In its annual revision of the unemployment insurance benefit rate, the Department of Labor said it has increased claimants’ highest-possible weekly benefit by $4.
The new weekly maximum of $594 per week is up from $590. It will apply to claims filed for the benefit year starting on and after Oct. 5.
The old rate will continue to apply to unemployed Connecticut residents who have filed a claim before Oct. 5. The state’s weekly allowance of $15 per dependent remains unchanged.
The revision is based on average manufacturing wages in fiscal year 2014. The unemployed in Connecticut received an average of $319 per week for an average of 18 weeks, before tax, during the year ended Aug. 31, the department said. That was up from $316 and 18 weeks the year prior.
The benefits are funded by a tax on employers.
