- You are eligible for Unemployment Insurance if you are laid off. If you are unemployed for any other reason – you will need to follow a process to determine if you are eligible for benefits.
- Apply the same week you are unemployed online at www.uimn.org and click on “Apply for UI Benefits”
- You can also use an automated phone option available in 4 languages:
Twin Cities: 651-296-3644
Great Minnesota 1-877-898-9090 - Your weekly amount will be about 50% of your average weekly wage up to a state maximum of $585
- Seven days after you first apply for benefits you will receive a Password Notification letter which will include the password you created and instructions for requesting benefit payments
- There is a “waiting week” which means you will not be paid the first week you request a benefit payment.
- Make a request for benefit payment every week by going online to www.uimn.org and click on “Applicant Login” or call the automated phone system numbers listed above.
For additional information – read the Unemployment Insurance Information Handbook at www.uimn.org/ui/22c/
***If you want to talk to someone…call the same numbers listed above – at some point you will be given the option to speak directly to a UI representative.
