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Unemployment

Unemployment insurance fosters economic security by providing income protection to unemployed workers. This page includes links to information about unemployment insurance for workers and employers.

Benefits

How to Claim Benefits

  • This page will tell you what you will need and how to file a claim for benefits.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Information about regular unemployment benefits, Trade Adjustment Assistance and Allowances, North American Free Trade Agreement, and overpayments and collections.

File an Unemployment Claim Online

  • This page will tell you what you will need and how to file a claim for benefits online.

Emergency Unemployment Extension

  • Provides information about emergency unemployment extended benefits for workers.

Look Up Information About Unemployment Benefits Paid to Me NEW!

  • This page will allow you to look up information about your recent unemployment claim activity and Income Tax info.

Publications and Forms

  • Forms that applicants and employers can use regarding the unemployment system.

Telephone Directory

  • List of telephone numbers by topic.

Unemployment Laws & Rules

Tax Division

Unemployment Tax

  • Information about employer registration, wage records and taxes, with a list of telephone numbers.

Employer Registration Now Available Online

Unemployment Tax Publications and Forms

Unemployment Laws & Rules

Appeals

File an Appeal Online

  • Protest a decision to deny benefits.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Information about your appeal rights and the appeals process.

Preparing for a Hearing

  • Information about how to present your appeal at the appeals hearing.

Rules and Procedures

  • Laws governing the appeals process and decisions by hearings officers.

Statistics

Unemployment Rates

  • Labor force data by county by month.