Unemployment insurance replaces part of your income temporarily if you lose your job through no fault of your own and are looking for work, have a definite recall within six weeks, or are in an approved training program. Employers fund it, so nothing is deducted from your pay. Separating service members file using military records instead of civilian pay stubs.
File online through the Georgia Department of Labor MyUI Claimant Portal, or in person at any GDOL Career Center. New users create an account first. File as soon as you separate, because claims start the day you file and are not backdated.
Your Social Security number, an unexpired government photo ID, employer names, addresses and dates for the last 18 months, your bank account and routing numbers, and for recent military service your most recent DD214, orders to report or release, Leave and Earnings Statement, or W-2. Federal employment in the last two years also needs an SF-50 or SF-8 and pay stubs.
