What are the Eligibility Requirements for Benefits?

To qualify for unemployment insurance benefits, claimants who have sufficient work and earnings in covered employment must be:

  • Either totally or partially unemployed through no fault of their own,
  • Able to work and available for work,
  • Documented active work search, contacting employers personally for employment,
  • Registered for work with Job Service, when applicable, and
  • Willing to accept suitable work when it is offered.