Sources & Method
LayoffNow describes how unemployment insurance commonly works across US states. We do not invent state-specific numbers, deadlines, or statutes. Every page links to the federal resources below, plus your state's official agency.
What We Verify vs. What Varies
The process of filing, certifying, and appealing is similar across states, and that is what our articles describe. The exact dollar amounts, week counts, and deadlines are set by each state and change over time, so we deliberately do not state specific numbers as fact — we point you to the source that has the current number.
Federal Sources We Cite on Every Page
- CareerOneStop (U.S. Dept. of Labor) — official directory to find your state's unemployment office: https://www.careeronestop.org/LocalHelp/UnemploymentBenefits/find-unemployment-benefits.aspx
- U.S. Department of Labor — federal unemployment insurance overview: https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/unemployment-insurance
State Agency Links
Each state page also links to that state's unemployment agency by name. These links are compiled from general public knowledge of state agency naming and domains, not from a live crawl of each site, so a small number may be out of date if an agency has since redesigned its site. If a link on this site is broken or outdated, please report it on our contact page and we will fix it — or use the CareerOneStop finder above, which is always current.
What We Will Not Do
- We do not state a specific dollar amount, week count, or deadline as fact for any state.
- We do not treat blog posts, forums, or other unofficial sites as a source for procedural claims.
- We do not fill a gap with a guess when we are not confident in the answer.
Tell us through our contact page and we will correct it.