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Wyoming Unemployment Benefit Eligibility Requirements
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
Unemployment Insurance or Unemployment Compensation – Is a program under which a person who is unemployed through no fault of his or her own, is paid weekly benefits based upon his or her past wages in employment covered by state or federal laws. It replaces part of the income you lose when you become unemployed. Wyoming benefits are financed entirely by covered employers.
To Be Eligible for Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Benefits You must:
- 1. Have earned adequate wages during your base period.
- 2. Be unemployed through no fault of your own.
- 3. Be able, available and actively seeking work.
To Maintain your Eligibility for Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Benefits:
- Report all information accurately
- File for payment every two weeks
- Be actively seeking work and record this on your Work Search Log
- Be physically and mentally able to work
- Be willing to accept suitable work
- Be available to begin work immediately if a job is offered
- Report any hours you worked and money you earned, including tips, each time you request payment.
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Work-Search Requirements
You must make a continued and organized effort to look for work. You must contact at least two different
employers each week. You must keep a list of these efforts.
For every job contact, you must keep a verifiable list of:
- Date of employer contact
- The method by which you applied for a job
- The type of work you were looking for
- The person you contacted, a telephone number,
- Email address or other reliable contact information
- The outcome of the contact
- Name of employer/company contacted
When Applying for Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Benefits you will need:
- Your Social Security Number
- The name, mailing address, and phone number of your last employer
- The last day you worked
- If you worked outside of Wyoming within the last 18 months, you will also need the names and dates worked for those employers. read more
Please call your local unemployment office for information.