Unemployment benefits in Thornton
Unemployment insurance in Thornton is a Colorado program, filed with the state agency rather than with Adams County. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a Thornton case goes
Claims from Thornton go to the Colorado unemployment agency, not to a Adams County office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. Thornton has about 146,689 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
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Formula
Two quarters ÷ 26 × 60%
Maximum
$767 · up to 26 weeks
Does Thornton have its own rule?
No. C.R.S. § 8-73-102; Colorado CDLE applies across Colorado, so a claim from Thornton 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
C.R.S. § 8-73-102; Colorado CDLE — Colorado Department of Labor and Employment — unemployment insurance. Colorado runs two calculations and pays the higher: this one (60% of the two-quarter average, capped at $767) or 55% of your whole-base-period average weekly wage, capped at $844 — the second usually wins only for steady yearlong earners near the top. Caps adjust each July.
Last checked 2026-08-27. Read the source →
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