How To Apply For Unemployment

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The bad news is you've lost your job. The good news is you might be eligible to collect unemployment benefits.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Eligibility for unemployment benefits
A claim to file

Step 1: Find your unemployment office

Find your state unemployment insurance benefits office. Just enter the name of your state along with "unemployment insurance" into a search engine.

Step 2: See if you're eligible

See if you're eligible to file a claim. Rules vary from state to state, but basically you cannot have quit your job or been fired for cause. How long you were employed, how many hours you worked per week, how much you earned, and your basic work history are also taken into account.

Step 3: Apply for benefits

Apply for benefits per the site's instructions. These days, you can register online. Be sure to have your social security number handy, as well as your former employer's address and phone number.

Tip: If you are collecting Social Security or a pension, that may reduce your unemployment payments.

Step 4: Follow the rules

If you are deemed eligible to collect unemployment and begin receiving checks, make sure you preserve your eligibility by following your state's rules. Generally, that means that you must report any money you earn on the side, you must be actively seeking full-time employment, and you cannot turn down a "suitable" job offer.

Tip: If you are denied benefits, you may file an appeal.

Step 5: Calculate your unemployment check

If you're curious about how much money you're entitled to in weekly benefits payments, go to the Economic Policy Institute's weekly benefit amount calculator at www.epi.org.

Step 6: Get a job

Get a job before those checks stop coming in, which is usually after 26 weeks.

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[MichaelVentura9]

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[Batmayne34]

how to apply for unemployment benifets

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[ozztenn]

@SAMDINGO12 lol

[SAMDINGO12]

i feel very out of place being the only white person in all these comments

[takemypot]

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[2002BRAM]

Great stuff

[knipan64re]

Does this work for humans too?

[Sims29]

haha bug pro

[ramossonia]

so like I have been applying for unemployment for over a month and a half I was excepted but have not receive any thing yet??? can some one give me any advice on what to do????

[KB24MVP4EVER]

how to apply for unemployment:

Collect money for people that actually work

[jawbreaker480]

@Batmayne34 what does that mean?