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Indiana Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Unemployment insurance benefits in Indiana assist unemployed workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. This safety net helps to maintain economic stability as Indiana residents search for new work.
Under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act of 1939, employers pay taxes that cover the costs of administering unemployment compensation, plus other employment service programs at the state and federal levels. No employee wages are withheld to help cover the costs of unemployment insurance benefits or any additional unemployment-related state services.
Indiana Unemployment Services
Website | in.gov/dwd/indiana-unemployment |
Private Website | Indiana Unemployment |
Phone | 800-891-6499 |
AskUIContactCenter@dwd.in.gov | |
Apply Online | File a Claim |
Weekly Certification | File a Weekly Claim |
Appeal a Denial | Request a Hearing |
Find a Local Office | Career Center Locations |
Report Fraud | Benefits Fraud |
Coronavirus Updates | COVID-19 Assistance |
How To Qualify for Indiana Unemployment Benefits
In Indiana, claimants must show the following to qualify for UI benefits:
The claimant must have earned sufficient previous income during the base period for review. The eligibility amount is determined by Indiana guidelines and is specific to the type of work performed.
- The claimant must have lost employment through no fault of his or her own.
- The claimant must be physically and mentally able and available to accept suitable work if and when it is offered.
- The claimant must be able to show that he or she is actively seeking a new, full-time job.
Keep in mind that individual determinations are made on a case-by-case basis, determined by the documentation submitted. If you aren’t positive that you meet all eligibility criteria, your best course of action is to apply and find out for sure.
Benefit Payments and Duration
Base Period | First 4 of the last 5 completed quarters |
Alt Base Period | Last 4 completed quarters |
Duration of Benefits | Weekly Payment | Maximum Benefits Amount (1 year) | |
Min | Max | ||
26 weeks | $37 | $390 | $10,140 |
How To Apply for Indiana Unemployment Benefits
It’s fast and easy to submit your initial claim for unemployment assistance through Uplink CSS, Indiana’s online system for unemployment insurance claims. It’s a good idea to watch the online tutorial the state provides before you submit your claim, which may help prevent errors that could delay your receiving your benefit payment.
If you do not have access to the Internet, you also may contact your nearest full-service WorkOne Career Center so that someone can assist you with submitting your claim. You can also apply online using a WorkOne computer station if you visit during normal business hours.
Managing Your Unemployment Benefits
For each week that you expect to receive unemployment assistance, you must document that you remain eligible to receive UI benefits. You will be asked to do so through Indiana’s Uplink filing system, using the same account you created when you submitted your initial claim.
When you submit your weekly certification, you will be asked a series of questions designed to determine your continued eligibility. For example, you will be asked to report your job-search activities for the previous week, along with any wages you earned and any job offers you received. It’s important to file your certification each week. Failure to do so could mean a delay in receiving your unemployment compensation.
Filing an Appeal
Once your initial claim is submitted, you will receive a formal determination of eligibility, which will appear as a message on the homepage of your Uplink account. If you disagree with this decision, you have the option to request an appeal, as does your employer. Your appeal will be heard by an Administrative Law Judge.
To request an appeal, you should complete a written statement that includes your name, your Social Security number, your mailing address and phone number, and a full description of why you believe the decision regarding your claim is in error.
You should submit your request for appeal within 10 days of the final date listed on your determination of eligibility. Be sure to keep a copy for your records.
Submit your request in any of the following ways:
Fax: 317-233-6888
Mail:
Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Attn: Appeals Division
10 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Deliver in person:
Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Attn: Appeals Division
10 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Reporting Fraud
Fraudulently collecting unemployment benefits by providing misinformation, not reporting earnings, or using someone else’s identity is a serious crime. Unemployment fraud wastes taxpayer dollars and potentially keeps needed financial assistance away from those who may be most in need.
Indiana’s Department of Workforce Development aggressively pursues any reported acts of fraud committed against its unemployment insurance benefits program. In addition, the department works collaboratively with other state agencies to check employment and unreported earnings.
If you believe someone is committing unemployment insurance fraud, the state of Indiana asks that you file a report as soon as possible that includes as much information as you can provide.
Indiana Unemployment Office Locations
Unemployment Office – Anderson | 140 E. 53rd Street Anderson, IN 46013 |
765-642-4981 |
Unemployment Office – Steuben County | 907 S. Wayne Street Ste 200 Angola, IN 46703 |
260-624-2004 |
Unemployment Office – DeKalb County | 936 W 15th Street Suite 100 Auburn, IN 46706-2031 |
260-925-0124 |
Unemployment Office – Bedford | 2405 Mitchell Road Bedford, IN 47421-3861 |
812-279-4400 |
Unemployment Office – Bloomington | 1531 S Curry Pike Suite 200 Bloomington, IN 47403 |
812-331-6000 |
Unemployment Office – Wells County | 360 N Main Street Suite B Bluffton, IN 46714 |
260-824-0855 |
Brazil Unemployment Office | 921 W National Avenue Brazil, IN 47834 |
812-448-2636 |
Clinton Unemployment Office | 306 South Main Street Clinton, IN 47842 |
765-832-3523 |
Unemployment Office – Whitley County | 480 W Plaza Drive Columbia City, IN 46725 |
260-248-8611 |
Unemployment Office – Columbus | 4555 Central Avenue Suite 1300 Columbus, IN 47203 |
812-376-3351 |
Fayette County Unemployment Office | 715 W. 21st Street Connersville, IN 47331 |
765-825-8581 |
Corydon Unemployment Office | 101 West Highway 62 orydon, IN 47112 |
812-620-6892 |
Crawfordsville Unemployment Office | 2985 Industrial Blvd Crawfordsville, IN 47933 |
765-362-3790 |
Unemployment Office – Adams County | 313 W Jefferson Street #303 Decatur, IN 46733 |
260-724-4963 |
Elkhart County Unemployment Office | 430 Waterfall Drive Elkhart, IN 46516-3696 |
574-295-0105 |
English Unemployment Office | 743 E. State Rd. 64 Government Annex Center English, IN 47118 |
812-620-6892 |
Unemployment Office – Evansville | 4600 Washington Ave Washington Plaza Suite 113 Evansville, IN 47714 |
812-424-4473 |
Unemployment Office – Allen County | 201 East Rudisill Blvd #102 Fort Wayne, IN 46806-1756 |
260-745-3555 |
Franklin Unemployment Office | 97 Umbarger Lane Franklin, IN 46131-1665 |
317-736-5531 |
Gary – Unemployment Office | 504 Broadway 4th Floor Gary, IN 46402 |
219-981-4100 |
Greencastle Unemployment Office | 1007 Mill Pond Lane Suite A Greencastle, IN 46135 |
765-653-2421 |
Greenfield Unemployment Office | 836 South State Street Greenfield, IN 46140 |
317-462-7711 |
Unemployment Office – Greensburg | 422 E Central Ave Greensburg, IN 47240 |
812-663-8597 |
Hammond Unemployment Office | 200 Russell Street Hammond, IN 46320 |
219-933-8332 |
Unemployment Office – Huntington County | 2201 N. Jefferson Street Huntington, IN 46750 |
260-356-2858 |
Unemployment Office Indianapolis | 4410 N Shadeland Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46226 |
317-798-0335 |
Jasper Unemployment Office | 850 College Avenue Jasper, IN 47546 |
812-634-1599 |
Jeffersonville Unemployment Office | 501 E. Court Ave Room #316 Jeffersonville, IN 47130 |
812-620-6780 |
Unemployment Office – Noble County | 1607 Dowling Street Suite B3 Impact Institute Kendallville, IN 46755 |
260-599-1000 |
Knox Unemployment Office | 1913 S Heaton Suite B Knox, IN 46534 |
574-772-6882 |
Unemployment Office – Kokomo | 700 East Firmin St Suite 150 Kokomo, IN 46902 |
765-450-3019 |
Unemployment Office – Lafayette | 820 Park East Blvd Lafayette, IN 47905 |
765-474-5411 |
Unemployment Office – LaGrange County | 848 North Detroit Street Lagrange, IN 46761 |
260-499-4835 |
LaPorte Unemployment Office | 300 Legacy Plaza West Laporte, IN 46350-5276 |
219-362-2175 |
Unemployment Office – Lawrenceburg | 500 Industrial Drive #1305 Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 |
812-537-1117 |
Unemployment Office Boone County | 358 N. Mount Zion Rd. Lebanon, IN 46050 |
765-482-0160 |
Unemployment Office – Linton | 1600 A Street NE Suite 4 Linton, IN 47441-0069 |
812-847-4479 |
Logansport Unemployment Office | 1 Ivy Tech Way Suite B Logansport, IN 46947 |
574-722-6652 |
Unemployment Office Martin County | 504 Park St. Loogootee, IN 47553 |
812-295-2722 |
Unemployment Of ice – Madison |
100 E Second St. Suite F Madison, IN 47250-1078 |
812-265-3734 |
Unemployment Office – Grant County | 850 N. Miller Avenue Marion, IN 46952 |
765-668-8911 |
Michigan City Unemployment Office | 301 E 8th Street Suite 120 Michigan City, IN 46360 |
219-809-0575 |
Monticello Unemployment Office | 1017 O’Conner Blvd Monticello, IN 47960 |
574-583-4128 |
Morocco Unemployment Office | 4117 South 240 West Morocco, IN 47963 |
219-285-6805 |
Unemployment Office – Muncie | 3301 W. Purdue Avenue Muncie, IN 47304 |
765-289-1861 |
Unemployment Office Brown County | 246 East Main Street Nashville, IN 47448 |
812-988-6968 |
Unemployment Office New Albany | 2125 State St Suite 16 New Albany, IN 47150 |
812-948-6102 |
Henry County Unemployment Office | 376 South 15th Street New Castle, IN 47362-4206 |
765-529-3010 |
Unemployment Office Affiliate Noblesville | 300 N. 17th Street Noblesville, IN 46060 |
317-841-8194 |
Unemployment Office – North Vernon | 1200 West O & M Avenue North Vernon, IN 47265 |
812-346-6030 |
Unemployment Office Orange County | 1075 North Sandy Hook Rd #C Paoli, IN 47454 |
812-723-2359 |
Peru Unemployment Office | 685 E Main Street Peru, IN 46970 |
765-472-3562 |
Plainfield Unemployment Office | 995 Andico Rd. Plainfield, IN 46168 |
317-838-9335 |
Plymouth – Unemployment Office | 2701 N. Michigan Suite 103 Plymouth, IN 46563 |
574-936-8919 |
Portage Unemployment Office | 1575 Adler Circle Suite A Portage, IN 46368 |
219-762-6592 |
Unemployment Office – Princeton | 2429 S. Crabtree Princeton, IN 47670 |
812-386-7983 |
Rensselaer Unemployment Office | 105 Drexel Parkway Suite 1 Rensselaer, IN 47978 |
219-866-4330 |
Rochester Unemployment Office | 927 Main Street Rochester, IN 46975 |
574-223-8542 |
Rockville Unemployment Office | 517 North Lincoln Road Rockville, IN 47872 |
765-569-2021 |
Salem Unemployment Office | St. Vincent Hospital Lower Level, 911 N. Shelby St. Salem, IN 47167 |
812-620-6780 |
Unemployment Office – Scottsburg | 821 S. Lake Rd. S. Room 331 Scottsburg, IN 47170 |
812-620-6780 |
Unemployment Office – Seymour | 323 Dupont Drive PO Box 1003 Seymour, IN 47274 |
812-522-9074 |
Unemployment Office – Shelbyville | 2177 Intelliplex Drive Suite 112 Shelbyville, IN 46176 |
317-392-3251 |
St. Joseph County Unemployment Office | 851 Marietta Street South Bend, IN 46601-3253 |
574-237-9675 |
Unemployment Office Owen County | 205 East Morgan Street Suite B Spencer, IN 47460 |
812-829-6511 |
Sullivan Unemployment Office | 35 West Jackson Street Sullivan, IN 47882 |
812-268-3358 |
Unemployment Office – Perry County | 1034 31st Street PO Box 413 Tell City, IN 47586 |
812-548-4870 |
Unemployment Office Terre Haute | 30 North 8th Street Terre Haute, IN 47807 |
812-234-6602 |
Unemployment Office Vincennes | 2437 North 6th Street Vincennes, IN 47591 |
812-882-8770 |
Unemployment Office – Wabash County | 277 N. Thorne Street Room 107 Wabash, IN 46992 |
260-563-8421 |
Kosciusko County Unemployment Office | 715 South Buffalo Street Warsaw, IN 46580 |
574-269-3050 |
Unemployment Office Daviess County | 8 NE 21st St Washington, IN 47501 |
812-254-7734 |
Warren County Learning Center | 26 East 2nd Street Williamsport, IN 47993 |
765-764-1880 |
Winamac Unemployment Office | 123 N Market Street Suite 2 Winamac, IN 46996 |
574-946-6300 |