{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-48-624","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-624","heading":"Benefits; weekly benefit amount; calculation.","body":"For any benefit year beginning on or after January 1, 2018:\n(1) An individual's weekly benefit amount shall be one-half of his or her average weekly wage rounded down to the nearest even whole dollar amount, but shall not exceed one-half of the state average weekly wage as annually determined under section 48-121.02;\n(2) For purposes of this section, an individual's average weekly wage shall equal the wages paid for insured work in the highest quarter of the base period divided by thirteen; and\n(3) Any change in the weekly benefit amounts prescribed in this section or in the maximum annual benefit amount prescribed in section 48-626 shall be applicable for the calendar year following the annual determination made pursuant to section 48-121.02.","path":["Chapter 48 - LABOR"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=48-624","current_through":"Laws 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T05:59:52Z","sha256":"76d62aa1ed3ed028898396ae144699201666386c26c4e4e09cdbde45547f8ea6","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-48-623","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-48-625"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}