If you lose your job through no fault of your own and are willing and able to work then you could be eligible for PA unemployment benefits. It's possible to obtain both of these at an unemployment office and online.

PA Unemployment Eligibility Requirements

There are three main areas to determine if you're eligible for PA unemployment benefits:

• you must have earned enough money in order to cover PA UC law;

• you must be out of work through no fault of your own;

• and you must be willing to work.

Filing for PA Unemployment Benefits

When you visit the PA Unemployment office or visit the PA Unemployment website at pacareerlink.state.pa.us to file your claim there are a number of tips you can follow in order to file for benefits more easily:

• make sure you have have all the names, addresses and dates of your last employers;

• and that you have proof that the reason you're unemployed isn't in anyway your fault.

The PA Unemployment Extension 2010

Due to the fact that over the last few years unemployment levels have risen, so the amount of time on benefits has increased to reflect this. The extension is started if while receiving benefits after three weeks the unemployment rate is over a predetermined level.

In order to qualify for this form of PA unemployment financing you need:

• to be unemployed, either partially or fully;

• your complete income throughout the base year of your latest claim to be a minimum of 1.5 times the income that you received while earning the largest amount;

• to have run out of regular state unemployment financing;

• and to no longer be eligible for Emergency Unemployment Compensation.

If you're a long term unemployed worker who got 26 weeks of regular state unemployment benefits then you're entitled to 13 weeks. If you received only 16 weeks then you can get an extension of eight weeks. The program is stopped once the unemployment rate drops below a predetermined level. For the next to begin again a period of 14 days must pass.

PA Unemployment Benefits Online

If you need extra help or guidance concerning unemployment compensation that it's possible to obtain this online at www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us. Here you can get information on the PA Unemployment insurance you're entitled to. As well as FAQs, you can read up on questions and concerns put forward by members of the public as well as the solutions to these problems. It's also possible to file for your unemployment benefits online. Simply visit pacareerlink.state.pa.us for more details.

Becoming unemployed can be mentally as well as financially stressful. This is where PA Unemployment can assist. Not only does it provide you with the unemployment benefits you're entitled to apply for but also the support and guidance you need to get back into work. You can visit an employment office or simply go online at www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us.