4 ms·It varies by state, but you can collect unemployment a lot of the time if you have been fired.by noitsnot 9y agoIt varies by state, but you can collect unemployment a lot of the time if you have been fired.tyingq 9y agoIn California, unemployment is a maximum of $450 a week for 26 weeks. Still helpful, but ~$11/hour is a pretty big drop for most of them.analog31 9y agoIndeed, it's not a lot, but I figure, you earned it so you might as well collect it.