at the dollar amount in Part C, "Qualifying Wage." If your total base year wages are as much as or more than the dollar amount listed in this column, then your weekly benefit rate is the amount listed in Part B, "Rate of Compensation."
- If your total base year wages are less than the amount listed in the "Qualifying Wages" column, you may still be eligible for a lesser amount. Look at the next lower dollar amount in the "Qualifying Wages" column. If your total base year wages are the same as or more than this amount, your benefit rate is the amount in the column "Rate of Compensation" to the left. If your total base year wages are not as much as this "Qualifying Wage" amount, you can check in the same way, the next two lower amounts in the "Qualifying Wage" columns to determine your rate. If your total base year wages are lower than the lowest of these three amounts, you are financially ineligible for benefits.
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