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Overview - Unemployment Insurance
Starting and Managing Your UI ClaimUnemployment Insurance (UI) is a nationwide program created to provide partial wage replacement to unemployed workers while they conduct an active search for new work. Unemployment Insurance (UI) is a federal-state program, based on federal law, but executed through state law. Employers finance the UI program by tax contributions. In California, the EDD administers the UI program according to guidelines established by the UI Code and the California Code of Regulations, Title 22.
The UI program benefits the individual and the local community. Payments made directly to the individual ensure that at least some of life's necessities such as food, shelter, and clothing can be met while looking for work. For the most part, UI benefits are spent in the local community, which helps sustain the economic well-being of local businesses.
For more information about the Unemployment Insurance Program, please review our Fact Sheet, Unemployment Insurance Program and our Frequently Asked Questions.
News
- Extra 20 weeks of FED-ED UI benefits now available
- EDD Extends Service Hours For Unemployed Californians
- EDD Continues Expanding Services For Unemployed Workers By Extending Hours At Its Workforce Services Offices
- The EDD is now hiring for the Unemployment Insurance and Workforce Services programs
- Federal stimulus funds will help many unemployed California workers prepare for new jobs
- EDD aggressively addressing high demand for unemployment services with new initiatives for out-of-work Californians
- Starting and Managing Your UI Claim
- $25 Stimulus Payment added to Unemployment Benefits Now Available
- Unemployment Insurance Checks and the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund
- Tips and FAQs about filing for Unemployment Insurance benefits
- Federal Extended Unemployment Insurance Benefits Available
- Form 1099G - Income Tax Information for Benefit Recipients
- California Acts Quickly to Provide Extended Unemployment Benefits to Workers Who Cannot Find Jobs
- Workers and Employers Affected by Fire Disasters Now Eligible for Special Unemployment Benefits and Tax Extensions
- Federal Disaster Declared due to Wildfires
- Waiting period waived for individuals unemployed due to wildfires in Southern California
- Information for those hit hard in the economic slowdown