Am I Eligible?

To be eligible for unemployment, you must:

• Have lost your job or have had your hours reduced through no fault of your own.
• Be actively looking for work.
• Be able and available to work.
  • Physically and mentally able to work.
  • Available to accept a reasonable offer of employment.
    • Example: You do not have personal responsibilities that would prevent you from working.
• You must have earned enough wages in the 12 to 18 months prior to filing a claim to be eligible.
• The minimum amounts are $6,868.02 in the base period and at least $2,289.34 in 2 of the last 4 quarters. *Amounts are updated yearly in June*
• Base period is the oldest 4 quarters of the last 5 completed quarters.
  • Note: If you are not eligible with base period wages, you should still apply as you may qualify on an alternate base period using the 4 most recent completed quarters.
    

Table 1 - Base Period Quarters Written

 

Table 2 - Base Period Quarters Visual

 

Tips for filing a claim.