# California — Unemployment insurance: maximum weekly benefit and weeks of duration by US state

For California, maximum weekly benefit is $450; minimum weekly benefit is $40, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** California _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Maximum weekly benefit:** $450 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Minimum weekly benefit:** $40 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> If you qualify, your weekly benefit amount will be between $40 and $450.

## Source

- https://edd.ca.gov/en/unemployment/eligibility/

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-02-14.
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