• File Online
This online application allows you to file for unemployment benefits via the Internet. You will be asked for input to support your claim. The process could take up to 45 minutes depending on your connection speed and the accuracy of the your current information in our system.

• File By Telephone
You can file for unemployment benefits by phone from anywhere in Michigan or North America. The state's unemployment insurance program has a special toll-free telephone number for filing a new claim or reopening an established claim: 866-500-0017, TTY 866-366-0004

• Inquire About Your Claim by Phone
If you have filed a claim, you can check the status or resolve problems by touch tone phone.

Weekdays 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Call 866-500-0017.
TTY: 866-366-0004.

• Problem Resolution Offices - Need Help?
The UIA's six permanent Problem Resolution Offices (PROs) and two temporary PROs resolve customer problems and provide access to automated resources. PROs provide telephones and computers for customers who may not have access to a computer or telephone to file their claim. They also provide in-person help for problems with claims. PROs are open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. (temporary extended hours) Eastern time weekdays, except state holidays.

• Using MARVIN to Inquire About Your Claim

• All about MARVIN

• Fact Sheet 36WR, Claiming Unemployment Benefits in Michigan (Spanish) 

• The Many Ways to Contact UIA 

• Fact Sheet 36WR, Claiming Unemployment Benefits (Arabic) 

• Online Claim Filing Kit 

• Interactive Wage Record Calculator

• Frequently Asked Questions

• Fact Sheet 36WR, Claiming Unemployment Benefits in Michigan 

• Fact Sheet 112, Unemployment Benefit Information 

• Click here for information about programs you and your family may qualify for during these hard economic times