New Hampshire Department of Employment Security

Customer Service Call Center: 1-800-266-2252
If you receive a busy signal, you can submit a request for assistance
via the Claims Assistance Form

Employment Security Extended Office Hours
Manchester and Somersworth:
Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Notice
EMPLOYERS’ TAX RATES:
0.5% Surcharge added for 2009 and a 1.0% Surcharge for all of 2010

New Law Regarding First Payable Week
of Unemployment Benefits

The first week determined to be payable for any initial unemployment claim with a Benefit Year Beginning of January 3, 2010 or later will not be paid and will be served as a “waiting week” per new Legislation. You must still file timely for the week and all weeks for which you wish to receive benefits after opening your initial claim. The department will determine which week will be served as the waiting week. This waiting week will not reduce your total available benefits. The Maximum Benefit Amount for a new claim remains 26 times your established Weekly Benefit Amount. This law does not apply to claims that already exist or to special program claims, such as Emergency Unemployment Compensation, Trade Act, Disaster Unemployment or Extended Benefits

1099 Forms for 2009

The 1099 forms that detail unemployment benefits paid during the calendar year 2009 will be generated and mailed Friday, January 29, 2010. Once generated, the form will be available in your correspondence inbox from the claim Main Menu, which you may print at any time.

Are you or someone you know out of work? We’re not just the “unemployment office”. NH Employment Security is one of the best kept secrets in state government. We help people find work, their first job or a better job. We help employers find candidates that meet their job specifications. We assist people to file for Unemployment Compensation benefits to sustain them through the hard times of job loss. Our Employment Counselors help people with their career choices, changes and career adjustment. And, if you are a veteran, you have preference in referral to our job postings.

New Hampshire employers are on the cutting edge of technology and our award winning Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau provides the very foundation for their business decisions and economic growth. Our Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau produces over 18 economic and labor market publications every year, providing statistics and trends to New Hampshire employers, job seekers, legislators, career planners, and business leaders.

Visit our agency locations today. You don’t have to be out of work to use our services. We’ve been serving Job Seekers and Employers since 1938. We operate a demand driven system responsive to your needs. Last year we assisted over 30,000 customers to find work. We’re working to keep New Hampshire working.