r/arizona • u/AnnoyedVelociraptor • 5h ago
Living Here Unemployment, requirements are... extremely strict?
Hi all,
Currently unemployed, and I started the process of filing for unemployment.
Going through the rules, they are absolutely insane. I work in a rather specialized field.
You need to make 4 contacts per week, that you need to fill out in a very strict form (address / zip code etc). I've had contacts with former colleagues & recruiters that I don't even have this information of. Or they might not want to speak on the record for this.
Not to mention, I'm in a specialized field, and having 4 contacts / week is ... unreasonable. There aren't 4 jobs / week popping up in my field.
But it gets worse... after 4 weeks of being on unemployment you can be denied unemployment if you refuse a job that pays 120% of the weekly benefit amount.
The weekly benefit amount is $320, so refusing a job offering $384 / week (or $9.6 / hour) makes it fair game for them to deny you unemployment.
Living in Phoenix, taking a job that pays $384 / week wouldn't even pay the rent, and taking the job would actually be worse because then future employers are wondering why I took this job?
Thoughts?
