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Q.How much will Unemployment Pay Me?
A.In California, the minimum benefit amount is $40 per week and the maximum benefit amount is $450 per week. To receive at least $40 per week, you must have earned a minimum of $1,300 in a single quarter in the Base Period (first four of the last five quarters from the time you file a new claim) or earned at least $900 in the highest quarter of the base period and a total base period earnings of 1.25 times the highest quarter earnings. A quarter is 3 months.
To receive the maximum benefit amount of $450 per week, you must have earned at least $11,674 in a single quarter in the Base Period.
| If the claim begins in: |
Base Period is the prior 12 months ending the last day of: |
| January-February-March |
September |
| April-May-June |
December |
| July-August-September |
March |
| October-November-December |
June |
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