Unemployment benefits in Miles City
Unemployment insurance in Miles City is a Montana program, filed with the state agency rather than with Custer County. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a Miles City case goes
Claims from Miles City go to the Montana unemployment agency, not to a Custer County office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. Miles City has about 8,407 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 Miles City have its own rule?
No. MCA § 39-51-2201; Montana DLI applies across Montana, so a claim from Miles City 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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