Unemployment office jammed? Here’s how to file for benefits.
Recently laid off?
So many Americans are joining the ranks of the unemployed that they’re clogging the unemployment lines. Literally.
The lines in front of unemployment offices are long. Their telephone lines are jammed. It’s so bad in some places that officials suspect that only half the calls are getting through.
Next time you’re contending with clogged phone lines or long waits at the unemployment office, here’s how to speed your inquiries and get through the benefits-claims process, state unemployment officials say:
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