Search results
Access your benefits by verifying your identity online or in person. Verifying who you are is required before claims are reviewed and benefits are released. Get started here.
To receive your unemployment insurance benefits, you must certify for benefits each week which you wish to receive benefits. You can only certify for benefits after the week has passed. Unemployment Insurance weeks begin on a Sunday and end at midnight on Saturday.
Weekly Certification Instructions for PUA Eligible Claims. Many workers in NJ have never before filed for unemployment assistance. The process can be confusing. Once you have been notified that your claim is ready to be processed, please read this guide to ensure you receive your benefits without delay.
Learn how to apply for unemployment insurance benefits in New Jersey, check your eligibility, and find answers to common questions.
To be eligible for Unemployment Insurance benefits in 2024, you must have earned at least $283 per week during 20 or more weeks in covered employment during the base year period, or you must have earned at least $14,200 in total covered employment during the base year period.
NJ Department of Labor's online unemployment insurance claim status tool. Check the status of a New Jersey UI claim and download your 1099-G with a login.
Visit the NJ Division of Unemployment Insurance website or contact your local unemployment office that serves your area and to determine eligibility and learn how to file an unemployment claim so that you will be ready to do so when you become unemployed.
