Claims through nearest state unemployment offices
One way is to contact your nearest state unemployment office for information, instructions and forms. You can apply online on the internet or through the phone. In others, you might have to visit the local offices personally to complete the formalities yourself. You can look up the nearest office in the phone book from your local telephone company.These offices are gemerally listed under State Government Offices or similar heading in the government section near the front of the phone book. However, it might not be listed as the State Unemployment Office. Each directory is different.
Claims by Mail
Jobless workers may take cuts in line by using convenient Claims by Mail service. Mail-in applications are available in Bureau branch offices, most Michigan Works! Service centers and in the Forms section of our Web site.

Internet Claims
To use the on-line service, applicants must be filing a new or additional claim. An additional claim is one filed to reactivate benefits when a person already has a claim in existence, interrupts the payment of benefits on the claim by returning to work, and then becomes unemployed again.

Applicants filing new claims must meet these criteria:
• Are not employed full time.
• Have been employed during the past 18 months.
• Live in Michigan.
• Were employed by only one Michigan employer during the past 18 months.
• Filed a claim for unemployment benefits during the past 10 years.
• Did not work in family employment.
• Were not in Military Service during the past 18 months.
• Were not employed by the federal government during the past 18 months.
• Did not work in another state during the past 18 months.
• Did not file a claim against another state during the past 12 months.
• Did not work under more than one social security number during the past 18 months.
• Are not trying to claim past weeks of benefits.

Eligibility for Michigan Unemployment Benefits
The basic requirements for collecting unemployment benefits are:
• You must have been employed. The Michigan Consumer and Industry Services publish requirements for wages earned or time worked during an established period of time referred to as a “base period.”
• You have to determine that your unemployment was not due to fault of your own as defined under Michigan law.
• You must file ongoing claims and respond to questions concerning your continued eligibility. Any earning from work and job offers or refusals from work must be reported during the claim period.

To Make the Process Easier
In order to make the process of submitting your application run smoothly, try to ensure that you have details of your recent employer including their name, address and the dates of your employment. Copy any written evidence you have that shows that your unemployment was not through any fault of your own.
If your claim is successful you should receive Michigan unemployment benefits for a period of between 14 and 26 weeks. At present, Michigan unemployment benefits average between $81 and $362.

The U.S. jobless price fell by three-tenths of the percentage place in January to 9.7 percent.

The state’s jobless price in January 2010 was three % points over the January 2009 charge of 11.three percent. The nationwide jobless price increased by two full percentage points around this period.

“Michigan’s unemployment fee fell slightly, as typical January auto industry job cuts did not occur in January 2010″ said Rick Waclawek, director of DELEG’s Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives. “Also, jobs in a number of Michigan industry sectors, including manufacturing, have stabilized since the summer of 2009.” .

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Michigan’s unemployment fee has been little changed since the middle of 2009. The state’s jobless fee has remained within the narrow band of 14.2 to 14.five percent since July. In the first half of 2009, Michigan’s unemployment pace jumped upward by more than three full percentage points.

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With the recent annual revision process, Michigan’s 2009 annual average unemployment price was revised downward from a preliminary 14.0 percent to 13.6 percent.

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Michigan’s work force declined by 93,000 or 1.9 percent since January 2009

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Since January 2009, unemployment in Michigan increased by 134,000 or 24.0 percent, nearly identical to the national increase of 24.five percent above the same period.
Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment pace in January decreased by two-tenths of the percentage place more than the month to 14.three percent (December’s charge was revised downward by 0.1 tenths of the percentage place from 14.6 to 14.five), in accordance with information released these days through the Michigan Department of Power, Labor & Economic Growth (DELEG). Total employment increased by 11,000 in January while unemployment declined by 7,000. The state’s labor force edged upward by 4,000 above the month.

The U.S. jobless price fell by three-tenths of the percentage stage in January to 9.7 percent.

The state’s jobless pace in January 2010 was three percentage points above the January 2009 charge of 11.three percent. The national jobless price increased by two full percentage points more than this period.

“Michigan’s unemployment charge fell slightly, as typical January auto industry job cuts did not occur in January 2010″ said Rick Waclawek, director of DELEG’s Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives. “Also, jobs in a number of Michigan industry sectors, including manufacturing, have stabilized since the summer of 2009.” .

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Michigan’s unemployment charge has been little changed since the middle of 2009. The state’s jobless price has remained within the narrow band of 14.2 to 14.five percent since July. In the first half of 2009, Michigan’s unemployment charge jumped upward by around three full percentage points.

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With the recent annual revision process, Michigan’s 2009 annual average unemployment fee was revised downward from a preliminary 14.0 percent to 13.6 percent.

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Michigan’s work force declined by 93,000 or 1.9 percent since January 2009

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Since January 2009, unemployment in Michigan increased by 134,000 or 24.0 percent, nearly identical to the national increase of 24.five percent above the same period.

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The Michigan government has established a toll-free telephone number that can be accessed from anywhere in the United States. This number is specifically for filing for unemployment benefits claims whether new or re-opened cases. You can find it online or in a local telephone book.

If you have access to the Internet then filing for a unemployment benefits claim is even easier. Whether at home, the library or an Internet Cafe the claims office for your unemployment benefits is open 7:00 a.m. Monday to 7:00 p.m. Saturday. Here it is easy to work your way through filing a new claim or re-opening a previous case.

With Internet access you can find a wide range of extra services not available over the telephone. The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency does not limit their service to filing claims by through offering other helpful services. By signing up with them on their website, you can access a growing number of unemployment benefits services for those seeking employment. They are available to both new accounts and re-opened cases.

As well as the unemployed, the Unemployment Insurance Agency has a section of help for the employer. You will be able to access and track your UIA payments and schedule and utilize other organizational tools. Your portal into the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency’s benefits begins at http://www.michigan.gov/uia/

The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency has a wealth of other beneficial information online to help you through a troubled time. Informative articles abound on everything from managing your unemployment benefits claim to updates and new policy notifications. Breaking news on government actions to reduce unemployment and create better working conditions for all.

sSubscribing to the Michigan Employer Advisor Newsletter will help the business owner keep up with the latest tends and information to remain successfully operational.

Since fate can turn at any moment you can file an Emergency Unemployment Compensation (Extension) to provide quick, emergency aid until the regular process kicks in. Access to application for Emergency Aid is also easily found online for the citizens of Michigan through the UIA website.

One of the primary services run through all the agencies is the automated labor exchange service called Michigan’s Talent Bank. Depending on the needs of a local area you will find adult, youth and dislocated workers programs. The service centers provide various welfare reform programs in addition to their unemployment office services.

For a guide to the full listing of benefits available as well as the address and phone number of whichever Michigan Works! Agency unemployment office nearest your location, set your browser to http://www.michiganworks.org/page.cfm/14/ and download the PDF (portable document file) guide to over a hundred locations throughout the State.

Through the development of the Michigan Works! Association, the State has centralized both the public and private sectors of government and business so that a more effective and smooth program is available to the citizens of Michigan. Replacing older and more cumbersome unemployment office systems in 1987, Michigan Works! has been recognized as the most innovative plan of its type in the nation.

Coupling the basic relief provided by an unemployment office with many career advancement services and education, Michigan Works! helps make the workers of Michigan even more valuable in their next job. If you are currently employed, you may find that by checking with Michigan Works!, you can prepare yourself for an even better job or career in the future.