Minnesota Unemployment
What you need to know to claim unemployment benefits in Minnesota, read on the agency's own website. The agency is Unemployment Insurance Minnesota (UI Minnesota).
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How to file for unemployment in Minnesota
Apply online or by phone using the Applicant Self-Service System, in the same week you become unemployed or your hours are greatly reduced. Online applications are open Sunday to Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
After you apply: claiming each week
Submit a payment request every week, always for a previous week (Sunday through Saturday), online (Sunday to Friday, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.) or by phone on the schedule given for your Social Security number. Keep requesting even while your eligibility is being reviewed.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
How much unemployment pays in Minnesota, and for how long
The most you can get is $948 a week.
Your weekly benefit amount is about 50 percent of your average weekly wage, up to the state maximum. Your Determination of Benefit Account shows your weekly amount and the total available.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
Minnesota unemployment phone number
Call 1-877-898-9090 (customer service, Greater Minnesota), 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, except holidays. 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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