[header] How to calculate amount of unemployment in ohio [title] Meet the criteria for unemployment insurance. [step] There are a certain number of factors that determine whether or not you are eligible for unemployment compensation. If the following applies to you, then you are considered unemployed and are eligible for unemployment insurance and benefits. 
[substeps] You are totally or partially unemployed at the time you file for unemployment. If you performed no services and received no pay for the entire week before you filed, then you are totally unemployed.