Nebraska Unemployment Benefit Eligibility Requirements

Nebraska Unemployment Insurance is a program that pays weekly benefits to insured workers who are unemployed or working reduced hours.

Information You Need To File An Nebraska Unemployment Insurance Claim
You should apply for unemployment insurance benefi ts immediately when your job has ended or your
employer has reduced your work hours. Your unemployment insurance claim DOES NOT begin on
the date your job ended or your hours were cut back. You must apply fi rst. Claims start on the Sunday
of the week you submit your unemployment insurance application.
Have the following items ready before applying:

• Your Information
• Social Security Number
• Name (including prior names, for example maiden or married names)
• Complete home mailing address, including ZIP code
• Telephone number
• County you live in
• Driver’s license number or ID card
• Employment authorization number and expiration date (if a non-citizen)
• DD 214 Member #4 Form (if you served in the military in the past 18 months)
• If you select direct deposit, you will need your bank routing number and account number.

To File A New Nebraska Unemployment Insurance Claim

• Apply for benefi ts the same week you are unemployed or your hours are greatly reduced.
• File online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at dol.nebraska.gov OR
• Call the Nebraska Claims Center at 402-458-2500.
• Normal business hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm CST.
• You will know the claim has been completed upon receipt of a confirmation number.

Nebraska Unemployment Insurance Benefit maximum is $362.00 per week.

In Nebraska, most employers are required to pay quarterly unemployment insurance tax. This is a tax that is paid by the employer and is not treated as a deduction from the employee’s wages.The money is used to pay unemployment benefits to qualified workers.

In Nebraska to qualify for unemployment insurance benefit you must have minimum earnings of $3962 from all employment during the regular/alternate base period. Of this minimum amount, $1850 must have been paid in one quarter and $800 in another quarter. Once these minimum requirements are met, the total number of weeks payable on the claim is determined by the total wages paid in the base period.

In Nebraska there is a maximum of twenty-six payable weeks within a claim benefit year, which is a fifty-two week period from when the claim is filed. There may be less than twenty-six weeks payable within the benefit year, based on the total wages in your base period or if you received a disqualification reducing the total unemployment benefit amount. read more