New Jersey Unemployment Benefits Calculator
New Jersey claimant entry
New Jersey agency-award worksheet
For New Jersey, enter the weekly award, maximum balance, and payable weeks issued by New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development; this route asserts no state-law formula.
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development controls New Jersey eligibility and the monetary record; this worksheet only mirrors New Jersey values for review and never awards benefits.
New Jersey claimant source: https://www.nj.gov/labor/myunemployment/ — checked 2026-09-14 by this implementation.
New Jersey: filing and evidence
New Jersey is presented here in award-entry mode. New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development reference material lists a New Jersey ceiling of $905 weekly and 26 reference weeks, a pairing worth $23,530; neither figure proves monetary eligibility, payable weeks, or approval.
New Jersey filing desk
New Jersey unemployment benefits belongs with New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development; this is the claimant-facing starting point.
https://www.nj.gov/labor/myunemployment/New Jersey wage record boundary
New Jersey’s weekly rate uses the agency wage record and claim-date base year; the state maximum is not a substitute for the benefit rate notice.
New Jersey claimant next action
File through the New Jersey claimant portal and use the wage correction or appeal instructions on the notice. For New Jersey, keep employer names, pay-stub dates, gross wages, separation details, and work-search records together; New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development needs the New Jersey record when checking base-period quarters and the monetary determination.
New Jersey agency source link (https://www.nj.gov/labor/myunemployment/) checked 2026-09-14; the federal comparison table is listed on the shared sources page.
New Jersey replaces 60% of your wage and pays one week per week worked
New Jersey sets the weekly benefit amount at 60% of the claimant's average weekly wage plus a dependants' allowance — a stated replacement rate rather than a fraction of a quarter. Duration is then tied directly to the number of weeks actually worked in the base year, capped at 26.
- The maximum is $905 a week. That is the highest ceiling of any state in the federal table, and it is why New Jersey's replacement rate holds up for higher earners where California's collapses at $450.
- One week worked, one week payable. The maximum benefit amount is the number of weeks worked in the base year times the weekly amount, up to 26 times. A 20-week work record produces a 20-week claim, not a shortened dollar cap.
- Dependants move the floor. The published minimum runs $186 to $213 according to the allowance claimed.
- Qualifying is indexed to the minimum wage. The requirement is stated as employment at 20 times the state hourly minimum wage, or 1,000 times the state hourly minimum — so the threshold rises automatically each time the minimum wage does.
- Part-time work: the greater of 20% of the weekly amount or $5 is ignored.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Significant Provisions of State Unemployment Insurance Laws, effective January 2026. The report states it is not an official interpretation of state UI laws, so treat these provisions as a cross-check on the Department of Labor and Workforce Development determination rather than a replacement for it.
Weekly maximums nearest New Jersey
States whose maximum weekly benefit is closest to New Jersey: