Filing First Time
for Unemployment Benefits:

• Before you Apply
• Apply Online

Filed Before
for UI Benefits:

• UI Information
• Reactivate Claim Online

Currently Filing
for UI Benefits:

• Understanding UI
• File Weekly Claim Online

Learn About:

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Benefit Extensions
• Forms and Publications
• Handbook for Claimants
• Unemployment Laws
• Other Resources

Contact UI:

• Telephone Numbers and Hours of Service
• Online Services
• Report Benefit Fraud

What Information Do I Need to Apply?

• Your Social Security Number (Why we need your Social Security Number.)
  
  
• A Personal Identification Number (PIN). Your PIN is a 4-digit number you make up before you apply and it helps to identify you. The same PIN must be used for all online and telephone unemployment services. Choose a PIN you will remember. Do not tell your PIN to anyone!
  
  
• Your Wisconsin Driver's License Number, if you have one.
  
  
• The names of everyone for whom you worked in the past 18 months.
  For each employer you will also need:
  • a full address (including zip code)
  • a telephone number
  • the reason you are no longer working there
  • your first and last dates of work
• Your Alien Registration Number, if you are not a U.S. citizen.
  
  
• If a member of a skilled trades union, the name and local number of your union hall.
  
  
• Your Current Address. You need a valid mailing address to receive important documents about your claim. Make sure you have notified your post office of any recent changes to your address.