Colorado Unemployment
What you need to know to claim unemployment benefits in Colorado, read on the agency's own website. The agency is Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Unemployment Insurance Division (CDLE).
the most a week
Claimant Service Center (Denver Metro): claim questions; a virtual agent answers first, representatives available
How to file for unemployment in Colorado
File online in MyUI+: create an account and follow the instructions to start a new claim. Have details of your work in the last 18 months ready (business name and address, dates, rate of pay).
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
After you apply: claiming each week
Request payment every week, including while your claim is being processed and during an appeal. Weeks you do not request are not paid. If you do not request payment by 10 PM on Saturday, your claim is moved to inactive status.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
How much unemployment pays in Colorado, and for how long
The most you can get is $884 a week.
The most you can receive per week is around 55% of your weekly wage over a 12-month period. Your Notice of Wages and Possible Benefits gives your amount and number of weeks; the page points to the Colorado UI Benefits Estimator for the current maximum.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
The most a week: from another of the agency's pages, read October 14, 2026. CDLE's benefits estimator (linked from cdle.colorado.gov). Two formulas: the 12-month formula is capped at $884, the two-quarter formula at $804; the claimant gets the higher result. The maximum may be adjusted each July 1 for new claims.
Colorado unemployment phone number
Call 303-318-9000 (claimant Service Center (Denver Metro): claim questions; a virtual agent answers first, representatives available), Representatives 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday. Every line and what it is for.
Where this comes from
Everything on this page was read on the agency's own website, and each part links the page it came from and the day we read it. Rules and amounts change, so check that page before you rely on a figure. Jobareer is not part of any state agency and cannot see or change your claim.
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