To be eligible for Florida unemployment benefits, you must have worked most of the last year in the state of Florida.

To qualify, you must be unemployed or working less than full-time.

If fully unemployed, you must be unemployed through no fault of your own:

• You may receive benefits if you were discharged for reasons other than misconduct.
• If you quit your job, you may only receive unemployment benefits if you quit for reasons that are determined to be for good cause attributable to your employer, or for medically documented health reasons.

The amount of your unemployment check will be from $32 to $275 -- depending on your previous earnings. Your benefits can last up to a maximum of $26 week.

For more detailed information, read the Florida Unemployment Compensation Claims Book Online.

Before filing an unemployment claim you will need to have the following:

1. Your correct Social Security number.
2. The names, addresses and phone numbers of all your employers since April 1, 2000.
3. The dates you worked and total earnings from each employer.
4. Earnings for this week since 12:01 a.m. Sunday.
5. Driver's License or state identification card number, voter registration number or other type of ID that could verify your identity.
6. The name and local number of your labor union hall, if applicable.
7. If not a U.S. citizen, your alien registration number and work permit expiration date.

8. Your DD-214 form (if you were in the military within the last 2 years).
9. SF-50 form or SF-8 form and check stubs or W-2 proof of earnings (if you are a federal employee).

If you have all of the above information, you can file an unemployment claim online.