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

For North Carolina, maximum weekly benefit is $350; maximum weeks is from 12 to 20 weeks; duration rule is a duration of from 12 to 20 weeks based on the unemployment rate, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** North Carolina _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Maximum weekly benefit:** $350 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Maximum weeks:** from 12 to 20 weeks _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Duration rule:** a duration of from 12 to 20 weeks based on the unemployment rate _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> In North Carolina, you may get up to $350 a week in unemployment benefits, for a duration of from 12 to 20 weeks based on the unemployment rate.

## Source

- https://www.des.nc.gov/need-help/faqs/ui

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