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How Do I Apply for Unemployment Benefits with the New Hampshire Employment Security?

The New Hampshire Employment Security is a federally funded state agency. Originally founded in 1933, the State Employment Service was created under the name "the National Reemployment Service." The New Hampshire Employment Security (NHES) has 13 offices across the state to provide services to both job seekers and employers. If you need to apply for unemployment benefits with the New Hampshire Employment Security, follow the steps outlined below.

Note to apply for unemployment benefits, you will need to provide the following information:

  • Social Security Number

  • Home address

  • Mailing address

  • Telephone number

  • Email

  • Alien Registration Number (for non-U.S. citizens)

  • Amount of holiday, sick, separation, or retirement pay you will receive (or have received)

  • Military Form DD-214, member four copy (if you were in the military within the last year)

  • Form SF-8 (if you worked for the Federal government within the last year)

  • Information about each employer from the past 18 months

You will also need to provide the following information for every employer you had within the past 18 months:

  • Name of the employer

  • Complete address of the employer, including zip code

  • Payroll address if it's different than the other address provided

  • Employer's telephone number, including the area code

  • Start and end date of employment (month, date, and year)

  • Number of hours worked and pay rate if you worked the week that you're applying for Unemployment Benefits (including Sunday)

  • The reason why you're no longer an employee with that employer

Apply for Unemployment Benefits Online

  1. Go to https://www.nhes.nh.gov/services/claimants/file.htm

  2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on 'register and file your initial claim application online.'

  3. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and select 'Create New Account.'

  4. Read the terms and conditions and select 'I agree.'

  5. Follow the prompted steps to create an account and file a claim.

  6. You will receive an email confirming that your account has been created and a claim has been filed.

Call Into The New Hampshire Employment Security Customer Support Team

If you're having difficulties with the online application process, you can call into the New Hampshire Employment Security customer support team. The customer support agent will either walk you through troubleshooting steps for the online application or complete your application online. If they complete the application for you, ask them to send you a confirmation email. Keep the customer service agent on the line until you receive the email and have a chance to review its details.

Apply for Unemployment Benefits in Person

You can also apply for unemployment benefits in person. Find the closest office for New Hampshire Employment Security and visit during office hours. To find the nearest office and its hours:

  1. Go to https://www.nhes.nh.gov/

  2. On the left side menu, select 'Office Locations.'

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