Use Official State Agency’s Web Site for Unemployment Benefits
~ Use of Fee-based Sites Could Jeopardize or Delay Benefits ~
ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) reminds all Minnesotans that the state’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) web site – http://www.uimn.org – is Minnesota’s official source to file applications for UI benefits or for any information about the program.
Services offered through the state are free, but some independent web sites, such as www.unemploymentbenefits.com or www.unemploymentadvisor.com may charge a fee to link to Minnesota’s UI web site, or provide unemployment benefit information or assistance that could be false or misleading. These sites may look official, but they are not authorized or approved by the State of Minnesota. Use of these web sites could jeopardize or delay benefits.
"The official state unemployment insurance site is the only web site that Minnesotans should use for unemployment benefits," said DEED Commissioner Dan McElroy. "People should guard against web sites that seem to be applications for benefits, when, in fact, they are not."
Apply for unemployment benefits at http://www.uimn.org The online system is available from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Central Time), Monday through Friday. The UI customer service representatives may be reached 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at
- Twin Cities area: 651-296-3644
- Greater Minnesota: 1-877-898-9090
- Individuals may reach the TYY – Teletypewriter for the deaf and hard of hearing at 1-866-814-1252.
Upon request, the information in this news release is available in an alternative format
such as braille, large print, audiotape, or computer disk.
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