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No. No. No. Unemployment is only for salaried (waged) people.

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No. The business owner does not pay into the unemployment insurance fund and thus is ineligible to collect after selling the business.

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If you quit, no way. If they fired you or laid you off, maybe. When you quit a job you usually give up everything.

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Q: If you own a business and sell it can you collect unemployment?
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