If you are referring to the "early retirement" meaning Social Security, you can receive SS's benefits at the same time as your unemployment, as they are separate programs. Advisability as to the timing of when to begin drawing SS is a personal decision based on your economics.
If you are eligible for social security retirement (and I think for your age group the eligible age is 65), go ahead and apply for it while you apply for unemployment at the same time. The unemployment will come in first, and receipt of it shouldn't affect your retirement benefits. You can earn as much as you want outside of retirement.
How do I file for my retirement benefits?
Although getting your hours cut might hurt your pocket, that doesn't qualify you for unemployment benefits.
At your local state's unemployment office.
Yes, you can go to labor.idaho.gov to apply for those benefits.
apply for welfare
Yes you can however this process will require you to re-apply for the unemployment benefits in New York. Your MN unemployment benefits will cease when you move and will not transfer.
You will need to apply for unemployment in the state that you were employed.
No. They are independent and separate programs.
The unemployment is paid by the "liable sstate", California in this case, presuming you qualified for their benefits. However, you can apply for the benefit through Ohio, as they will assist you in getting it from California.
Typically, unemployment benefits only apply to those who have been working full time and they're employer has been paying for their unemployment. I've never heard of someone getting unemployment benefits after only working part time for a short period of time. I'm sorry to break the bad news.
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