That means that the cost of a stamp to mail a standard letter will decrease from 49 cents to 47 cents this Sunday. The price of sending a postcard will also drop by a penny, to 34 cents, while international mail will go down by a nickel, to $1.15 per letter instead of the current $1.20.
Most states offer 26 weeks of unemployment insurance compensation. However, at the time of publication, unemployed individuals can qualify for a maximum of 73 weeks of benefits with Emergency Unemployment Compensation from the federal government, depending on the unemployment rate in the state of residence.
You request payment every two weeks through MyUI Claimant or by phone. Sometimes, we call that filing a continued claim. How to File a Claim: Clicking on this button takes you to where you can sign up (file a claim) for unemployment benefits. You can sign up for unemployment benefits on our Website.