• Your social security number
• Your most recent 30-day employer’s name, address, phone number and dates of employment
• Your Alien Registration Number, if you are not a US Citizen
• Your DD214, if you are ex-military
• Your Standard Form 8 or Standard Form 50, if you are a former federal employee
• Severance pay information (only applicable if you did or will receive severance pay)
• Pension

Please note that confidential unemployment compensation information may be requested and utilized for other governmental purposes, including, but not limited to, verification of eligibility under other government programs. This notice is required by 20 C.F.R. § 603.11 – How do States notify claimants and employers about the uses of their information?

• Start Your Unemployment Compensation Process 
• Claimant's Rights and Responsibilities Handbook (English, Spanish, Amharic, French, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese)
• Frequently Ask Questions (FAQ's) for Employers

Federal Government Shutdown Documents:

• Federal Government Post-Shutdown FAQs
• Federal Government Shutdown – Repayment Information FAQs
• Federal Government Post-Shutdown FAQ's Spanish
• Federal Government Shutdown- Repayment Information FAQ's Spanish

For information regarding the next steps after filing an initial unemployment claim, read the Unemployment Insurance What’s Next  

For detailed instructions regarding how to certify for weekly unemployment benefits, read the Instructions for Completing the Continued Claim Form (English or Spanish)

For detailed information regarding our Identify Verification and Authentication Program, read the UI Identity Verification and Authentication Program FAQ’s

For detailed information regarding work search requirements and how to comply, read the Work Search FAQs