NOTE: You will need your myAlaska login and password in order to file.
If you no longer remember your myAlaska password,
please reset it before beginning application.
Here is the number to the myAlaska help desk: (866) 377-0126.
It is located on the "HELP" tab of myAlaska.
Affected by COVID-19? Click on the COVID-19 programs link below for information on each of the federal programs.
FEDERAL UI PROGRAMS STATUS: On Dec. 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Continued Assistance Act which expanded the CARES Act unemployment benefit programs. At this time programming is still being done to implement the new changes to the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation program, the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program and the Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation program. We will update resources as we are able to. Please continue to file for weeks of unemployment and follow any instructions you receive in the mail.
The additional weekly $300 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payment is now available! Any eligible weeks filed beginning Jan. 2, 2021, and forward will receive payment for this additional amount if eligible for other program payments during the week(s) filed. These additional $300 payments are available for weeks filed through March 13, 2021.
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT PERIOD (HUP) BENEFITS ENDING: The additional weeks of Extended Benefits allowed during a HUP are no longer payable after Dec. 12, 2020. For additional information click here.
Alaska’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) program is dedicated to providing unemployed workers fast and accurate payment of UI benefits. With the seasonal nature of much of the state’s workforce and Alaska’s vast remoteness, UI benefits serve not only to bridge the economic gap for the individual worker, but also as a stabilizing influence on local economies.
Have you been laid off from your job and need training for a new career?
The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development has grant funds available to help with training expenses. Contact your nearest Alaska job center to inquire about the Dislocated Worker Grant. For more information, call a job center near you.
Workers who have become unemployed or working less than full-time hours should apply for UI benefits as soon as possible. Once you file your claim for benefits, your eligibility determination can be made – resulting in a timely payment of benefits.
All workers are required to register for work and to actively seek and report weekly work searches to be eligible for benefits. Failure to register for work or to report required work searches can potentially result in the denial of benefits. A convenient Work Search Log (PDF) is available for recording keeping.
The procedures and policies of Alaska’s UI program are based on Alaska statutes and regulations. Alaska administers different types of UI programs — and when available, State Extended Benefits and Federal Extensions.
Alaska law provides severe penalties for attempting to collect benefits fraudulently. Reports of Fraud or suspicion can be reported by email at uifraud@alaska.gov; fax at (907) 269-4835; or phone at (907) 269-4880 or toll free at (877) 272-4635.
Employers can obtain information about the UI Tax program and collection of UI taxes in the Alaska Employer Tax Handbook (PDF). To file tax reports, submit tax payments, view account balances and payment history, visit Employment Security Tax online and click on “On-line Employer Services.”
Tired of filling out paper UI forms? SIDES and SIDES E-Response is your solution! Click here to read more about State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES).
Refusal of Work information for employers
Find links to other resources for employers here.
P.O. Box 115509
Juneau, AK 99811-5509
Phone: (907) 465-2712
Fax: (907) 465-4537
