Here in Tennessee they take your base from your earliest of four of your last 5 quarters for unemployment pay. I got it figured if they x'ed me out today I would gross around 250/week for 26 weeks before taxes taken out. I have a nice 401k to cash in when it happens to pay my house off. Should have enough to pay it off after paying 30% tax on that. Without the house payment I will make out no matter where I am working.