Unemployment

First, I filed for unemployment immediately, even though I had several more days of work left. I wanted to make sure that my application got in as soon as possible and this ended up working well because there was a waiting week before any unemployment compensation could be received.



I struggled to find the right resources on what to do when laid off. Here's a list of state unemployment resources, listed alphabetically by state:


Alabama, joblink.alabama.gov/
Alaska, labor.state.ak.us/
Arizona, www.azdes.gov/esa/uibenefits/uibhome.asp
Arkansas, www.state.ar.us/esd/WorkersUnempBenefits/ADWS_Workerunempben.htm
California, www.edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/
Colorado, www.coworkforce.com/
Connecticut, www.ctdol.state.ct.us/progsupt/unemplt/unemployment.htm
Delaware, www.delawareworks.com/Unemployment/services/services.shtml
District of Columbia, does.dcnetworks.org/claimantservices/
Florida, www.floridajobs.org/Unemployment/index.html
Georgia, www.dol.state.ga.us/
Hawaii, hawaii.gov/labor/ui
Idaho, labor.idaho.gov
Illinois, www.ides.state.il.us
Indiana, www.in.gov/dwd/
Iowa, www.iowaworkforce.org/ui/
Kansas, www.uibenefits.dol.ks.gov/
Kentucky, oet.ky.gov/des/ui/ui.asp
Louisiana, www.laworks.net
Maine, www.maine.gov/labor/unemployment/benefits.html
Maryland, www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/unemployment.shtml
Massachusetts, mass.gov/eolwd
Michigan, www.michigan.gov/uia
Minnesota, www.uimn.org
Mississippi, mdes.ms.gov/
Missouri, www.ui.dolir.mo.gov/
Montana, uid.dli.mt.gov/
Nebraska, uiconnect.ne.gov/uiconnect/center.cfm
Nevada, detr.state.nv.us/uiben/uiben_uiben.htm
New Hampshire, claims.nhes.state.nh.us/weblogic/ready.jsp
New Jersey, www.njuifile.net/
New Mexico, www.uiclaims.state.nm.us/
New York, www.ui.labor.state.ny.us/
North Carolina, www.ncesc.com/
North Dakota, www.jobsnd.com/insurance/workers_apply.html
Ohio, unemployment.ohio.gov/unemployed_workers.html
Oklahoma, www.unemployment.state.ok.us/
Oregon, www.employment.oregon.gov/EMPLOY/UI/index.shtml
Pennsylvania, www.paclaims.state.pa.us/UCEN/Login.asp
Rhode Island, www.dlt.state.ri.us/
South Carolina, www.sc.gov/Portal/Category/EMPLOYMENT
South Dakota, dol.sd.gov/ui/uibenefits.aspx
Tennessee, www.tennesseeanytime.org/labor/
Texas, www.twc.state.tx.us/customers/jsemp/jsempsub22.html
Utah, jobs.utah.gov/ui/WebInitialClaims/Welcome.asp
Vermont, www.labor.vermont.gov/Unemployed/tabid/109/Default.aspx
Virginia, www.vec.virginia.gov/vecportal/unins/insunemp.cfm
Washington, www.esd.wa.gov/uibenefits/index.php
West Virginia, www.wvbep.org/bep/uc/
Wisconsin, www.ucclaim-wi.org/
Wyoming, wyui.doe.state.wy.us/

Consult with your state agency to determine the most efficient means for application. Usually, this can be done online. Due to the large number of unemployment claims currently being filed, phone lines are often, unfortunately, blocked to a frustrating degree.