[header] How to handle a meeting with unemployment [title] Confirm your eligibility. [step] Just because you lost your job through no fault of your own, that doesn't necessarily mean you're eligible for unemployment benefits. Your state's unemployment office website will have tools for you to determine if you're eligible. 
[substeps] Generally, your eligibility is determined based on the reason you were fired and the amount of money you made during your " base period. " each state has its own minimum amount of money that you must have made over a specific length of time during that base period, typically 20 weeks.