All claimants can certify for benefits anytime Sunday through Friday from 8am – 7pm. We will update this page if that changes.

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You will be prompted to answer the questions below to certify for benefits. Failure to accurately answer these questions may delay your payment.

NJ Department of Labor's online unemployment insurance claim status tool. Check the status of a New Jersey UI claim and download your 1099-G with a login.

You can file your unemployment claim online. If you do not meet the requirements, you must file your claim by telephone.

You must file your claim for the previous week on the last day of that week (Sunday) through the following Saturday. This is called the claim window. Any ...

The soonest you can file a claim is 17 days from the claim date, which falls on a Wednesday. To receive your benefits, you must certify for benefits each week ...

When can I expect my benefits to be paid? • After your initial claim, benefits should be paid the third week following your filing of the claim. For example ...

If you are eligible to receive unemployment, your weekly benefit rate (WBR) will be 60% of your average weekly earnings during the base period, up to a maximum ...

You must “certify” each week (or every 2 weeks if claiming by phone) in order to demonstrate that you are still unemployed. Certifying is essentially claiming ...