Collecting Unemployment Benefits
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If you are laid off, get fired, or even quit your job, you may be entitled to unemployment compensation. Find out about the eligibility rules here, as well as how to find out how much you'll get -- and for how long. We also provide detailed information for filers in California, Texas, New York, Illinois, and Florida.
Unemployment Basics: Eligibility, Amounts, and Procedures
Find answers to common questions about collecting unemployment.
Unemployment is only for those who are temporarily out of work, which means you must be looking for a new job (and ready to take it).
If you were forced to quit, you may still be eligible for unemployment benefits.
State law determines which "firing offenses" make you ineligible for unemployment benefits.
Find out how to calculate whether you've earned enough to collect unemployment.
The duration and amount of your unemployment depends on state rules.
Learn how -- and where -- to file your state claim for unemployment benefits.
If at first you don't succeed in your unemployment claim, consider filing an appeal.
State Unemployment Procedures
Find out how California determines unemployment eligibility, amounts, and more.
Learn Florida's procedures for claiming unemployment here.
Find out how Illinois handles unemployment claims here.
New York rules on eligibility, duration of benefits, filing claims, and more.
Learn the rules and procedures for collecting unemployment in Texas.
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