Unemployment benefits in Kentucky

1.1923% of your total base-period wages (KRS 341.380(2)). The minimum weekly benefit is $39, and the maximum is $746. Formula and minimum are confirmed directly against statute text. The statute sets the maximum via a trust-fund-based percentage adjustment rather than stating a dollar figure directly — the $746 maximum (effective July 5, 2026) comes from a secondary aggregator applying that formula, not independently verified against the mechanism itself.

Sliding scale of 16–24 weeks based on Kentucky's average unemployment rate (KRS 341.385(1)); up to 5 additional weeks are possible for completing an approved job-training program.

The standard base period: your wages in the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before you filed your claim.

$746 a week is the most Kentucky pays, before any deductions you elect such as tax withholding or child support. Most claimants receive less, because the weekly amount is calculated from your own base-period wages: 1.1923% of your total base-period wages (KRS 341.380(2)).

This page does not model payment dates. Timing is set by Kentucky's own unemployment agency rather than by the benefit formula, and normally depends on when your weekly or biweekly claim is filed and processed rather than on a fixed calendar day. What this page does model is how much you are owed and for how long, both traced to the sources listed below.