North Dakota Unemployment
What you need to know to claim unemployment benefits in North Dakota, read on the agency's own website. The agency is Job Service North Dakota (Job Service).
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Questions about unemployment benefits
How to file for unemployment in North Dakota
File online with Job Service North Dakota's UI Internet Claims Entry (UI ICE), or by phone through the automated telephone system at (701) 328-4995. File in the week you become unemployed; claims cannot be backdated. Identity verification through ID.me is required first. Claims Center staff are available Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
After you apply: claiming each week
Certify each week you want to be paid, online in UI ICE under "My To Do List" or by phone at 701-328-4995, using your PIN. A claim week runs Sunday through Saturday midnight; certify any time after it ends, and within two weeks of starting your claim or of the last week you certified. The first eligible week is an unpaid waiting week, but you must still certify it. Stop certifying for more than two weeks in a row and your claim becomes inactive.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
How much unemployment pays in North Dakota, and for how long
Benefits last up to 26 weeks.
Your approximate weekly benefit amount is the total of your highest two and one-half quarters of base period earnings divided by 65. The number of weeks ranges from 12 to 26, worked out by dividing your total base period wages by your highest quarter. The maximum and minimum amounts are set by law and can change each July.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
North Dakota unemployment phone number
Call (701) 328-4995 (questions about unemployment benefits). 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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