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

For Georgia, maximum weeks is from 14 to 26 weeks; duration rule is an adjustable maximum number of weeks of regular UI eligibility to range from 14 to 26 weeks based upon a designated average statewide unemployment rate. The maximum number of weeks will change twice each calendar year dependent upon the average statewide unemployment rate published for April and October, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Georgia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Maximum weeks:** from 14 to 26 weeks _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Duration rule:** an adjustable maximum number of weeks of regular UI eligibility to range from 14 to 26 weeks based upon a designated average statewide unemployment rate. The maximum number of weeks will change twice each calendar year dependent upon the average statewide unemployment rate published for April and October. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Georgia 2021 House Bill 1090 amended Code Section 34-8-193 of Georgia Employment Security Law to create an adjustable maximum number of weeks of regular UI eligibility to range from 14 to 26 weeks based upon a designated average statewide unemployment rate. The maximum number of weeks will change twice each calendar year dependent upon the average statewide unemployment rate published for April and October.

## Source

- https://dol.georgia.gov/get-unemployment-assistance

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