Unemployment benefits in San Francisco
Unemployment insurance in San Francisco is a California program, filed with the state agency rather than with San Francisco County. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a San Francisco case goes
Claims from San Francisco go to the California unemployment agency, not to a San Francisco County office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. San Francisco has about 827,526 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
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Formula
Highest quarter ÷ 26
Maximum
$450 · up to 26 weeks
Does San Francisco have its own rule?
No. Cal. Unemp. Ins. Code § 1280; EDD benefit table applies across California, so a claim from San Francisco 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
Cal. Unemp. Ins. Code § 1280; EDD benefit table — California Employment Development Department — unemployment insurance. California's $450 maximum has been frozen for years and covers only wages — the EDD's official table differs slightly at low incomes, where the replacement rate is closer to 55%.
Last checked 2026-08-27. Read the source →
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