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Alabama Unemployment Insurance
undefined Alabama Unemployment Insurance?
undefined Alabama Unemployment Insurance?
To be eligible for this benefit program, you must a resident of Alabama and meet all of the following:
- Unemployed, and
- Worked in Alabama during the past 12 months (this period may be longer in some cases), and
- Earned a minimum amount of wages determined by Alabama guidelines, and
- Actively seeking work each week you are collecting benefits.
You can file your claim from any touch-tone telephone by calling
the Initial Claims Line (toll free) at:
1-866-234-5382
Your call will be answered by an electronic Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system, which will ask you some initial questions.
For more information, please visit the Alabama Department of Labor website.
1-866-234-5382
