On $145,000 a year in North Carolina, about $350 in weekly benefits.

What shapes the award.

Weekly range

$15 to $350. Wage requirements still apply.

Duration

Up to 12 weeks under this program. The modeled benefit balance is $4,200.

Dependents

No dependents allowance in this modeled regular benefit.

Base period

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

Alternate-period detail

The last four completed quarters before the benefit year are used when the regular period lacks sufficient wages. That alternate period cannot be reused to establish the next benefit-year claim. The agency determines the claim start and selected quarters.

Reporting work

Report exact gross earnings for each Sunday–Saturday week worked, even before payment. The first 20% of the regular weekly rate is disregarded; the remaining payment rounds down. Payroll-attached partial unemployment requires less than three customary scheduled full-time days because of lack of work. Odd-job work without payroll attachment has different conditions; the agency decides that status.

Repeat benefit years

A valid claim for a second benefit year must meet the employment and wage standards with work and wages since the prior benefit year began and before the next claim is filed. The agency also checks bona fide employment, separation and restrictions on reusing an alternate base period. This estimator does not check that separate history.

Before you count on it.

• Covered wages and employment are required.
• Some monetary thresholds are still under review. These amounts assume the agency confirms monetary eligibility; only the completed wage checks are applied.
• 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.

Register with NCWorks and keep the account active by logging in at least every 90 days. Make three qualifying job contacts per week; one can be an approved reemployment activity. Enter all activities in MyNCUIBenefits before certification. Keep copies of your records; current DES instructions recommend two years, while another FAQ passage warns that records may be requested within five years.

Taxes and the amount received.

Benefits are subject to federal and North Carolina income tax. Select withholding when applying or change it in MyNCUIBenefits or with the agency form. DES supplies Form 1099-G. This estimate is before taxes and offsets; current election percentages are not assumed.