WorkforceMonday, November 2
New York's unemployment system goes offline at 5 p.m. today for 9 to 12 days
The Daily Buffalo team
If you collect unemployment, file your weekly claim before 5 p.m. today. That's when the state Department of Labor's system goes inactive for nine to 12 days while it's replaced. Roughly 150,000 New Yorkers receive benefits.
$188 millioncost of the new unemployment system
More than 5 billion records are moving over from a system built in the 1970s.
Source: Spectrum News Buffalo
While it's down, you can't file new claims, certify for weekly benefits or update your account, and phone services are out too. The department says no one will lose benefits they're owed. You'll certify for the missed weeks once the system is back and be paid retroactively.
The shutdown starts Monday at 5 p.m. and runs up to 12 days
- 5 p.m.
- Monday, Nov. 2, when the old system goes offline
- 9-12 days
- the estimated time the system stays offline
- Over 5 billion
- records migrating into the new system
- 3
- work search activities to document each week
Source: WKBW
- Keep documenting three work searches a week, unless you're exempt
- Don't change your password, to avoid duplicate accounts
- New claims can be backdated once the system returns
- The 95 career centers are closed to walk-ins
Sources: Spectrum News Buffalo, WKBW