Indiana Unemployment
What you need to know to claim unemployment benefits in Indiana, read on the agency's own website. The agency is Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD).
the most a week, for up to 26 weeks
work search activities a week
Unemployment benefits questions (claims)
How to file for unemployment in Indiana
Apply online in Uplink, DWD's online filing system, as soon as you become unemployed. Your email address becomes your Uplink username.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
After you apply: claiming each week
File a voucher every week online in Uplink, starting the week after you apply. Each voucher covers the previous week and can be filed from Sunday; Sunday and Monday are the busiest days. Keep filing vouchers even while an issue or appeal is pending.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
How much unemployment pays in Indiana, and for how long
The most you can get is $390 a week. Benefits last up to 26 weeks.
Your weekly benefit amount is your total base period wages divided by 52, times 0.47, rounded down to a whole dollar, up to the maximum set by Indiana law.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
The most weeks: from another of the agency's pages, read October 14, 2026. Claimant handbook: 'up to 26 weeks or until your maximum benefit amount (MBA) has been reached'.
How many jobs you must apply for each week
Indiana asks for 2 work search activities a week. May be waived if you are in DWD-approved training, have a recall date no more than 60 days from your separation, or are a member in good standing of a DWD-authorized union hiring hall.
Keep a written record of your activities each week and save confirmations for six months; DWD can check them at any time.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
Our free job application tracker keeps the list: where you applied, when, and what came of it.
Indiana unemployment phone number
Call 1-800-891-6499 (unemployment benefits questions (claims)), 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern, Monday to Friday. Every line and what it is for.
Where this comes from
Everything on this page was read on the agency's own website, and each part links the page it came from and the day we read it. Rules and amounts change, so check that page before you rely on a figure. Jobareer is not part of any state agency and cannot see or change your claim.
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