You can claim temporary income if you lose your job through no fault of your own. It replaces part of your lost wages while you look for work and is not meant to be a permanent source of income. The Employment Development Department publishes a calculator you can use to estimate your weekly amount.
File online through the Employment Development Department unemployment insurance portal, by phone at 800-300-5616 Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time, or by downloading the paper application and faxing it to 866-215-9159 or mailing it to EDD, P.O. Box 989738, West Sacramento CA 95798-9738.
Your name, date of birth, address, Social Security number, photo ID and a second identity document; employer information for the last 18 months including company name, supervisor, address, phone number, last date worked, reason you are no longer working and weekly gross earnings; your DD214 Member Copy 4 if you served in the last 18 months; and Standard Form 8 if you were a federal employee in the last 18 months.
