Unemployment Insurance

Frequently Asked Questions
Claimants, find answers to your questions about benefits and appeals. Employers, find answers to your questions about benefits and taxes. Also discover how Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and North American Free Trade Agreement Transitional Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) can work for you.
Links for Claimants
File an initial or weekly claim. Find out what rights and responsibilities you have under the Louisiana Employment Security Law. Find out about Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). Find out how to file claims using our "Easy Call" Interactive Voice Response System.
Links for Employers
Apply for an Unemployment Insurance Account Number. Find answers to questions about Benefits Charges and view recent quarter statements online. View and download the Employer Handbook. Find information about current Louisiana Unemployment Tax Rates, Professional Employer Organizations (PEO's), download a PEO Registration Form & Surety Bond. File Quarterly Reports online. Download paper versions of your Quarterly Reporting forms. Register for Domestic Wage Filing. View examples of how to compute wages. Learn about Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Find contact information for the service area nearest you.
Tax Audit Field Offices
Find contact information for each of the Tax Audit Field Offices.
UI Downloads (Forms, Publications, etc.)

This page was last updated on October 17, 2007.