Unemployment benefits in New York
Unemployment insurance in New York is a New York program, filed with the state agency rather than with Kings County. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a New York case goes
Claims from New York go to the New York unemployment agency, not to a Kings County office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. New York has about 8,478,072 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
Open the full New York unemployment calculator → — same formula, with every input, the statute (N.Y. Labor Law § 590; NYSDOL benefit rate) and the date it was last checked.
Formula
Highest quarter ÷ 26
Maximum
$869 · up to 26 weeks
Does New York have its own rule?
No. N.Y. Labor Law § 590; NYSDOL benefit rate applies across New York, so a claim from New York 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
N.Y. Labor Law § 590; NYSDOL benefit rate — New York State Department of Labor — unemployment insurance. Bounds effective October 6, 2025: $143 minimum, $869 maximum — the first increase since 2019, paid starting the week of October 13, 2025 (NYSDOL).
Last checked 2026-08-27. Read the source →
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