Can you collect unemployment and be a part time student?

Answer 1

Here is a Web site in the Related Link below that will help you to understand how the U.S. federal government views the complex issues of who is "employed," who is "unemployed," and who is "not in the work force."

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Unemployment benefits are administered through the states. Here is a link in

the Related Link below to the benefits programs in the various states.

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The main qualifications for obtaining unemployment benefits, after you have the necessary work history, etc., is that you are willing, able, and constantly seeking full time work, which may be possible, depending on the terms of your part time student load.

Answer 2

Depending on which state you work in, you must qualify regarding time, earnings, reason for leaving the job, etc. as any other claimant. Especially as a student, however, you must also be ready, willing, and able to seek and immediately go to work full time under the state's conditions, which is normally difficult for a student to do.