Kansas Unemployment
What you need to know to claim unemployment benefits in Kansas, read on the agency's own website. The agency is Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL).
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Unemployment Contact Center, toll-free
How to file for unemployment in Kansas
Apply online through the Claimant Self Service Portal at KansasUI.gov, as soon as you become unemployed but only after your last day of work is over. Your claim starts the week you file, not the week you became unemployed.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
After you apply: claiming each week
File a weekly certification every week online, starting on the first Sunday after you apply. The week runs Sunday through Saturday; filing earlier in the week can help you get paid faster. If you do not file within 14 days your claim becomes inactive and you must apply again.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
How much unemployment pays in Kansas, and for how long
The most you can get is $663 a week and the least is $165.
These are the amounts for the benefit year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. Your weekly and maximum benefit amounts are worked out from the wages you earned in your base period.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
How many jobs you must apply for each week
Kansas asks for 3 job seeking activities a week. One must be an application or resume sent to a potential employer; the other two can be other job seeking activities.
Entered in the Claimant Self Service Portal.
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.
Kansas unemployment phone number
Call 1-800-292-6333 (unemployment Contact Center, toll-free), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Wednesday and Friday; 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Thursday. 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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