Weekly benefit amount abbreviated in columns and footnotes as wba; base period, BP; base-period wages, bpw; high quarter, HQ; high-quarter wages, hqw; average weekly wage, aww; benefit year, BY; calendar quarter, CQ: calendar year, CY; dependent, dep.; dependents allowances, da., minimum, min., maximum, max.

2Unless otherwise noted, waiting period same for total or partial unemployment. In Ala. waiting period for partial benefits is 1 week; Iowa, 2 weeks; N.Y., 2-4 weeks; W.Va., no waiting period required for partial unemployment. No partial benefits paid in Mont. but earnings not exceeding twice the wba and work in excess of 12 hours in any 1 week disregarded for total unemployment. Waiting period may be suspended if Governor declares State of emergency following disaster, N.Y., Pa., R.I. In Ga. no waiting week if claimant unemployed not through own fault.

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3When States use weighted high-quarter, annual-wage, or average weekly-wage formula, approximate fractions or percentages figured at midpoint of lowest and highest normal wage brackets. da.'s provided, fraction applies to basic wba. In States noted variable amounts above max. basic benefits limited to claimants with specified number of dep. and earnings in excess of amounts applicable to max. basic wba. In Ill. and Ind. da.'s paid only to claimants with earnings in excess of that needed to qualify for basic wba and who have 1-4 deps. In Mich. and Ohio claimants may be eligible for augmented amount at all benefit levels but benefit amounts above basic max. available only to claimants in dependency classes whose aww are higher than that required for max. basic benefit. In Mass. for claimant with aww in excess of $66 wba computed at 1/52 of 2 highest quarters of earnings or 1/26 of highest quarter if claimant had no more than 2 quarters work.

4 when 2 amounts given, higher includes da. Higher for min. wba

includes max. allowance for one dep., Mich. for 1 dep. child or 2 dep. other than a child. In D.C. and Md., same max. with or without dep.

In computing wba for partial unemployment, in States noted full wba paid if earnings are less than 1/2 wba; 1/2 wba if earnings are 1/2 wba but less than wba.

with exception of Mont. and N. Dak., States noted have weighted schedule with percent of benefits based on bottom of lowest and highest wage brackets. In Mont., duration is 13, 20, and 26 weeks, depending on quarters of employment; in N. Dak., 18, 22, and 26 weeks, depending on amount of BP earnings.

Benefits extended under State program when unemployment in State reaches specified levels: Calif., Hawaii, by 50%; Conn. by 13 weeks. In P.R. benefits extended by 32 weeks in certain industries, occupations or establishments when special unemployment situation exists. Benefits also may be extended during periods of high unemployment by 50% up to 13 weeks, under Federal-State Extended Compensation Program.

8For claimants with min. qualifying wages and min. wba. When two amounts are shown, range of duration applies to claimants with min. qualifying wages in BP; longer duration applies with min. wba; shorter duration applies with max. possible concentration of wages in HQ, and therefore highest wba possible for such BP earnings. Wis. determines entitlement separately for each employer. Lower end of range applies to claimants with only 1 week of work at qualifying wage; upper end to claimants with 17 weeks or more of such wages.

9Rate represents min. and max. rates assigned to employers for CY 1974. Ala., Alaska, and N.J. also require employee taxes. Contributions required on wages up to $4,200 in all States except Minn. and N.J. ($4,800); Oreq. ($5,000); Wash. ($6,000); Hawaii ($7,300); and Alaska ($10,000). Wage base in Hawaii computed annually as 90% of State average annual wage. 10waiting period compensable if claimant entitled to 12 consecutive weeks of benefits immediately following, Hawaii, 5 consecutive weeks, Iowa; unemployed at least 6 weeks and not disqualified, La.; after 9 consecutive weeks of benefits paid, Mo.; when benefits become payable for third and fourth consecutive week following waiting period, N.J. and Maine respectively; after benefits paid equal to 4 X wba, Pa. and Va., after benefits paid for 4 weeks, Tex.; if reemployed full time after 4 weeks benefits paid, Minn., if employed with other than BP employer at least 4 of first 10 weeks of BY and earns 4 X wba, Wis.

11or 15 weeks in last year and 40 weeks in last 2 years of aww

of $30 or more, N.Y.; or 14 weeks in BP and 55 weeks in those 52 weeks plus any BP which ended not more than 10 weeks before start of those 52 weeks, Wis.

12 For N.Y., waiting period is 4 effective days accumulated in

1-4 weeks; partial benefits 1/4 wba for each 1 to 3 effective days. Effective days: fourth and each subsequent day of total unemployment in week for which not more than $95 is paid. 137 percent applicable to employers who elect coverage.