On $125,000 a year in Missouri, about $320 in weekly benefits.

What shapes the award.

Weekly range

$35 to $320. Wage requirements still apply.

Duration

Up to 20 weeks under this program. The modeled benefit balance is $6,400.

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.

Covered-wage requirements

Ordinarily have at least $1,500 in the highest quarter and total wages at least 1.5 times that quarter. The alternative is at least $19,500 in total covered wages spread across two quarters. This uses the statutory maximum taxable-wage base, rather than the employer’s current annual taxable limit.

Partial-week conditions

Work below full-time. Report gross weekly wages rounded up to a dollar, ignore the larger of $20 or 20% of the weekly rate, then deduct the excess and floor the payment. No payment remains when reported wages reach weekly rate plus that allowance.

Duration conditions

For credits, cap each quarter at twenty-six times your weekly rate. The ordinary balance is the lesser of twenty weekly rates or one-third of those credited wages. A smaller final payment can exhaust the balance; twenty weeks is not guaranteed.

Work registration

Register with Missouri employment services and follow any Missouri Job Center or reemployment appointment the deputy assigns.

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.

The current statute requires at least three work-search contacts for each claimed week unless the deputy directs otherwise. Follow the number on your determination and keep the details.

Taxes and the amount received.

Unemployment compensation is taxable and reported on Form 1099-G. Withholding can be elected through DES. These are gross estimates before tax withholding or other deductions.