To receive unemployment benefits in this state, you have to be an active job seeker. To prove that, you have to register with a Department of Employment-sponsored web site. Fortunately it's not completely insane; it remembers a lot of the details of your work history from your unemployment claim.
You also have to select one or more job titles. For each title, you choose each of a list of skills for which you either have experience or training. I had six diverse titles and between 15 and 20 skills for each. After that, it gives you a list of matching job opportunities. I pressed the button and held my breath.
Remember that I've spent most of the last year managing a small, technical staff of subject matter experts.
There was one result -- for a senior Cold Fusion web developer position. No wonder my previous employer let me go. I'm apparently unemployable.
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Just remember, the actual purpose of state unemployment insurance is to buffer the economy from the effects of layoffs. In other words, to make sure you keep spending money. I suspect this is why a minimum wage earner, despite contributing to the UI fund for many years, will still receive a reduced benefit -- it's all about the value of your spending power to the state's economy.
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