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Unemployment Insurance

In Wisconsin, if you are laid off from your job you may be eligible for unemployment benefits. To learn how to apply for unemployment benefits, file weekly claims, or to see if you qualify for benefits this is the site to visit. Learn what you will need to have available to apply before you get started. You may either apply online or by using a touch tone phone, the numbers are listed on this site. You can review how much you are eligible to receive and how long it will take to receive your first check.

Department of Labor UI
  In addition to helping workers and their families, the Unemployment Insurance programs play a key role in helping businesses, communities, and the nation's economy. It was created in 1935 in response to the Great Depression, the program helps cushion the impact of economic downturns and brings economic stability to communities, states, and the nation by providing temporary income support for laid off workers. Nationally, unemployment insurance programs are administered by the Department of Labor. The following website provides information of the Department of Labor UI programs.

Department of Workforce Development UI
  In Wisconsin, if you are laid off from your job you may be eligible for unemployment benefits. To learn how to apply for unemployment benefits, file weekly claims, or to see if you qualify for benefits this is the site to visit. Learn what you will need to have available to apply before you get started. You may either apply online or by using a touch tone phone, the numbers are listed on this site. You can review how much you are eligible to receive and how long it will take to receive your first check. For assistance while you are unemployed visit the official Department of Workforce Development UI website for more information about unemployment benefits.

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