Unemployment benefits in Farmington Hills
Unemployment insurance in Farmington Hills is a Michigan program, filed with the state agency rather than with Oakland County. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a Farmington Hills case goes
Claims from Farmington Hills go to the Michigan unemployment agency, not to a Oakland County office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. Farmington Hills has about 84,173 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
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Formula
4.1% of highest quarter + $19.33/dependent
Maximum
$530 · up to 26 weeks
Does Farmington Hills have its own rule?
No. MCL 421.27; Michigan UIA applies across Michigan, so a claim from Farmington Hills 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
MCL 421.27; Michigan UIA — Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency. 2026 figures: the maximum rose to $530/week on January 1, 2026 and the dependent amount to $19.33 each (up to five dependents), under the 2025 reform law that also restored 26 weeks. Scheduled to rise again to $614 and $26/dependent in 2027.
Last checked 2026-08-27. Read the source →
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