Unemployment Claim After Summer Job Forum

[Anonymous User]

My guess is that the answer is "no" for some reason, but I was wondering if anyone here had specific knowledge whether or not a student could file for and collect unemployment after finishing up temporary summer work? Thoughts?

[seespotrun]

Nope. Aside from the ethical issue of collecting unemployment while presumably enrolled in school full-time, I believe there's a minimum number of months that one has to be employed to qualify for unemployment. This minimum number is certainly larger than a summer's worth of employment. Google it?

[deathviaboredom]

I believe one has to have worked for a year.

[bilbobaggins]

Definitely not, because you cannot collect unemployment if you're a full time student on loans. That and the minimum time worked.

Edit: It will vary by state, but in CA, this is the deal.

[chicagolaw2013]

Bilbo's right about state variance.

90 days is the required "length of stay" in IL, but if you are receiving loans at any time during the calendar year (if I understand it correctly) you are disallowed from collecting unemployment.