Unemployment benefits in St. Cloud
Unemployment insurance in St. Cloud is a Minnesota program, filed with the state agency rather than with Stearns County. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a St. Cloud case goes
Claims from St. Cloud go to the Minnesota unemployment agency, not to a Stearns County office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. St. Cloud has about 72,145 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
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Formula
50% of avg weekly wage
Maximum
$948 · up to 26 weeks
Does St. Cloud have its own rule?
No. Minn. Stat. § 268.07; Minnesota DEED applies across Minnesota, so a claim from St. Cloud 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
Minn. Stat. § 268.07; Minnesota DEED — Minnesota Unemployment Insurance (DEED). Minnesota pays about 50% of your average weekly wage, capped at half the state average weekly wage — $948 for benefit accounts established since late October 2025; the cap resets every October.
Last checked 2026-09-02. Read the source →
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