How do you file for unemployment benefits?

After you find out if you're eligible for unemployment, it's time for you to file for unemployment benefits. The laws governing unemployment insurance vary from state to state, so contact your state unemployment office as soon as you become unemployed. In some states, you can file for unemployment benefits by telephone or over the internet. The Beehive has a wide variety of free unemployment benefits information and links. 

Find the direct link to your state's unemployment office:

• Alabama Unemployment Office
• Alaska Unemployment Office
• Arizona Unemployment Office
• Arkansas Unemployment Office
• California Unemployment Office
• Colorado Unemployment Office
• Connecticut (CT) Unemployment Office
• Delaware Unemployment Office
• DC Unemployment Office
• Florida Unemployment Compensation
• Georgia Unemployment Office
• Hawaii Unemployment Office
• Idaho Unemployment Office
• Illinois Unemployment Office
• Indiana Unemployment Office
• Iowa Unemployment Office
• Kansas Unemployment Office
• Kentucky Unemployment Office
• Louisiana Unemployment Office
• Maine Unemployment Office
• Maryland (MD) Unemployment Office
• Massachusetts (Mass) Unemployment Office
• Michigan Unemployment Office
• Minnesota Unemployment Office
• Mississippi Unemployment Office
• Missouri Unemployment Office
• Montana Unemployment Office
• Nebraska Unemployment Office
• Nevada Unemployment Office
• New Hampshire Unemployment Office
• New Jersey (NJ) Unemployment Office
• New Mexico Unemployment Office
• New York State Unemployment Office
• North Carolina Unemployment Office
• North Dakota Unemployment Office
• Ohio Unemployment Office
• Oklahoma Unemployment Office
• Oregon Unemployment Office
• Pennsylvania (PA) Unemployment Office
• Puerto Rico Unemployment Office
• Rhode Island Unemployment Office
• South Carolina Unemployment Office
• South Dakota Unemployment Office
• Tennessee Unemployment (TN)
• Texas Unemployment Office
• Utah Unemployment Office
• Vermont Unemployment Office
• Washington State Unemployment Office
• West Virginia (WV) Unemployment Office
• Wisconsin (WI) Unemployment Office
• Wyoming Unemployment Office