Unemployment benefits in Elizabeth
Unemployment insurance in Elizabeth is a New Jersey program, filed with the state agency rather than with Union County. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a Elizabeth case goes
Claims from Elizabeth go to the New Jersey unemployment agency, not to a Union County office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. Elizabeth has about 140,413 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
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Formula
60% of avg weekly wage
Maximum
$905 · up to 26 weeks
Does Elizabeth have its own rule?
No. N.J.S.A. 43:21-3; NJ DOL applies across New Jersey, so a claim from Elizabeth 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
N.J.S.A. 43:21-3; NJ DOL — New Jersey Department of Labor — Division of Unemployment Insurance. The $905 maximum is for 2026 claims (up from $875 in 2025) and is recalculated every January from the statewide average weekly wage. New Jersey has no waiting week.
Last checked 2026-08-27. Read the source →
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