Wyoming Unemployment Benefits Calculator
Wyoming keeps the arithmetic honest: four percent of your highest quarter, rounded down, held between $48 and $671 — nothing subtracted, no bracket table, no dependent add-on. Enter your best base-year quarter below to price the check, and any part-time wages for the half-your-benefit preview.
Brand Nº 1 · The calculator
Price the week: one quarter, four percent
The highest quarter is the only input the rate cares about. The ledger applies the 4% rule, the $48 floor, the $671 cap, the half-your-benefit partial line, and the 26-week calendar — in the order the department itself uses.
Estimates mirror the published rule, not the department’s own computation. The monetary determination DWS issues after you file is the number that pays.
Brand Nº 2 · The formula
The 4% rule: Wyoming’s one-multiplication benefit
By law, a Wyoming claimant’s weekly benefit equals four percent of the wages paid in the highest quarter of the base period — the Department of Employment states the fraction outright. Four percent is one twenty-fifth, so the mental math is division-friendly: a high quarter of $12,500 prices a $500 week; $16,775 and above hits the cap. The product rounds down to the dollar.
What the formula lacks in decoration it lacks on purpose. There is no $5 subtraction like Utah, no bracket table, no dependency allowance, no two-quarter averaging like Washington or Connecticut. The rate rises and falls with exactly one number — your best quarter — which makes the claim easy to predict and equally easy to game in reverse: a lean second quarter never drags the rate down, and a hot one never hides. Every extra $1,000 in the high quarter adds $40 a week.
The dollar window moves each year against Wyoming’s average weekly wage — the July 5, 2026 schedule runs $48 to $671. High quarters that compute past the ceiling pay the same $671 whether the quarter held $17,000 or $70,000; quarters that compute under $48 lift to the minimum.
| Highest quarter | 4% of the quarter | Weekly check |
|---|---|---|
| $6,000 | $240.00 | $240 |
| $13,000 | $520.00 | $520 |
| $15,250 | $610.00 | $610 |
| $16,775 and above | $671.00+ | $671 (cap holds) |
| $1,200 | $48.00 | $48 — the floor line |
Brand Nº 3 · The brackets
$48 to $671 — a window that rides the energy cycle
Both ends of Wyoming’s window recompute annually from the state’s average weekly wage, which makes them a quiet economic indicator. Wyoming’s wage base swings with extraction and construction — boom years lift the average, bust years hold it flat — and the department publishes the new minimum and maximum each summer for claims taking effect in the following benefit year. The July 5, 2026 reset put the floor at $48 and the ceiling at $671.
The cap matters more than the floor in this state. Energy, mining, and pipeline work produce quarters that blow through $16,775 routinely, and every one of those claimants draws the identical $671 — a ceiling that converts the state’s wage spikes into a flat, budgetable check. The floor catches the opposite tail: part-year retail and tourism wages that compute under $48 lift to the minimum, which is what keeps the smallest claims viable at all.
A $25,000 high quarter and a $70,000 one both price past the ceiling and pay $671. The excess never touches the rate — Wyoming has no pot that converts leftover wages into extra weeks.
A $1,000 high quarter computes to $40 raw; the minimum lifts the check to $48. Quarters under roughly $1,200 still compute below the floor — but the base-period wage tests usually close those claims before the rate ever matters.
Brand Nº 4 · The gates
Covered work, a real base period, and the determination letter
Wyoming prices the claim from the base period — the four quarters of covered employment before your claim — and the department’s monetary determination letter is where eligibility and the rate both land. Only covered wages count: self-employment income sits outside the system entirely, and wages from work the department classifies as ineligible do not feed the 4% computation. The benefit derives from that letter, not from anything filed later.
The non-monetary requirements travel together: unemployed through no fault of your own, able and available for full-time work, registered and reporting through the WYUI system, and completing the two weekly employer contacts the state rules require. Claimants who worked multiple states or federal jobs should flag it at filing — those wages route through different channels — and anyone whose determination looks wrong has the 28-day appeal window covered below to correct the record.
| Situation | How the claim treats it |
|---|---|
| W-2 wages in the base period | feeds the 4% rate and the eligibility arithmetic normally |
| Self-employment income | excluded from the benefit computation entirely |
| Two-state wage history | filed at claim time — interstate wages route through a combined claim |
| Determination looks wrong | appeal in writing within 28 days of the mailing date |
Brand Nº 5 · The calendar
26 weeks of full benefits — stretched by part-time weeks
The department’s FAQ answers the duration question plainly: up to 26 weeks of full unemployment benefits during the benefit year. Wyoming has no extended-benefits program stacked behind that calendar, so 26 is the whole envelope — and the benefit year itself runs its own clock, typically fifty-two weeks from the claim’s effective date.
The interesting arithmetic lives in the part-time interaction. Weeks where you earn other income and draw reduced benefits still burn a week of the calendar but pay less, which means the same benefit-year pot can stretch across a much longer span — the department’s own answer notes payments can extend “possibly up to a year” when reduced weeks string together. Claimants alternating layoff weeks with recall weeks get a calendar that behaves like a slow-motion version of the full draw: same total dollars, longer runway.
| Claim shape ($520 benefit, 26-week cap) | Total paid | Calendar span |
|---|---|---|
| 26 weeks full-time unemployed | $13,520 | 26 weeks |
| 20 full weeks + 12 half-pay weeks | $9,360 | 32 weeks |
| 14 full weeks + intermittent reduced weeks | $7,280 | 40+ weeks |
Illustrative shapes, not entitlements — the determination letter fixes the real numbers, and reduced-week totals depend on the earnings reported each week.
Brand Nº 6 · The window
Which quarters count — and why the highest one carries everything
The base period is the standard four completed quarters before the claim’s effective date — the first four of the last five calendar quarters. Inside that window, only one number matters to the rate: the highest quarter. The other three feed eligibility, but the 4% multiplication reads the peak alone, which inverts the planning logic of total-wage states like Oregon: in Wyoming, a December payday or a project-completion bonus raises the whole year’s check only if it lands in what becomes the largest quarter.
For seasonal workers — ski towns, guide services, harvest crews, tourism strips — the single-quarter design cuts both ways. A strong summer quarter prices a healthy check that survives three thin ones untouched; but a strong split summer (two $8,000 quarters) prices half the check of one consolidated $16,000 quarter, because the formula reads only the top. File timing matters accordingly: a claim that slips one quarter can move a fat payday inside or outside the window the department reads.
Brand Nº 7 · Worked example
Ty in Gillette — a full claim, worked line by line
Ty ran heavy equipment for a Gillette energy-services contractor until the September rig count took the crew down. His base year is classic Powder River Basin: strong covered wages, one standout quarter when a turnaround project paid constant overtime. Here is the whole claim as DWS will compute it.
Ty files the week after the September layoff, so the base period is the four completed quarters behind the current one. Inside it: $13,000, $9,400, $7,100, $8,900 — a $38,400 total with a $13,000 high quarter, all covered wages.
Four percent of $13,000 is $520.00 exactly. It sits between the $48 floor and the $671 cap, so the rate stands — a $520 weekly benefit, rounded down to the dollar as the rule requires.
The benefit year carries up to 26 weeks of full benefits. At $520, the full draw totals $13,520 — with the first week served as the unpaid waiting week, so the payments span 27 calendar weeks.
Week one is filed and unpaid. Weeks two through twenty-seven pay $520 with adjustments: a week at $200 in shop wages stays under half the benefit — $260 — and pays in full; a week at $400 crosses the line and pays $120; a week at $520 or more pays nothing.
Two new employer contacts every claimed week, logged with date, business name, address and phone, position, and outcome. Two more applications a week at the union hall and the mine contractors keep the file audit-proof.
$520 a week × 26 weeks = $13,520 over 27 calendar weeks, waiting week included. Elect the 10% federal withholding and $1,352 pre-funds the April bill — and the state layer is zero, because Wyoming levies no income tax on benefits.
Brand Nº 8 · The hold
The waiting week: filed on time, paid never
Wyoming serves one unpaid waiting week on each claim year before the first check moves. The week is not optional paperwork — it must be filed through WYUI on the normal Saturday-to-Saturday rhythm, within the 14-day window, exactly like a paying week. The waiting period is served once per benefit year, not once per job loss, and nothing repays it at the back end of the draw.
The cost is the largest check in the claim — $520 on Ty’s ledger — and the timing rule compounds it: because Wyoming claim weeks close on Saturdays and must be filed within 14 days, a claimant who waits two weeks to file can lose the first payable weeks entirely while the waiting week sits where it would have sat anyway. File the week you lose the work, serve the hold knowingly, and the rest of the calendar pays on schedule.
Brand Nº 9 · Working while claimed
Part-time work and the half-your-benefit line
Wyoming’s partial rule pivots on one number: half your weekly benefit. The department’s FAQ states the frame — earnings above half the benefit reduce the payment, and earnings at or above the benefit itself end payment for the week. Under the line, the check pays whole; over it, the reduction bites dollar for dollar on a $520 benefit, a week at $400 pays $120, and a week at $520 pays nothing.
The reporting rule does the heavy lifting. Wyoming expects gross wages reported in the week the work happened — the department’s earnings page covers tips, self-employment income, and paid training alongside ordinary wages — and the half-line makes small reporting errors cheaper here than in no-disregard states. A few dollars of misreported wages rarely crosses the threshold; a whole unreported shift does. Holiday pay, vacation payouts, and anything classified as wages count toward the line the week they fall.
| Week’s gross wages ($520 benefit, $260 line) | Reduction | Check for the week |
|---|---|---|
| $200 | none — under the half line | $520 |
| $300 | $300 | $220 |
| $400 | $400 | $120 |
| $520 or more | week not payable | $0 — keep claiming if part-time |
Brand Nº 10 · Staying qualified
Two employer contacts a week — and the five-field log
Wyoming’s weekly search standard is the two-contact rule: state rules require contacting at least two employers every week you claim. The department’s FAQ pairs the requirement with the paperwork it expects — a written record of each contact carrying the date, the business name, the address (physical, mailing, or online) and phone number, the position applied for, and the outcome. Five fields, two employers, every claimed week.
The FAQ’s framing is worth quoting to yourself once: work-search information “can be requested at any time,” and keeping it “well-documented and easily accessible” is the claimant’s job, not the department’s. Wyoming audits in both directions — random reviews and issue-triggered reviews — and a log reconstructed from memory after the letter arrives reads exactly like what it is. In a small state with a tight industries circle, the two contacts also behave differently than in a metro market: the same three energy contractors absorb repeat applications, so vary the employers week to week and record why each contact was new work.
Tue — applied to a posted equipment-operator role at a Casper contractor (date, name, address, phone, position, “applied online”). Thu — phoned a Gillette grading firm about an opening, outcome recorded (contact 2). Five fields each, both new employers, logged the day it happened.
Brand Nº 11 · Opening the claim
Filing: WYUI, Saturdays, and the 14-day rule
Wyoming’s claim system is WYUI (wyui.wyo.gov) — the initial claim, the weekly filings, the payment election, and the verification documents all live in one account. The rhythm is the state’s own: claim weeks end on Saturdays, you wait for the week to close before filing it, and each weekly claim must land within 14 days of the week’s end or the week is at risk. Miss the rhythm and the calendar does not pause for it.
Payments move by direct deposit or the U.S. Bank ReliaCard — the prepaid debit card the department issues to claimants without a bank election, usable anywhere Visa runs. The initial claim wants the standard kit: employer names, addresses, and dates for the base period, plus wages and separation reasons. Keep the WYUI login current — the verification page doubles as the proof-of-benefits document lenders and agencies ask for, and the correspondence center is where determination letters and review notices land.
wyui.wyo.gov — initial claim, weekly filings, verification letters. One account, all weeks.
dws.wyo.gov — guides, FAQs, earnings-reporting rules, and the claimant guidebook in Spanish.
Written appeal to the Unemployment Commission within 28 days of the determination’s mailing date.
Brand Nº 12 · How claims are lost
Quits, discharges, and the suitable-work line
Wyoming pays the unemployed-through-no-fault, and every separation gets a fact-finding pass between the claimant’s statement and the employer’s. A quit needs good cause connected to the work — circumstances a reasonable worker would have treated as compelled, reported through channels before walking. A discharge turns on misconduct connected with the employment: willful disregard of the employer’s interests or deliberate violations after warning, not ordinary mismatches of speed, fit, or ability.
The other edge is suitable work. Wyoming expects claimants to accept suitable offers that surface during the weekly search, and refusing one can disqualify the claim — suitability weighing prior training, pay against the local market, and how long the claim has run. Adverse determinations carry the 28-day appeal window; weeks at issue stay preserved by continuing to file every week while the dispute runs, because a lapsed claim cannot be back-filled even on a full reversal.
Layoff for lack of work · end of a seasonal contract · discharge for fit or ability without willful misconduct · quit with documented good cause tied to the job · leaving documented unsafe conditions reported first through channels.
Willful safety or policy violations after warnings · attendance collapse without mitigation · quitting over an unaddressed-but-fixable grievance · falsified time records · refusing suitable rehire offers without good cause.
Brand Nº 13 · Disputing a decision
Twenty-eight days: the longest first window on the site
Wyoming gives claimants and employers twenty-eight days from the mailing date to appeal a determination — a longer first window than any other state on this site, and double the fourteen-day rhythm the weekly claims run on. The appeal goes in writing to the Wyoming Unemployment Commission, identifying the determination and requesting a hearing; Nolo’s walkthrough matches the mailing-and-fax route the department publishes.
The written appeal puts the determination in front of a hearing officer. Evidence is sworn, the employer participates on equal footing, and the record built here is the record every later rung reviews. Claimants with clean work-search logs and complete wage files fare measurably better.
Appeals from the referee’s decision move to the Unemployment Commission itself, which reviews the hearing record and issues the agency’s final word. The window and the filing mechanics ride on the decision notice — read it the day it arrives.
Judicial review of the Commission’s decision runs through Wyoming’s District Courts on the record — lawyer territory, deadline-governed, and rare. Most Wyoming claims end at the second rung.
Keep filing weekly claims while the appeal runs — a reversal pays the preserved weeks, and the 14-day filing rule still applies to every one of them.
Brand Nº 14 · Money that must go back
Overpayments, fraud, and the identity gate
An overpayment is any benefit the rules did not allow — the unreported shift, the vacation payout disclosed late, the earnings logged in the wrong week. Wyoming pursues repayment administratively for honest error, and the recovery conversation is far cheaper before the department’s own cross-matches surface the discrepancy: wage reports from employers arrive quarterly, and unreported earnings surface in batch regardless of intent.
Fraud — benefits obtained by misrepresentation or willful nondisclosure — carries the harder consequences: penalties on top of repayment, disqualification from future claims, and potential prosecution. Wyoming also runs a hard identity-verification gate on the front end: claimants flagged for verification must clear it — through document review or the department’s trusted-referee process — before any week pays, which is one more reason to file early and answer the correspondence center promptly. The ten seconds of accurate gross-wage reporting in WYUI remains the cheapest insurance the system sells.
| Finding | What follows | The posture |
|---|---|---|
| Honest overpayment | repay the amount; recovery arrangements | administrative — repayment plan available |
| Fraud finding | repayment + penalties + disqualification + possible prosecution | punitive — referral exposure |
Brand Nº 15 · April comes for one
Taxes: the 1099-G — and the state layer that does not exist
The federal layer works like everywhere else: every benefit dollar lands on Form 1099-G, taxed as ordinary income, with an optional 10% federal withholding elected on the claim. Then Wyoming does what it does with all personal income: nothing. The state levies no income tax, benefits never touch a state return, and there is no state withholding election because there is no state tax to withhold. On Ty’s $13,520 claim the whole April question is federal — $1,352 if the election runs, the full bill in April if it does not.
The 1099-G posts to the WYUI account each January — the same account holds the verification letters — and the federal exemption that briefly shielded benefits in 2020 is long gone. Every 2026 benefit dollar is taxable income, and the election can be adjusted between weekly claims if the cash-flow math changes mid-claim.
1099-G for the full year · 10% withholding election · taxed as ordinary income alongside any wages earned during the claim year.
Zero. Wyoming has no personal income tax — no state return, no state election, no state bite. The withholding decision is a one-box choice.
Brand Nº 16 · The backdrop
Wyoming’s labor market, September 2026
Wyoming’s job market runs on a handful of engines — extraction and energy services across the Powder River Basin and the Green River Formation, construction riding the state’s growth corridors, tourism and hospitality around the two national parks, and the logistics spine that connects them. County unemployment spreads wider than in any metro state, and the layoff pattern is lumpy: rig-count adjustments and project completions take out crews at once, which is exactly the wage shape the single-quarter formula prices generously.
The employer side funds a small, deliberately lean system. Covered employers pay on the first $33,800 of each worker’s 2026 wages at experience rates payroll guides place between 0.10% and 8.50% — a wide band by national standards, built to price the boom-and-bust industries that dominate the payroll. No state income tax means no state withholding anywhere in the picture, and the trust fund’s sizing explains the benefit design: a mid-pack ceiling, a long calendar, and a formula simple enough to audit in one line.
One planning note: Wyoming has no extended-benefits program behind the 26-week calendar — when the regular claim ends, the state offers no EB layer, so the draw is genuinely the whole envelope.
Brand Nº 17 · Avoid these
Seven mistakes that cost Wyoming claimants real money
Claim weeks close on Saturdays and the filing window runs 14 days. A week filed on day 15 is a week at risk — and the waiting week does not pause for lost weeks.
Only the highest quarter prices the check. Claimants who average their quarters or chase the base-period total are optimizing variables Wyoming never reads.
Earnings past half the benefit reduce the check; a full week of temp work can zero it. Report gross wages and plan the week around the line.
The two-contact rule wants real searching. The same contractor pair every week reads as a pattern, not a search — vary employers and record outcomes.
It is the longest first window on this site, but it runs from the mailing date. A determination you ignore becomes final while the mail pile grows.
The unpaid first week must be filed on schedule like any other. Skipping it does not skip the hold — it delays every week behind it.
No state layer exists to help. On a $13,520 claim the federal election pre-funds $1,352 — or hands April an unfunded bill on a reduced income.
Brand Nº 18 · Context
Wyoming against the typical state
| Feature | Wyoming, 2026 | The typical state |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly formula | 4% of the highest quarter — one line, no additions | high-quarter fractions, subtractions, or tables |
| 2026 weekly range | $48 to $671 (claims from July 5) | about $235 to $1,033 across all states |
| Dependent allowance | none — the window is the whole check | roughly a dozen states pay per-dependent add-ons |
| Duration | up to 26 full weeks, stretched by reduced weeks | a flat 12–30 weeks, or pot rules that bind |
| Waiting week | yes — one unpaid week per claim year | roughly half the states hold one |
| Partial rule | full check to half the benefit; reduced above; $0 at the benefit | disregards vary from flat dollars to percentages |
| Work search | 2 employer contacts weekly, five-field written log | 2–5 contacts weekly depending on the state |
| Appeal deadline | 28 days — the longest first window on this site | 10, 21 or 30 days depending on the state |
| State tax on benefits | none — no personal income tax exists | most states tax; a few exempt UI entirely |
| Extended benefits | none behind the 26 weeks | EB triggers exist in most state statutes |
In one sentence: Wyoming runs the leanest formula on this site — one multiplication against the best quarter, a mid-pack ceiling, a long calendar, and paperwork discipline (two logged contacts, gross wages, the 14-day rhythm) enforced on the smallest administrative footprint in the country.
Brand Nº 19 · Questions
Wyoming unemployment FAQ
How much unemployment will I get in Wyoming?+
Wyoming prices the week at four percent of your highest-quarter wages — the Department of Employment’s own rule — rounded down to the dollar. A high quarter of $13,000 computes to $520 a week. The result is held between the $48 minimum and the $671 maximum in force for claims effective on or after July 5, 2026, figures DWS recomputes against the state’s average weekly wage.
Why is Wyoming’s formula so short?+
Four percent of the highest quarter is among the simplest benefit formulas in the country — one multiplication, no subtraction, no bracket table. The design tracks a single quarter the way most of Wyoming’s neighbors do, but at a lower replacement rate: the $671 ceiling sits in the middle of the national pack, reflecting a trust fund sized for a small workforce with an energy-heavy wage cycle.
How long do Wyoming unemployment benefits last?+
Up to 26 weeks of full benefits in the benefit year — the department’s FAQ answer verbatim. Weeks where you earn other income and draw reduced benefits stretch the payments over a longer calendar, potentially up to a year, because the weekly count only burns on weeks the claim actually pays.
Does Wyoming have a waiting week?+
Yes. Wyoming serves a one-week unpaid waiting period on each claim year before payments begin — the week must still be filed on schedule through the WYUI system. The week is served once per benefit year, not once per job loss, and it is not repaid at the back end.
How does Wyoming handle part-time earnings?+
The department’s rule has two lines. Earnings at or under half your weekly benefit leave the check untouched. Above half, the reduction begins; once gross earnings reach the weekly benefit itself, the week pays nothing. Report gross wages in the week the work happened — the earnings-reporting page covers tips, self-employment, and paid training alongside ordinary wages.
Does Wyoming tax unemployment benefits?+
The federal layer applies as everywhere: benefits land on Form 1099-G and the IRS taxes them, with an optional 10% withholding election. The state layer is zero — Wyoming levies no personal income tax, so no state return ever touches the benefits. One federal election, no state election, and nothing to file at the state in April beyond the federal flow-through.
How do I file for unemployment in Wyoming?+
Through the WYUI system at wyui.wyo.gov, the department’s online claim portal. Claim weeks end on Saturdays, you wait for the week to close before filing it, and you must submit within 14 days of the week’s end or risk losing it. Payments arrive by direct deposit or the U.S. Bank ReliaCard.
How many work searches does Wyoming require each week?+
At least two employer contacts every week you claim — state rules require contacting two or more employers, documented in a written log with the date, business name, address and phone, position sought, and the outcome. The department can request the log at any time, and undocumented weeks count as unsearched weeks.
What happens if I miss the appeal deadline in Wyoming?+
Twenty-eight days from the mailing date on the DWS determination — a longer window than most states allow. Appeals go to the Wyoming Unemployment Commission in writing, requesting a hearing. Keep filing your weekly claims while the appeal runs; a reversal pays the preserved weeks.
Does Wyoming pay extra for dependents?+
No. Wyoming’s weekly benefit is a flat four percent of the high quarter with no dependency add-on — the $48-to-$671 range is the whole check. Claimants comparing offers across state lines should note that neighboring states differ sharply here: Colorado, Utah, and Nebraska all compute their own structures, and none of them pays a Wyoming-identical rate.
Brand Nº 20 · Paper trail
Sources & verification
Every figure on this page was checked against primary sources in September 2026. This site is not affiliated with the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services; the calculator mirrors the published rule rather than replacing the department’s own determination.
- 1.DWS Unemployment Insurance FAQ — $48–$671 range effective July 5, 2026; up to 26 full weeks; two-employer weekly contacts; ReliaCard payments — dws.wyo.gov/dws-division/unemployment-insurance/claimants/
- 2.DWS — Filing for UI (Saturday week-ends, the 14-day filing window, WYUI continued claims) — dws.wyo.gov/dws-division/unemployment-insurance/claimants/
- 3.DWS — Unemployment Insurance division hub (claimant guides, identity verification, overpayments) — dws.wyo.gov/dws-division/unemployment-insurance/
- 4.DWS — Appeals (the Unemployment Commission route and written-appeal mechanics) — dws.wyo.gov/dws-division/unemployment-insurance/appeals/
- 5.WYUI — claimant portal (initial claim, weekly claims, verification documents) — wyui.wyo.gov/
- 6.Wyoming Department of Employment — the four-percent-of-high-quarter rule and county labor-market read — doe.state.wy.us/LMI/tems/toc/toc_v62n2.pdf
- 7.Nolo — Collecting Unemployment Benefits in Wyoming (28-day appeal window) — nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/collecting-unemployment-benefi
- 8.IRS — Topic 418: Unemployment compensation (federal taxation, 1099-G) — irs.gov/taxtopics/tc418
- 9.U.S. DOL — State minimum wage laws (Wyoming $7.25) — dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state
- 10.BLS — Wyoming employment situation (Mountain-Plateau regional read) — bls.gov/regions/mountain-plateau/wyoming.htm
- 11.CBPP — How Many Weeks of Unemployment Compensation Are Available — cbpp.org/research/economy/how-many-weeks-of-unemployment-c
- 12.CareerOneStop — Wyoming unemployment benefits directory — careeronestop.org/
Keep reading while the claim runs
These guides from our own desk cover the steps Wyoming shares with every state — base periods, first-check timing, and the appeal playbook.
Wyoming’s neighboring calculators
Six states touch Wyoming’s lines and none prices a claim the same way — Montana’s wage-scale table, Idaho’s ratio method, Utah’s quarter formula with the $5 haircut, Colorado’s replacement bands, Nebraska’s record-high weeks, South Dakota’s short draw. Cross-border workers from the Uinta line to the Black Hills often qualify from combined wages, and the all-states index covers the rest.
The homepage calculator prices every state’s weekly range side by side, and each state’s dedicated page carries its own verified rules.
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