--- title: A Detailed Guide to Every State Extending Unemployment Benefits description: Some states are offering up to 13 to 20 more weeks of benefits. authors: - name: Mallika Mitra role: Contributing Editor url: https://money.com/author/mallika-mitra/ bio: Mallika Mitra is a contributing editor for Money, based in Chicago. She has covered investing and retirement for seven years and her work has appeared in CNBC, Bloomberg, Kiplinger, AARP, Barron’s, Bankrate, The Daily Upside, ETF.com, The Bond Buyer, PLANADVISER, PLANSPONSOR and Investopedia. education: Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY Kalamazoo College at_money_since: 2020 articles: 395 covers: - Economy and Politics - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology also_seen_in: - CNBC - Bloomberg - Kiplinger - Barron's - Bankrate - WGN-TV - CBS News Radio - This Morning With Gordon Deal - Everyone's Talkin' Money social: - https://twitter.com/mitra_mallika - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mallika-mitra-4577a386/ published: '2020-07-22T14:22:13.000Z' modified: '2024-05-08T05:33:14.000Z' section: Economy and Politics tags: - Apex26 - CARES act - cities with high unemployment rate - coronavirus - covid-19 - News - states with high unemployment - unemployment benefits - unemployment insurance word_count: 844 canonical: https://money.com/coronavirus-state-unemployment-benefit-extension/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Unemployment-Benefits-Extension-Covid](https://img.money.com/2020/07/gettyimages-1213959203.jpg) As the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause layoffs across the country, nearly every state has introduced extended benefits for unemployed residents. Tens of millions of Americans are still out of work—1.3 million new people joined the unemployment roll in the week ending July 11 alone, according to the [Labor Department](https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf)—and the extra $600 a week they've been getting from the CARES Act is expected to [expire at the end of the month](https://www.usatoday.com/story/06/24/unemployment-americans-will-lose-their-extra-600-days-earlier-than-expected/3253111001/). Unemployment benefits typically last up to 26 weeks, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). But under the CARES Act, states are providing at least 13 weeks of additional [federally funded benefits](https://www.cbpp.org/research/economy/policy-basics-how-many-weeks-of-unemployment-compensation-are-available) to people who exhaust their typical state benefits. In states with "high unemployment," those benefits are extended even further — another 13 to 20 weeks, according to the CBPP. Workers who don’t qualify for traditional unemployment benefits can get benefits through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). Here are the number of weeks available via regular unemployment insurance and extended benefits in each state (not including the 13 weeks that were added under the CARES Act). \**Note: Money updated this story to reflect that, as of July 21, extended benefits have kicked in for* *49 states* *(all but South Dakota), the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico* *due to high levels of unemployment nationwide* ## **Alabama** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 14 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 7 weeks ## **Alaska** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 20 weeks ## **Arizona** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Arkansas** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 20 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 10 weeks ## **California** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 20 weeks ## **Colorado** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Connecticut** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Delaware** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **District of Columbia** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Florida** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 12 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 6 weeks ## **Georgia** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 20 weeks ## **Hawaii** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Idaho** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Illinois** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 20 weeks ## **Indiana** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Iowa** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Kansas** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 20 weeks ## **Kentucky** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 20 weeks ## **Louisiana** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Maine** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Maryland** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Massachusetts** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Michigan** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Minnesota** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Mississippi** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Missouri** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 20 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 10 weeks ## **Montana** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 28 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Nebraska** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Nevada** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **New Hampshire** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 20 weeks ## **New Jersey** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 20 weeks ## **New Mexico** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **New York** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 20 weeks ## **North Carolina** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 12 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 9.6 weeks ## **North Dakota** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Ohio** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 20 weeks ## **Oklahoma** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Oregon** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 20 weeks ## **Pennsylvania** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Puerto Rico** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Rhode Island** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 20 weeks ## **South Carolina** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 20 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 16 weeks ## **South Dakota** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 0 weeks ## **Tennessee** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Texas** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 20 weeks ## **Utah** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Vermont** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 20 weeks ## **Virginia** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Washington** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 20 weeks ## **West Virginia** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Wisconsin** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks ## **Wyoming** Regular Unemployment Insurance: 26 weeks Extended Benefits Available: 13 weeks A State-by-State Guide to Getting Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Benefits [Some Americans Are Getting Bonuses to Give Up Unemployment Benefits and Return to Work](https://money.com/coronavirus-back-to-work-bonus-payment/) [Here Are Every State's Unemployment Rules for Work Search and Waiting Periods](https://money.com/collect-unemployment-benefits/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/coronavirus-state-unemployment-benefit-extension/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Economy and Politics", "item": "https://money.com/economy-and-politics/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Unemployment", "item": "https://money.com/unemployment/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "A Detailed Guide to Every State Extending Unemployment Benefits" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/coronavirus-state-unemployment-benefit-extension/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/coronavirus-state-unemployment-benefit-extension/", "name": "A Detailed Guide to Every State Extending Unemployment Benefits", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2020-07-22T14:22:13.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/coronavirus-state-unemployment-benefit-extension/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/coronavirus-state-unemployment-benefit-extension/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-05-08T05:33:14.000Z" }, { "@type": "NewsArticle", "headline": "A Detailed Guide to Every State Extending Unemployment Benefits", "articleSection": "Economy and Politics", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2020/07/gettyimages-1213959203.jpg", "width": 2880, "height": 1920, "caption": "Unemployment-Benefits-Extension-Covid" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mallika Mitra", "url": "https://money.com/author/mallika-mitra/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/mallika-mitra/#author", "description": "Mallika Mitra is a contributing editor for Money, based in Chicago. 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