Wisconsin Unemployment
What you need to know to claim unemployment benefits in Wisconsin, read on the agency's own website. The agency is Department of Workforce Development, Unemployment Insurance Division (DWD).
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Help Center: help with your claim or online services, or if you cannot go online (toll-free)
How to file for unemployment in Wisconsin
Apply online by logging on to the Claimant Portal at my.unemployment.wisconsin.gov (available 24 hours Monday to Friday, Sunday 9:00 a.m. to midnight, Saturday midnight to 3:00 p.m.). Some situations need a call to a claims specialist; the site tells you if so.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
After you apply: claiming each week
File a weekly claim for each week you want benefits, online at my.unemployment.wisconsin.gov. You have up to 14 days to file it. Sunday 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. is the busiest time; filing later in the day or Monday to Friday is suggested.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
How much unemployment pays in Wisconsin, and for how long
The most you can get is $370 a week.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
How many jobs you must apply for each week
Wisconsin asks for 4 work search actions a week. May be waived, for example if you expect to return to your employer within eight weeks (12 with the employer's verification), start with a new employer within four weeks, get work through a DWD-approved union's out of work list, or worked 32 or more hours that week.
Enter them on the Weekly Work Search Entry Form in the Claimant Portal during the week or when you file the weekly claim (or have them ready if filing by phone). Keep proof for one year; UI audits work searches.
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.
Wisconsin unemployment phone number
Call (844) 910-3661 (help Center: help with your claim or online services, or if you cannot go online (toll-free)), 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 8:00 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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