Idaho Unemployment Calculator (2026)
If you lose your job in Idaho, unemployment insurance can pay you between $72 and $624 per week in 2026. Depending on your work history, benefits can last from 10 to 26 weeks. The exact amount is based on what you earned before you were laid off.
How Idaho calculates it
Idaho looks at your base period — roughly the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before you file. It finds the quarter where you earned the most and pays you 1/26 of that amount each week. For example, if your best quarter was $10,400, your weekly benefit would be about $400.
There are limits. The least Idaho pays is $72 per week, and the most is $624 per week in 2026. If the formula gives you a number above $624, you get the cap instead.
How many weeks you can collect is not the same for everyone. Idaho uses a schedule based on how your total base-period wages compare to your highest quarter. Steadier earnings across the year generally mean more weeks, from a minimum of 10 up to a maximum of 26.
Do you qualify in Idaho?
To qualify on wages, your total base-period earnings must be at least 1.25 times your highest-quarter wages, and you need at least $1,872 in one quarter. In plain terms: you need some work history beyond a single burst of earnings, plus a minimum level of pay.
You also have to meet the standard conditions that apply in every state: you lost your job through no fault of your own (a layoff counts), you are able to work, you are available for work, and you are actively looking for a new job while you collect benefits.
Maximum total benefit: Weighted schedule of BPW-to-HQW ratio x WBA.