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The Department of Labor's Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs
provide unemployment benefits to eligible workers who become unemployed through
no fault of their own, and meet certain other eligibility requirements.
Choose from the following Web pages to find information about who
is eligible for these benefits and how to file a claim.
State
Unemployment Insurance
The Federal-State Unemployment Insurance
Program provides unemployment benefits to eligible workers who are unemployed
through no fault of their own (as determined under state law), and meet other
eligibility requirements of state law.
Unemployment
Compensation for Federal Employees
The Unemployment Compensation for
Federal Employees program provides benefits for eligible unemployed former
civilian federal employees.
Unemployment
Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers
The Unemployment Compensation for
Ex-Servicemembers program provides benefits for eligible ex-military
personnel.
Extended
Benefits
Extended Benefits are available to workers who have exhausted
regular unemployment insurance benefits during periods of high
unemployment.
Disaster
Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Disaster Unemployment Assistance provides
financial assistance to individuals whose employment or self-employment has
been lost or interrupted as a direct result of a major disaster declared by the
President of the United States.
Trade Readjustment
Allowances (TRA)
Trade Readjustment Allowances are income support to
persons who have exhausted Unemployment Compensation and whose jobs were
affected by foreign imports.
Self-Employment
Assistance
Self-Employment Assistance offers dislocated workers the
opportunity for early re-employment.
Through One-Stop
Career Centers, all citizens can access services tailored to their
individual needs. This includes employment and job training services,
career planning and guidance and much more.
America’s Career
Kit provides electronic tools to assist workers with finding a job,
utilizing available training opportunities or conducting career planning.
There is no cost to businesses or workers who use this service.
The Department of Labor's toll-free Call Center can assist workers
and employers with questions about Job Loss, Layoffs, Business Closures,
Unemployment Benefits and Job Training: 1-877-US-2JOBS (TTY:
1-877-889-5627)
Additional information on topics relevant to the unemployed can be
found on the Department of Labor's Web interface,
Find It! By Audience —
Jobseekers/Unemployed.
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