If you or someone you know has lost a job as a result of COVID-19, you can apply for unemployment benefits online or by phone.
- Applying online
- Go to the Texas Workforce Commission’s website. This page offers a tutorial for how to apply.
- After reading the tutorial, click on the Unemployment Benefits Services tab. This will take you to a webpage where you can create a log-in and start the application process.
- Applying by telephone If you don’t have Internet access, you may call the Texas Workforce Commission’s unemployment services line at 1.800.939.6631 to speak to an agency representative.
- Social Security number or Alien Registration number if you’re not a U.S. citizen
- The name, address and phone number of the previous business where you worked
- The dates when you started and ended your employment with your most recent employer. For example:
- First day of work – Jan. 1, 2016
- Last day of work – March 20, 2020
- The number of hours you worked
- Your pay rate if you worked during the week you apply for benefits (including Sunday)