New Jersey Unemployment

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for unemployment benefits, you must have worked at least 20 base weeks in covered employment or you must have earned $7,200. For weeks worked in 2007, the amount needed to establish a base week is $143; for weeks worked in 2008, the amount is $143; and for weeks worked in 2009, the amount is $143. These wages must have been earned during a 52 week period that is called a base year.

Find Out If You Are Eligible For Unemployment Click this link to find out: Am I Eligible To Collect Unemployment Benefits?

Have Your Benefits Run Out? Click this link to find out how to get an unemployment extension: Unemployment Extension

Have A Specific Question? Click this link to get the answer to all your New Jersey unemployment questions: New Jersey Unemployment FAQ

How do I file for unemployment benefits?

File Online Here: http://njsuccess.dol.state.nj.us/html/fileaclaimhome.html

This site allows individuals with New Jersey employment to file a new claim for Unemployment Insurance Benefits or reopen an existing Unemployment Insurance claim over the Internet.

You may use this application if you meet the following:

All of your work was in New Jersey in the past 18 months
You did not work for the federal government in the past 18 months
You did not serve in the military in the past 18 months
You did not work as a maritime employee in the past 18 months
You do not reside outside the United States
You do not want to reopen or file an Extended Benefit Claim

In order to process your claim in a timely manner, we strongly recommend that you enter your New Jersey driver's license number or Non-Driver Photo Identification Card number, if you have one. Although this is not a requirement for filing a claim, it will expedite the processing of your claim.

You should also have the following available:

Pencil/pen and paper.
Your Social Security Number.
If you are not a citizen, you will need your Alien Registration Documentation issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This includes your alien registration type and number, country of origin, and your Employment Authorization Card or Permanent Resident Card if authorized to work in the United States.
If you wish to have your benefits directly deposited to your bank, your bank information.
Employer information on all employer(s) in the last 18 months including: Name, address, telephone number, beginning and end dates of employment, and reason for separation.

Please be advised that if your computer is idle for 30 minutes or more, your session will "time out" and all of your claim information will be lost. If you exit for any reason before completing the application, all of your information will be lost.

http://njsuccess.dol.state.nj.us/html/fileaclaimhome.html

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Contact Information

Telephone

(609) 292-7162

FAX: (609) 633-2884

Mailing Address

Division of Unemployment Insurance
Technical Support Unit
PO Box 058
Trenton, NJ 08625-0058

Website:

http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/ui/content/contact.html

Still Have Questions?

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Comments

# Takvor K. 2010-08-19 14:20

Someone I know the pay was reduced from $17 to $14 on hour after a summer of unemployment.Should she decide not to accept the lower pay rate, also with less hours,will unemployment benefits be allowed.Please let me know