Does Your State Qualify for US Federal Extended Benefits?

UPDATED Sep 2, 2010

The US Department of Labor updated state's eligibility for US unemployment Extended Benefits (EB) and Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC.)

Each State's eligibility for the Federal EB and EUC programs is updated weekly by the US Department of Labor.

Extended Benefits (EB) is an unemployment extension paid for by both state and federal funds.  EB provides 13 weeks or one half of your regular claim’s maximum benefit amount, which ever is less. EB is precluded by any EUC benefit eligibility.  In other words, EB cannot be paid until you exhaust all regular and EUC benefits. EB is a claim of last resort.

EUC pays for additional  weeks of benefits beyond the state maximum. President Obama signed into law November 8, 2009, Tiers 3 and 4 of additional weeks, 14 and 6  weeks respectively. All states are eligible for up to 34 weeks of First and Second Tier benefits. 49 states are eligible for up to 13 weeks of Third Tier benefits as of August 29, 2010.
28 states are eligible for up to 6 weeks of Fourth Tier benefits as of August 22, 2010.

The eligibility of each state for Tier 3 and 4 Emergency EUC is tabulated below.

Source: DOL

If in doubt contact your local unemployment office for confirmation.

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