Unemployment requirements may vary from state to state. When you sign up for unemployment you can choose to have a booklet with information sent to you or you can read everything online. I read online, but still had a hard copy sent to my address.
Things you are required to know.
- The contents of the unemployment handbook. The next most important thing for you to do after you sign up for unemployment is to read the unemployment handbook. You are responsible to do the requirements it contains and to understand all restrictions that apply.
- After your waiting week....which may or may not equal an entire week you are required to complete job seeking requirements. Don't be confused and think you wait to meet these requirements until you find out if you are eligible for unemployment...you must start after the waiting week and be able to show you have begun job search activities. I advise making a copy of these requirements and keeping a weekly notebook to show you have completed them. You may also be able to save your search progress online using your online profile on the state unemployment website.
- You must claim benefits each week and declare that you have indeed met the job search requirements
- You must choose a means of receiving payment for your unemployment that will be explained in the handbook and online when you complete your weekly claim benefits.
Some states no longer have unemployment offices in each city, rather they have Career Centers that are meant to help you find work. You may be required to sign in at a local Career Center and will receive letters from your state unemployment agency from time to time telling you to report there to go over your job search efforts with one of their workers. It is important that you keep all of these appointments. The Career Centers are a great resource, but remember that if you have any important questions that official answers only come through calling the state unemployment phone number.
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