Yes, if you were fired or laid off you can collect unemployment & it doesn't matter if you're drawing Social Security.
Yes. Neither interferes with the other.
No. What counts is what you earned, and that does not include government benefit programs, which is what unemployment compensation is. See Related Link below.
Yes.
Yes. They are mutually exclusive.
According to the Social Security Administration, each state makes its own rules with regard to paying unemployment compensation to laid-off Social Security recipients. In most cases, the answer is yes, you are eligible to receive unemployment benefits while drawing Social Security, but your benefits may be reduced or offset by a portion of your Social Security check.Receipt of any type of Social Security benefit must be reported to your state's Department of Labor Unemployment Compensation Service at the time you apply for unemployment compensation.Contact your local unemployment office for more specific information.
Yes
Yes you can. There is no reduction in your unemployment benefits if you are also drawing Social Security. Like all other claiments for unemployment, you have to be actively seeking work, etc. to qualify for Unemployment. The two systems do not conflict. See the Related Link below for more details.
Yes.
Yes, but drawing Social Security by itself does not mean you have to accept partial unemployment instead of full benefits.
No unemployment payments will be made on State and banking holidays.
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.