How to File for Unemployment Insurance Benefits

To File for Unemployment Insurance Benefits Contact your State Unemployment Office or State Department of Labor Office for directions on how to file for unemployment compensation. It might take a few weeks to collect a check, so the sooner you file, the faster you'll get paid.

The individual must meet all eligibility requirements for unemployment insurance benefits and is expected to be able and available for work to the same extent as when the individual was working, taking into account the burden created by the absence of the military spouse. These circumstances would include child care problems, moving to be with a relative to help care for kids, spouse relocating to be near military spouse, being forced to quit to take care of parents in the absence of the military spouse and those special circumstances which require a spouse to voluntarily quit employment due to the additional burden created by the absence of the military spouse.