Originally Posted by
bkaz
You will not be able to collect from the state you live in. You must collect from the state where you were based. Thats where your company paid into the unemployment system on your behalf If you changed bases in the last 18 months, you can collect from either state, so pick the one that pays most.
Not true. When I got furloughed I had the option to collect from Texas which is where I live, Kentucky which is where the company was headquartered, or New York which is where I was based.