Unemployment benefits in St. George
Unemployment insurance in St. George is a Utah program, filed with the state agency rather than with Washington County. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a St. George case goes
Claims from St. George go to the Utah unemployment agency, not to a Washington County office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. St. George has about 106,288 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
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Formula
Highest quarter ÷ 26 − $5
Maximum
$806 · up to 26 weeks
Does St. George have its own rule?
No. Utah Code § 35A-4-401; Utah DWS applies across Utah, so a claim from St. George 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
Utah Code § 35A-4-401; Utah DWS — Utah Department of Workforce Services — unemployment insurance. Utah's formula is your highest quarter ÷ 26 minus $5, capped at $806 (the DWS benefit-calculation sheet). Duration is 10–26 weeks: 27% of your total base-period wages divided by your weekly amount.
Last checked 2026-09-02. Read the source →
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