Puerto Rico Unemployment Calculator (2026)
In 2026, Puerto Rico pays between $60 and $240 a week in unemployment benefits, and everyone who qualifies can receive up to 26 weeks. The weekly maximum is one of the lowest of any U.S. jurisdiction, so it helps to know your number early and plan around it.
How Puerto Rico calculates it
Puerto Rico sets your weekly benefit with an official table, not a direct formula. The table pays between 1/11 and 1/26 of your high-quarter wages — the three months of your base period when you earned the most. Where your high quarter falls on the table determines the exact fraction you get, within the $60 minimum and $240 maximum.
Because it's a table lookup, our calculator gives you an honest range instead of a single number. Think of the range this way: dividing your high-quarter wages by 26 gives a low estimate and dividing by 11 gives a high one, capped at $240. The Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources issues the official figure when it processes your claim — that determination is final.
Duration is uniform: every qualified claimant in Puerto Rico gets up to 26 weeks of benefits, regardless of earnings. That does not include any extensions that may apply during periods of high unemployment.
Do you qualify in Puerto Rico?
To qualify financially in Puerto Rico, your total base period wages must be at least 40 times your weekly benefit amount, with a minimum of $280 in wages, spread across at least two calendar quarters. In practice, if you worked steadily for much of the past year, you likely clear the bar.
You also need to meet the standard non-monetary tests: you lost your job through no fault of your own, you're able and available to work, and you're actively looking for work each week you claim. The agency reviews your job separation and makes the final decision.
Maximum total benefit: N/A (uniform duration).