Do you have a Question about Unemployment?

If you are looking for work until April you can apply for unemployment. However, keep in mind that once you have retired you will not be considered as a person “ready and willing to immediately accept work”

Requirements for Unemployment Benefits

Be totally or partially unemployed.
Be unemployed through no fault of his/her own.
Be physically able to work.
Be available for work which means to be ready and willing to immediately accept work.
Be actively looking for work.
Meet eligibility requirements each week benefits are claimed.
Be approved for training before training benefits can be paid.

Factors that may, or may not, affect your retirement benefits include:

Getting Benefits While Working
Different kinds of earnings:
Farm Work
Federal Government Employment
Household Employment
Military Service
Nonprofit Or Religious Organizations
Railroad Earnings
Self-Employment
State And Local Government Employment
Wages
Work Outside The United States

Government Pension Offset (GPO)
Income Tax And Your Social Security Benefits
Maximum Taxable Earnings
Pension, Annuities, Interest And Dividends
Social Security Credits
Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)