Fortunately, I’ve only had to apply for unemployment twice in my life and I must say it was fairly painless. Massachusetts gets a lot of flack for having high taxes, lest we forget the phrase ‘Taxachusetts’. Perceptions die hard, however, since super high taxes haven’t been a reality since the moniker’s inception circa the 1970’s.
The benefits that the commonwealth of Massachusetts offers is some of the best in the country, in particular unemployment insurance. We are the 4th best in the nation, with the state of Florida being the worst.
People moving from Mass. to Florida are in for a rude awakening
For the sake of this post, we’ll strictly talk about being on unemployment insurance.
As long as you didn’t quit or get fired for something egregious and have earned $6300 bucks during the last four completed calendar quarters, you can collect unemployment insurance in Massachusetts…