Unemployment benefits in La Crosse
Unemployment insurance in La Crosse is a Wisconsin program, filed with the state agency rather than with La Crosse County. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a La Crosse case goes
Claims from La Crosse go to the Wisconsin unemployment agency, not to a La Crosse County office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. La Crosse has about 51,049 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
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Formula
Highest quarter ÷ 25
Maximum
$370 · up to 26 weeks
Does La Crosse have its own rule?
No. Wis. Stat. § 108.05; Wisconsin DWD applies across Wisconsin, so a claim from La Crosse 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
Wis. Stat. § 108.05; Wisconsin DWD — Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development — unemployment insurance. Wisconsin pays 4% of your highest quarter (÷ 25), capped at $370 — unchanged since 2014. A 2025 bill (AB 532) to raise the cap to $497 passed committee but had not become law as of 2026.
Last checked 2026-09-02. Read the source →
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