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Unemployment Information
You may be eligible for unemployment benefits if:
- You have temporarily or permanently lost your job or had your hours reduced because of COVID-19.
- A healthcare professional or health authority recommended or ordered you to avoid contact with others due to COVID-19.
- You have been ordered not to come to their workplace due to an outbreak of COVID-19.
- You have received notification from a school district, daycare, or other childcare provider that either classes are canceled or your usual childcare is unavailable, as long as you made a reasonable effort to find other childcare and requested time off or other accommodation from your employer and no reasonable accommodation was available.
How to Apply
- Given the volume of applications, please use the online system to apply for benefits and request payments.
- Thousands of people are in the process of applying for unemployment benefits. Call wait times may exceed one hour. Please see below for answers to many common questions.
- Interpreters are available through our Customer Service line if you need help in a language other than English. View instructions on our Contact us page.
Minnesota Department of Health
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry has useful resources for employees.

Minnesota Department of Health
The Minnesota Deapartment of Health is a valuable resource during this time.