In most states you cannot collect unemployment if you were self-employed. It is advised one check for specific unemployment laws within their state.
Yes
Unemployment is reserved for people who lost their employment through no fault of their own, so yes. However, you do need to qualify for unemployment based on your employment history. When you apply for benefits they will advise you if you do qualify based on your wages in the base period that they are using.
Not in most countries, no
information on closed business
Yes you could draw unemployment this happened to one of my family members.
If your a whale.
Closed for Business was created on 1997-10-06.
Technically the day after Thanksgiving is not a federal holiday, so in some situations unemployment offices may be open the day after Thanksgiving. The bottom line is, this will vary from state to state, as unemployment is a state administrated benefit regulated by the states individually. I can say that in Washington state, however, they are closed. Many other states will likely be closed after Thanksgiving either as an added bonus for their employees, or as a cost-cutting measure. To get a definite answer for your particular state I would suggest searching your state's website, but it is likely they will be closed.
If you are unemployed, through no fault of your own, such as weather, then you can definitely claim your unemployment benefits.
You can say "We are closed" to indicate that the business or establishment is no longer open for business.
Unfortunately not!
Its closed for business
This happened to me a couple of months ago. All I said was that I worked there until it closed. No one ever questioned me on it. Good luck.