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The Workforce Development Board of Middlesex County creates career opportunities through innovative approaches to workforce development, business solutions, and job seeker services. Our two comprehensive job centers are the gateway to our services, offering access to Training, Information on Career Opportunities, and Labor Market Information.
Important Information about Unemployment Benefits
Please read this whole message carefully if you are Unemployed and collecting Unemployment, or know someone who is.
If you were laid off during 2020, collected unemployment, are currently collecting unemployment and expect to collect Unemployment until it expires September 7, 2021; please review the chart below.
If you have been/are collecting unemployment and do not go back to work until September 2021; when will you be eligible to collect unemployment if laid off after returning to work this year?
Note: To be eligible (for Unemployment) in 2021, you must have earned at least $220 per week during 20 or more weeks in covered employment during the base year period; or you must have earned at least $11,000 in total covered employment during the base year period.
If hired and start work September 1, 2021 before the Labor Day weekend, you would have to work, and earn over $220, every week, until the week ending January 15, 2022; to be able to file and qualify for Unemployment under the Alternate Base Year #2 method. You would not be eligible for unemployment under the Standard Base Year method, as shown in the table below.
Standard Base Year
If your claim is dated in:
Your claim is based on
employment from:
September 2021
April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021
October 2021
November 2021
December 2021
July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021
For Details: Go to the Unemployment web page: https://www.myunemployment.nj.gov/labor/myunemployment/before/about/who/
Division of Unemployment Insurance | Who is eligible for benefits?
Information about eligibility requirements for Unemployment Insurance benefits in the state of New Jersey.
www.myunemployment.nj.gov
Select the pull down Question: Did you earn enough during your "base year period" of employment? Review all of the answers.
If you worked some during 2020, the numbers and dates may be different.
GOOD NEWS: Many businesses are hiring!!!
It is recommend that if you are unemployed, that you start seeking and applying to jobs.
If you were laid off during 2020, collected unemployment, are currently collecting unemployment and expect to collect Unemployment until it expires September 7, 2021; please review the chart below.
If you have been/are collecting unemployment and do not go back to work until September 2021; when will you be eligible to collect unemployment if laid off after returning to work this year?
Note: To be eligible (for Unemployment) in 2021, you must have earned at least $220 per week during 20 or more weeks in covered employment during the base year period; or you must have earned at least $11,000 in total covered employment during the base year period.
If hired and start work September 1, 2021 before the Labor Day weekend, you would have to work, and earn over $220, every week, until the week ending January 15, 2022; to be able to file and qualify for Unemployment under the Alternate Base Year #2 method. You would not be eligible for unemployment under the Standard Base Year method, as shown in the table below.
Standard Base Year
If your claim is dated in:
Your claim is based on
employment from:
September 2021
April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021
October 2021
November 2021
December 2021
July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021
For Details: Go to the Unemployment web page: https://www.myunemployment.nj.gov/labor/myunemployment/before/about/who/
Division of Unemployment Insurance | Who is eligible for benefits?
Information about eligibility requirements for Unemployment Insurance benefits in the state of New Jersey.
www.myunemployment.nj.gov
Select the pull down Question: Did you earn enough during your "base year period" of employment? Review all of the answers.
If you worked some during 2020, the numbers and dates may be different.
GOOD NEWS: Many businesses are hiring!!!
It is recommend that if you are unemployed, that you start seeking and applying to jobs.
WDB Information
