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.
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
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
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
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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