How to File a Claim For Unemployment Benefits in Oregon

These days a lot of people are faced with unemployment due to the struggling economy. If you are one of those in Oregon facing unemployment right now, keep reading this article and find out how to file a claim online for benefits.

Things You'll Need

• payment stubs
• social security number

Instructions

1. Are you eligible?
   Unemployment benefits are for those who were were laid off from work due to company cut backs and not personal fault. It depends on how much you earned from working over the past 18 months.

2. Go to http://www.oregon.gov/EMPLOY/UI/index.shtml. Click the online claim link. It will take you to a page that says online claim system. Click on the file your new claim link.

3. Before continuing, here is some of the information you need to file your claim online correctly. You'll need your social security number, your employment history from the past 18 months (the name of the company, and the address and phone number of the business), your whole income from each employer, and a current phone number. https://ssl8.emp.state.or.us/ocs4/ic/ic-step1.cfm?ID=28857699&lang=E

Tips & Warnings

• Members in the military need to file unemployment benefit claims by phone since the process is too complex to do online.