Arizona Unemployment Insurance Benefits File Online (www.azdes.gov)

If you are an Arizona worker who recently suffered a job loss, you may qualify to collect unemployment benefits.

Arizona unemployment insurance benefits can provide a much-needed financial cushion while you are looking for work. Your new job is out there somewhere, and the checks you'll receive from your unemployment can hold you over until you find a new place to work. Without the money received from unemployment, many Arizona residents would face severe hardship due to temporary unemployment. This government program is designed to address this issue.

If you are an Arizona resident and you have recently been laid off, you should file for unemployment benefits right away, as eligibility for benefits begins on the date you apply, not the date you were laid off. There are no retroactive payments. If you want to file claim you need- Internet, Applicant's Social Security number, Contact information for previous employers, Income information for previous employment. Then you can file Arizona unemployment insurance benefits to flow this instruction-

You can Apply for unemployment benefits immediately following job separation. Benefits accrue beginning on the Sunday of the week the claim is filed. Apply online at the Arizona Department of Economic Security Web site at www.azdes.gov or by calling the Arizona Unemployment Call Center at 877-877-6226.

At first to provide requested personal information, such as your full name, address, county of residence and Social Security number.

Then furnish names, addresses and phone numbers for all employers within the last 18 months. Specify the last date of work for your previous employer, the length of time employed and the rate of pay. To qualify for benefits, applicants must meet minimum earnings requirements during the last year of employment, known as the base period.

Then Determine your weekly benefit amount. As of 2010, the weekly benefit amount is equivalent to four percent of the highest quarterly earnings during the designated base period, up to $240 a week.

Then Report any income received following separation, including vacation or unused sick pay and any severance pay received. Income received in excess of the predetermined weekly benefit amount may reduce benefits for that claim period.

Then Log in to view the status of your unemployment claim, work search requirements and scheduled payment request date.

Then Continue to request payment as scheduled, even if claim will not be paid due to the amount of severance received. Severance pay is allotted to the specific claim period in which it is received, and you may be eligible for future benefits.