Unemployment benefits in Hialeah
Unemployment insurance in Hialeah is a Florida program, filed with the state agency rather than with Miami-Dade County. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a Hialeah case goes
Claims from Hialeah go to the Florida unemployment agency, not to a Miami-Dade County office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. Hialeah has about 235,388 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
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Formula
Highest quarter ÷ 26
Maximum
$275 · up to 12 weeks
Does Hialeah have its own rule?
No. Fla. Stat. § 443.111; FloridaCommerce Reemployment Assistance applies across Florida, so a claim from Hialeah 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
Fla. Stat. § 443.111; FloridaCommerce Reemployment Assistance — FloridaCommerce — Reemployment Assistance program. Florida's $275 maximum is among the lowest in the country and has not risen since 1998. Duration slides with the state unemployment rate: with the rate below 5%, all 2026 claims are locked at the 12-week minimum.
Last checked 2026-08-27. Read the source →
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