Partial Benefits With Part-Time Work

Unemployment claimants can earn more and keep more of your benefits while working part-time.

You can now earn up to 150% of your weekly benefit rate and still receive a partial benefit. For example, that means if your weekly benefit amount is $100, you can earn up to $149 working part time. You can also earn up to 50% of your weekly benefit rate before any earnings are subtracted from your benefits.

Claimants are required to report any and all earnings each week when you certify. Any earnings above 50% of your benefit rate will be subtracted from your unemployment benefit, but by working part-time you can still take home more than you would on unemployment alone.

You can use this calculator to estimate how much you can earn while still receiving partial benefits.