Alabama Unemployment Benefits Increase

Alabamians who file new unemployment claims on or after Sunday will receive an extra $10 per week. State Industrial Relations Director Tom Surtees said the maximum
benefit will go from $255 a week to $265 a week. The increase is
the second of two that the Legislature approved last year.
    The increase is only for new claims filed on or after Sunday.
Surtees says the increase will help struggling families until they
can find new jobs.
    Unemployed Alabamians can file jobless claims either by phone
(1-866-234-5382) or on the Department of Industrial Relations’ website.