You can claim temporary financial assistance if you lose your job through no fault of your own. You must have earned West Virginia wages during the previous 12 to 18 months, have earned at least the minimum amount the state requires, and be able and available for work each week you claim.
File online through the WorkForce West Virginia unemployment benefits application, at your nearest WorkForce West Virginia office, or by calling 800-252-5627.
Your Social Security number, home and mailing address, phone number and email, a government issued photo ID, your bank name, account and routing number for direct deposit, your Alien Registration Card if you are not a U.S. citizen, Standard Form 8 and Standard Form 50 if you worked for the federal government in the past 18 months, your DD214 if you separated from the U.S. Armed Forces in the past 18 months, and for each employer their name, mailing address, phone and fax, your first and last day worked, gross earnings for your last week, the reason you left, any recall date, and pension or severance details.
