7. How long will I be able to collect unemployment if I can’t find a job?

Regular benefits may last up to 30 weeks, but if your work income fluctuated or you worked less than a year you may receive far less. Benefits may be extended to enable you to participate in training (see Q. 15). Recently the high unemployment rate triggered federal extended UI, which allows additional weeks of benefits beyond the usual limit of 30 (see Q. 21).