Mississippi Unemployment Insurance Benefits

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Benefit Eligibility Requirements
Feb 20, 2009

The maximum Weekly Benefit Amount (WBA) allowed in Mississippi at this time is $230.00. Your WBA for unemployment insurance benefits is based on the total wages in the highest quarter of your Base Period and by dividing that amount by 26. The minimum WBA in Mississippi is $30.00. To estimate your WBA you must first determine what your wages are for the highest quarter during your Base Period. You may find this amount on the Benefit Chart in column A., and your estimated weekly benefit amount will be shown in column B.

To qualify for benefits, you:

Must have worked in at least two quarters of your base period,
Must have earned at least $780.00 in the highest quarter of your base period, and
Must have earned 40 times your weekly benefit amount in your base period.

The maximum amount of benefits that can be paid to you during your Benefit Year is 26 times your WBA, or one-third of your total Base Period wages, whichever is the lesser.

If you file a claim for benefits and it is determined that you do not have sufficient wages in your base period to qualify, you may reapply again after the quarter changes, if you are still unemployed. The quarters used to determine the base period change every three months, on the first Sunday of January, April, July, and October.