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  1. Unemployment Insurance
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  3. File Your Weekly Claim
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File Your Weekly Claim

For an Unemployment Benefit Payment

A weekly claim is what you file for a certain calendar week when you want to receive an unemployment benefit payment for that week.

You can only file a weekly claim if you've already applied for benefits.

Before you file your weekly claim, please review Part 3 in the Handbook for Claimants.

As a result of an Emergency Rule you do not need to do a work search through the week ending February 6, 2021. No action is needed on your part regarding the work search. However, some individuals may be required to register with JCW. These are two separate requirements.

NOTE: If you are receiving unemployment benefits, you may also qualify for Energy Assistance and receive help paying your utility bill. Unemployment is not counted as income when applying for Energy Assistance. More information available online at http://homeenergyplus.wi.gov or call 1-866-HEATWIS (432-8947).

If you have additional questions, please review our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).

If you have questions that cannot be answered by the Handbook for Claimants or our FAQ page, please call us at (414) 435-7069 during business hours.

Over 30,000 people try to file their weekly claim on Sundays from 9AM-10AM. To keep our system healthy and performing optimally, file later in the day or Monday through Friday. Remember, you have up to 14 days to file your weekly claim.

File Your Weekly Claim Here

Log onto my.unemployment.wisconsin.gov


Hours of Operation: Online services are available at the following times to file a weekly claim:

Sunday 9:00 AM - Midnight
Monday – Friday Available 24 Hours
Saturday Midnight - 3:00 PM
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Unemployment and COVID-19

The Continued Assistance Act of 2020 has been signed. We are working as quickly as we can to review the new program requirements and implementation of the extensions. There will be programming that needs to take place before we can implement the changes. Please check our websites often for the most up-to-date information available.

Did You Know? All unemployment benefits are taxable. You can opt to have federal and state taxes withheld at https://my.unemployment.wisconsin.gov.

Unemployment FAQs about COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Information