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.

