Unemployment benefits in Kalispell
Unemployment insurance in Kalispell is a Montana program, filed with the state agency rather than with Flathead County. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a Kalispell case goes
Claims from Kalispell go to the Montana unemployment agency, not to a Flathead County office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. Kalispell has about 31,296 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
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Formula
1% of your total base-period wages (Montana pays the greater of this or 1.9% of your two highest quarters).
Maximum
$698 · up to 28 weeks
Does Kalispell have its own rule?
No. MCA § 39-51-2201; Montana DLI applies across Montana, so a claim from Kalispell 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
MCA § 39-51-2201; Montana DLI — Montana Department of Labor & Industry — unemployment insurance. Montana pays the greater of two calculations — 1% of all base-period wages or 1.9% of the two highest quarters — between $207 and $698 for 2026, and can pay for up to 28 weeks, longer than most states.
Last checked 2026-09-02. Read the source →
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