On $40,000 a year in Colorado, about $461 in weekly benefits.

What shapes the award.

Weekly range

$25 to $884. Wage requirements still apply.

Duration

Up to 26 weeks under this program. The modeled benefit balance is $11,986.

Dependents

No dependents allowance in this modeled regular benefit.

Base period

First four of the last five completed calendar quarters before the first day of the benefit year. An alternate or extended period may be available under the state’s conditions. Understand the quarters.

Alternate-period detail

The last four completed quarters may be selected if the standard period does not qualify. Follow the Statement of Wages and Possible Benefits; the agency establishes the claim week and can adjust an alternate-period decision when employer wage reports arrive.

Reporting work

Report all hours and gross earned wages for the Sunday-Saturday week worked, even before payday. Include work and other income requested by CDLE. Election-judge wages, continuing regular part-time work, pensions, severance, school/seasonal restrictions and other offsets can require separate agency treatment.

Covered-wage requirements

Actual covered base-period wages must reach both $2,500 and 40 times the rounded, capped weekly rate. The $25 statutory minimum is not a guaranteed payment for a history that fails these wage tests. The ordinary estimate does not decide job separation or weekly nonmonetary eligibility.

Partial-week conditions

Work must be fewer than 32 hours, with gross earnings strictly below the regular weekly rate. For partial unemployment, disregard the first 50% of that rate, deduct excess earnings dollar for dollar, then round the remaining payment down. The older 25% flyer and the separate total-unemployment subsection are not the partial-unemployment rule.

Duration conditions

For the total award, each covered-wage quarter is credited up to $22,984 (26 times the current $884 maximum). Use the lesser of 26 times the regular weekly rate and one-third of those credited wages. The weekly rate and the $2,500/40-times-rate wage test use actual covered wages. Partial payments can spread the balance across more eligible calendar weeks before the benefit year ends.

Work registration

Register with Connecting Colorado online or through a local workforce center, as directed after filing. Follow CDLE’s registration deadline and any notice about approved job or union attachment; do not assume an exemption.

Repeat benefit years

If you received compensation in the prior benefit year, you must have worked for a covered employer since that year began and earned at least $2,000 from that work to qualify in the next year. The new ordinary base-period wage tests also apply. This estimate does not check that intervening-work history.

Before you count on it.

• Covered wages and employment are required.
• This checks only the modeled monetary rules. The agency also checks your employment history and other eligibility conditions.
• Separation, availability, work search and certification can affect payment.
• Tax withholding, offsets and agency adjustments can change the amount received.

This is a wage calculation and an informational screen. Your agency or insurer decides your claim.

Keeping the claim eligible.

Unless CDLE grants an exception, complete and report work-search activities each eligible week. Examples include applications, suitable job interviews, resume uploads and job-related assessments. Keep a verifiable record of activities and dates, and follow agency-assigned reemployment services. A universal fixed contact count is not assumed.

Taxes and the amount received.

Benefits are subject to federal and Colorado income tax. You may elect federal withholding at the federal rate and Colorado withholding at 4%. A withholding-status change is allowed no more than once per benefit year. The estimate is before taxes, child support and other offsets.