How to apply for unemployment benefits in your state: useful contacts

The coronavirus pandemic hit the US economy hard. In this regard, many companies and enterprises had to lay off employees in order to stay afloat, recalls Fox Business.

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Layoffs forced millions of Americans to file a record number of applications for unemployment benefits — in the penultimate week of March, according to the Department of Labor, 3,28 million US residents did.

The previous record for applications for unemployment benefits was set in 1982, it amounted to only 695.

On March 27, Congress and U.S. President Donald Trump passed a bill of $ 2,2 trillion, including assistance to affected companies, $ 1200 benefits for individuals, money for hospitals, financial assistance for small businesses, and significant expansion of unemployment benefits.

The Coronavirus Aid and Economic Security Act (CARES) will facilitate eligibility for people who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic.

AARP, a nonprofit organization, said workers who were fired without pay would also be eligible for benefits.

However, some people who are eligible to apply for unemployment benefits may not know what to do in this situation or who to contact.

On the subject: Federal Coronavirus Aid: A Complete Guide to Questions and Answers

Because unemployment benefits vary by state, AARP released a report on March 26 listing all the contact information required to apply for unemployment benefits in all 50 states.

According to a nonprofit organization, most states require people to apply through the state's labor department or unemployment agency in the state where they worked, and not necessarily where they live.

Tip to remember: find out the address of your employer and the date you worked for him, said the AARP.

To find out how to apply for unemployment benefits in your state, check out the websites and use phone numbers for calls in all 50 states, as well as in Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.

Alabama

https://labor.alabama.gov/unemployment.aspx

866-234-5382

Alaska

https://labor.alaska.gov/unemployment/

Anchorage: 907-269-4700

Juneau: 907-465-5552

Fairbanks: 907-451-2871

Arizona

https://des.az.gov/services/employment/unemployment-individual/apply-ui-benefits

602-542-5954

Арканзас

https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/1689

855-225-4440

California

https://www.edd.ca.gov/unemployment/

800-300-5616

Colorado

https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdle/file-claim

303-318-9000

Connecticut

http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/UI-online/index.htm

Phone help is not available.

Delaware

https://ui.delawareworks.com/

New Castle: 302-761-6576

Kent and Sussex: 800-794-3032

Florida

https://connect.myflorida.com/Claimant/Core/Login.ASPX

800-204-2418

Georgia

https://www.dol.state.ga.us/fileaclaim/

Contact details for local labor department offices: https://dol.georgia.gov/locations

Hawaii

https://huiclaims.hawaii.gov/#/

Contact local authorities for benefits: http://labor.hawaii.gov/ui/contact/

Idaho

https://www2.labor.idaho.gov/ClaimantPortal/Login

208-332-8942

Illinois

https://www2.illinois.gov/ides/aboutides/Pages/10%20Things%20You%20Should%20Know.aspx

800-244-5631

Indiana

https://www.in.gov/dwd/2362.htm

800-457-8283

Iowa

https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/file-claim-unemployment-insurance-benefits

866-239-0843

Kansas

https://www.getkansasbenefits.gov/BenefitsStartMenu.aspx

Contact details for local labor department offices: https://www.dol.ks.gov/contact-kdol

Kentucky

https://uiclaims.des.ky.gov/ebenefit/eben.htm

Contacts of regional career centers: https://kcc.ky.gov/Pages/Locations.aspx

Louisiana

https://www.louisianaworks.net/hire/vosnet/registration/ind/uiclaim.aspx?enc=j8p6n2RTDew2IirIcHorMg==

Phone: 866-783-5567 (Monday — Friday from 8:00 to 17:00). Call depending on your SSN number:

• SSN ends with 0000-2499: Monday
• SSNs end at 2500-4999: Tuesday
• SSNs end at 5000-7499: Wednesday
• SSNs end at 7500-9999: Thursday
• On Friday you can call everyone

Maine

https://reemployme.maine.gov/accessme/faces/login/login.xhtml

800-593-7660 TTY Maine Relay: 711

Maryland

http://www.labor.maryland.gov/employment/unemployment.shtml

Contact Local Benefit Offices: https://dbm.maryland.gov/employees/Pages/DisApplyforUnemploymentBenefits.aspx

Massachusetts

https://uionline.detma.org/Claimant/Core/Login.ASPX

617-626-6338

Michigan

https://miwam.unemployment.state.mi.us/ClmMiWAM/_/

866-500-0017

Minnesota

https://www.uimn.org/applicants/index.jsp

Minneapolis / Saint Paul and surroundings: 651-296-3644

Greater Minnesota: 877-898-9090

TTY: 866-814-1252

Mississippi

https://accessms.mdes.ms.gov/accessms/faces/login/login.xhtml

601-855-3133 или 888-844-3577

Missouri

https://uinteract.labor.mo.gov/benefits/home.do

Toll Free: 800-320-2519

Jefferson City: 573-751-9040

Kansas City: 816-889-3101

Springfield: 417-895-6851

St. Louis: 314-340-4950

TDD / TTY: 800-735-2966 Relay Missouri: 711

Montana

https://montanaworks.gov/Job-Seeker-UI-Claimant

406-444-2545

Nebraska

https://neworks.nebraska.gov/vosnet/unemployment.aspx?pu=1&plang=E

Contacts of regional centers: https://dol.nebraska.gov/Home/AboutUs

TDD: 800-833-7352 TTY 402-471-0016

Nevada

https://secure.ui.nv.gov/oaam_server/oamLoginPage.jsp

Northern Nevada: 775-684-0350

Southern Nevada: 702-486-0350

Rural Areas and Subscribers: 888-890-8211

New Hampshire

https://wfc.nhes.nh.gov/auth/sso/login?execution=e4s1

Contacts of regional centers: https://www.nhes.nh.gov/locations/index.htm

New Jersey

https://myunemployment.nj.gov/

Northern New Jersey: 201-601-4100

Central New Jersey: 732-761-2020

Southern New Jersey: 856-507-2340

Subscribers outside the state: 888-795-6672 (you must call from the telephone number with the area code outside the state)

New Jersey relay: 711

New Mexico

https://www.dws.state.nm.us/en-us/Unemployment

877-664-6984

New York

https://applications.labor.ny.gov/IndividualReg/

888-783-1370

TTY / TDD: 800-662-1220 (ask the operator to connect with the Telephone Claims Center at 888-783-1370).

North Carolina

https://fed.des.nc.gov/ofis/citizen/pages/public/SelfRegStart.aspx

888-737-0259

North Dakota

https://apps.nd.gov/jsnd/uiiaclaims/login.htm

701-328-4995

Ohio

https://unemployment.cmt.ohio.gov/cmtview/

877-644-6562 TTY: 614-387-8408

Oklahoma

https://unemployment.state.ok.us/

405-525-1500 (Oklahoma City)

800-555-1554 (outside Oklahoma City)

TTY / TDD: 866-284-6695

Oregon

https://secure.emp.state.or.us/ocs4/index.cfm

800-237-3710 (statewide only)

503-947-1394 (direct call)

Fax: 503-947-1472

TTY: 771

Pennsylvania

https://www.paclaims.pa.gov/UCEN/Welcome.asp

888-313-7284

American Sign Language Videophone: 717-704-8474

Puerto-Rico

https://www.trabajo.pr.gov/desempleo_en_linea.asp

787-754-5353

Rhode Island

http://www.dlt.ri.gov/ui/

401-243-9100

Out of state subscribers: 866-557-0001

TTY via RI relay 711

Южная Каролина

https://dew.sc.gov/individuals/apply-for-benefits

Subscribers within the state: 866-831-1724

Out of state subscribers: 800-529-8339

South Dakota

https://apps.sd.gov/LD00General/default.aspx

605-626-3179

For people with speech and hearing impairments: 800-877-1113

Tennessee

https://www.jobs4tn.gov/vosnet/Default.aspx

844-224-5818

Texas

https://www.twc.texas.gov/jobseekers/unemployment-benefits-services

800-558-8321

US Virgin Islands

https://www.vidol.gov/unemployment-insurance/

Saint Croix: 340-773-1440

Other Islands: 340-776-3700

Utah

https://jobs.utah.gov/ui/home/initialclaims

Contacts of regional centers: https://jobs.utah.gov/ui/jobseeker/contactus.html

Vermont

https://vermont.force.com/DOLClaim/s/

877-214-3330 or 888-807-7072

Virginia

http://www.vec.virginia.gov/unemployed

866-832-2363

Washington

https://secure.esd.wa.gov/home/

800-318-6022

Washington, DC

https://does.dcnetworks.org/initialclaims/

202-698-7550

West Virginia

https://uc.workforcewv.org/consumer/

800-252-JOBS (5627)

Wisconsin

https://my.unemployment.wisconsin.gov/Claimant/Account/TermsAndConditions

414-435-7069, or toll-free: 844-910-3661

Wyoming

https://wyui.wyo.gov/benefits/home.do

Subscribers within the state: 307-473-3789

Out of state subscribers: 866-729-7799

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