Unemployment benefits in St. Petersburg
Unemployment insurance in St. Petersburg is a Florida program, filed with the state agency rather than with Pinellas County. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a St. Petersburg case goes
Claims from St. Petersburg go to the Florida unemployment agency, not to a Pinellas County office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. St. Petersburg has about 267,102 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
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Formula
Highest quarter ÷ 26
Maximum
$275 · up to 12 weeks
Does St. Petersburg have its own rule?
No. Fla. Stat. § 443.111; FloridaCommerce Reemployment Assistance applies across Florida, so a claim from St. Petersburg 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
Fla. Stat. § 443.111; FloridaCommerce Reemployment Assistance — FloridaCommerce — Reemployment Assistance program. Florida's $275 maximum is among the lowest in the country and has not risen since 1998. Duration slides with the state unemployment rate: with the rate below 5%, all 2026 claims are locked at the 12-week minimum.
Last checked 2026-08-27. Read the source →
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