New Jersey Unemployment
What you need to know to claim unemployment benefits in New Jersey, read on the agency's own website. The agency is Division of Unemployment Insurance (NJDOL).
the most a week, for up to 26 weeks
File a new claim, North New Jersey
How to file for unemployment in New Jersey
Apply online: get your information ready, create an account, then file a new claim with the online tools. After that you certify for benefits each week.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
After you apply: claiming each week
Certify for benefits each week you want to be paid, online, and only after the week has passed (weeks run Sunday to midnight Saturday). Your first certification is on a Wednesday, 17 days after your date of claim. Keep certifying even while a problem with your claim is being resolved or you are appealing a denial, or you will not be paid for those weeks.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
How much unemployment pays in New Jersey, and for how long
The most you can get is $905 a week. Benefits last up to 26 weeks.
Your weekly benefit rate is 60% of your average weekly wage in the base year, up to the 2026 maximum. Your maximum benefit amount is the number of weeks you worked in the base period (up to 26) times your weekly benefit rate. You may get dependency benefits if your rate is below the maximum.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
New Jersey unemployment phone number
Call 201-601-4100 (file a new claim, North New Jersey). 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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