On $120,000 a year in Kentucky, about $746 in weekly benefits.

What shapes the award.

Weekly range

$39 to $746. Wage requirements still apply.

Duration

Up to 16 weeks under this program. The modeled benefit balance is $11,936.

Dependents

No dependents allowance in this modeled regular benefit.

Base period

First four of the last five completed calendar quarters before the Sunday claim start. No alternate period is modeled here. Understand the quarters.

Alternate-period detail

There is no general latest-four-quarter alternative in this model. A conditional extended period before a qualifying work injury may substitute earlier quarters; ask OUI to select those wages.

Covered-wage requirements

The highest quarter must reach $1,500, the other three quarters together must reach $1,500, the total must reach 1.5 times the highest quarter, and chronological quarters 3 and 4 together must reach eight weekly rates. The August 2026 agency calculator and July 2026 employer guide confirm these current thresholds.

Partial-week conditions

Work must be less than full-time and weekly gross earnings strictly below 1.25 times the weekly rate. Round 80% of those gross earnings to the nearest whole dollar before subtracting it from the weekly rate. Report earnings for the week worked, before deductions. Pensions, remuneration in lieu of notice and shared-work claims have separate rules.

Duration conditions

Current ordinary claims have a sixteen-week ceiling, confirmed in both July 2026 agency guides. The balance is the lesser of sixteen weekly rates or one-third covered wages, subject to the statutory twelve-rate minimum and nearest-dollar balance rule. The classification remains fixed during the benefit year; approved-training extensions are excluded.

Work registration

Register and complete your Citizen Connect account at citizenconnect.ky.gov/login. Upload proof of registration within ten days of filing. If you live outside Kentucky, register with your resident state employment service and upload the required proof within ten days. Follow OUI appointments and identity-verification instructions.

Repeat benefit years

A successive benefit year requires covered work after the prior benefit year began, with earned wages of at least five times the weekly rate established for that prior benefit year. This is the previous rate, not the new claim rate. A new monetary determination and other eligibility conditions still apply. The ordinary benefit year is 52 weeks and can be 53 to avoid overlapping a base-period quarter.

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.

Ordinarily complete five verifiable activities each claimed week, including at least three formal applications or interviews. Keep records for one year after the claim expires. A recall waiver ordinarily requires verified return within sixteen weeks; a longer period up to one year requires the secretary to confirm the statutory conditions in writing. Union-hall and approved-training waivers also require agency acceptance.

Taxes and the amount received.

Unemployment benefits can be federally and Kentucky taxable. Optional withholding is 10% federal and 3.5% Kentucky; the current guide permits one withholding change per benefit year. The estimate is before withholding and other offsets. Obtain Form 1099-G from the agency account.