Unemployment benefits in Florence
Unemployment insurance in Florence is a Kentucky program, filed with the state agency rather than with Boone County. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a Florence case goes
Claims from Florence go to the Kentucky unemployment agency, not to a Boone County office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. Florence has about 33,763 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
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Formula
1.1923% of your total base-period wages.
Maximum
$746 · up to 16 weeks
Does Florence have its own rule?
No. KRS 341.380; Kentucky Career Center applies across Kentucky, so a claim from Florence 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
KRS 341.380; Kentucky Career Center — Kentucky Career Center — unemployment insurance. For claims filed on or after July 5, 2026 the range is $39–$746 (up from $720). Kentucky's 2022 law indexes duration to the state unemployment rate: 16 weeks now, up to 24 in a recession.
Last checked 2026-09-02. Read the source →
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