Unemployment benefits in College Park
Unemployment insurance in College Park is a Maryland program, filed with the state agency rather than with Prince George's County. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a College Park case goes
Claims from College Park go to the Maryland unemployment agency, not to a Prince George's County office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. College Park has about 34,667 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
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Formula
Highest quarter ÷ 24
Maximum
$430 · up to 26 weeks
Does College Park have its own rule?
No. Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. § 8-803; MD Dept. of Labor schedule applies across Maryland, so a claim from College Park is decided by the same numbers as one filed anywhere else in the state. What changes locally is which workforce office you deal with in person and how busy it is — not the weekly amount or the number of weeks.
What the statute says
Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. § 8-803; MD Dept. of Labor schedule — Maryland Department of Labor — unemployment insurance. Maryland pays from a wage schedule that works out to roughly your highest quarter ÷ 24; the $430 maximum has not changed since 2011. Claimants also get $8 per dependent (up to 5), not included in this estimate.
Last checked 2026-09-02. Read the source →
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