# Qualifying for Unemployment

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qualifying-for-unemployment/213466>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 15, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qualifying-for-unemployment/213466 "2003-11-15T22:07:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qualifying-for-unemployment/213466/1 "2003-11-15T22:07:02Z")

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Can someone collect Unemployment after being laid-off from a part-time job, if there’s no other source of income? This is in the state of Ohio.

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**Author:** ![pilot141](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@pilot141](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pilot141)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qualifying-for-unemployment/213466/2 "2003-11-15T22:45:36Z")

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Well, it looks like it depends on how much you actually worked. They require 20 weeks of work in the “defined base period”.

Go [here](http://www.jfs.ohio.gov/unemp_comp_faq/FAQ_elig_definitions1.stm#eligibility_requirements) to find out what the defined base period is.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qualifying-for-unemployment/213466/3 "2003-11-16T00:53:31Z")

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This is for an acquaintance of mine, and it looks like she qualifies. Thanks for the link.