Legal basis: Article 17 of the Regulations on Unemployment Insurance: If the accumulated payment time of the employer and the unemployed person before unemployment is over 1 year but less than 5 years, the longest period for receiving unemployment insurance benefits is 12 months; If the accumulated payment time is less than 10 years, the longest period of receiving unemployment insurance benefits is 18 months; If the accumulated payment time exceeds 10 years, the longest period for receiving unemployment insurance benefits is 24 months. If you are unemployed again after re-employment, the payment time will be recalculated, and the time limit for receiving unemployment insurance benefits can be combined with the time limit for receiving unemployment insurance benefits from the previous unemployment, but the maximum time limit shall not exceed 24 months.