How Many Weeks of Unemployment do New Yorkers Qualify For?

The State of New York realizes that it can be confusing for people to know just how many weeks of unemployment insurance benefits they can get while they are jobless.

That is why they published this handy chart and calculator to help you figure out how long the checks will keep coming (as long as you're actively looking for work).

You'll need to know the date of your Original Claim (OC).

How Many weeks of Unemployment Benefits do New Yorkers Get

*OC effective May 1, 2006 - May 12, 2008 26 weeks of regular UI

20 weeks of EUC-Tier 1
13 weeks of EUC-Tier 2
20 weeks of EB
14 weeks of EUC
(13 weeks Tier 3 and 1 week Tier 2)
6 weeks of EUC - Tier 4
99 weeks total

*OC effective May 19, 2008 - Aug. 18, 2008 26 weeks of regular UI

20 weeks of EUC-Tier 1
13 weeks of EUC-Tier 2
20 weeks of EB
14 weeks of EUC
(13 weeks Tier 3 and 1 week Tier 2)
93 weeks total

*OC effective Aug. 25, 2008 - Sept. 8, 2008 26 weeks of regular UI

20 weeks of EUC-Tier 1
13 weeks of EUC-Tier 2
17-19 weeks of EB (payable up to 2/28/10)
14 weeks of EUC (13 weeks Tier 3 and 1 week Tier 2)
73 weeks plus 17-19 weeks of EB based on last payable week

*OC effective Sept. 15, 2008 – Sept. 29, 2008 26 weeks of regular UI

20 weeks of EUC - Tier 1
13 weeks of EUC - Tier 2
14 weeks of EUC
(13 weeks Tier 3 and 1 week Tier 2)
6 weeks of EUC - Tier 4
79 weeks total

*OC effective Oct. 6, 2008 – Jan. 5, 2009 26 weeks of regular UI

20 weeks of EUC - Tier 1
13 weeks of EUC - Tier 2
14 weeks of EUC
(13 weeks Tier 3 and 1 week Tier 2)
73 weeks total

*OC effective Jan. 12, 2009 - Apr. 6, 2009 26 weeks of regular UI

20 weeks of EUC - Tier 1
14 weeks of EUC - Tier 2
60 weeks total

*OC effective Apr. 13, 2009 - Aug. 17, 2009 26 weeks of regular UI

20 weeks of EUC - Tier 1
46 weeks total

*OC effective Aug. 24, 2009 and later: 26 weeks of regular UI only

* An Original Claim's (OC) effective date is the Monday of the week in which the claim is filed.

UI = Regular Unemployment Insurance Benefits

EUC = Emergency Unemployment Compensation

EB= Extended Benefits

(Note: This data was accurate as of January 2010, it's possible that as time goes on more extensions are given to each group).