{"data":{"id":"us-mt/39-51-2105","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"39-51-2105","heading":"Qualifying wages.","body":"To qualify for benefits, an individual must have been paid total wages for employment in the base period in an amount:\n(1) not less than 1 1/2 times the wages earned in the calendar quarter in which wages were the highest during the base period; however, the total wages in the base period must be equal to or greater than 7% of the average annual wage described in 39-51-2201; or\n(2) equal to or greater than 50% of the average annual wage described in 39-51-2201.","path":["TITLE 39. LABOR","CHAPTER 51. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE","Part 21. Benefit Eligibility"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0390/chapter_0510/part_0210/section_0050/0390-0510-0210-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:35Z","sha256":"1e35b8a627f455161ef382de8a5be69ba8cf248093edd559d93fc33a6cbef1a4","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/39-51-2104","next":"us-mt/39-51-2106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}