Unemployment benefits in San Antonio
Unemployment insurance in San Antonio is a Texas program, filed with the state agency rather than with Bexar County. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a San Antonio case goes
Claims from San Antonio go to the Texas unemployment agency, not to a Bexar County office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. San Antonio has about 1,526,656 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
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Formula
Highest quarter ÷ 25
Maximum
$605 · up to 26 weeks
Does San Antonio have its own rule?
No. Tex. Labor Code § 207.002; TWC benefit schedule applies across Texas, so a claim from San Antonio 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
Tex. Labor Code § 207.002; TWC benefit schedule — Texas Workforce Commission — unemployment benefits. Bounds effective October 5, 2025 ($75 minimum, $605 maximum). Texas Labor Code § 207.002 pegs the cap to 47.6% of the state average weekly wage, recomputed automatically each October.
Last checked 2026-08-27. Read the source →
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