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Information about the Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension Program

2020



# Where to Get Information on Kentucky Unemployment Benefits

Dr. Joanne Bankston, Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences Coordinator & State Extension Specialist for Family Economics and Management

# Unemployment Insurance Benefits Application

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Kentucky has provided important information on unemployment insurance benefits as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Due to the pandemic, non-traditional unemployment clients are now eligible to file for benefits. For information on unemployment benefits online, go to the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance website by following this link: oet.ky.gov.

Please read all the information on the website before filing a claim. The website includes information on:

• Who is covered



• Assigned days of the week to file a claim (assigned by the first letter of your last name)

• Information needed to file a claim

How to check your claim

- The number of days needed to process a claim

Special Note: Please be patient due to the high volume of calls and e-mails. Also, visit KYcovid19. ky.gov regularly for daily updates on important information related to the virus.

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## Who do I call for unemployment insurance questions?

Kentuckians can call the Kentucky Career Centers for unemployment insurance questions. Please use the phone for the locations nearest to you so that no location is overwhelmed by customers.


<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Bowling Green area</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>270-746-7425</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Elizabethtown area</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>270-766-5115</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Covington area</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>859-292-6666</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Hazard area</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>888-503-1423</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Hopkinsville area</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>270-889-6509</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Lexington area</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>859-233-5940</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Louisville area</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>502-595-4003</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Morehead area</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>606-783-8525</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Owensboro area</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>270-686-2502</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Paducah area</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>270-575-7000</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Prestonsburg area</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>888-503-1423</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Somerset area</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>606-677-4124</td></tr></table>

Claimants can also call the unemployment insurance Help Line at 502-564-2900 if they have questions.

## Sources

University of Kentucky Alumni Association in Partnership with the KY Career Center. (April 3, 2020): Zoom meeting, Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Basics. kycovid19.ky.gov

Kentucky Career Center: Career Training Employer

Prepared by: Joanne Bankston, Ph.D., Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences Coordinator, & State Extension Specialist for Family Economics and Management; School of Family and Consumer Sciences; College of Agriculture, Communities and the Environment, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY, 40601. April 14, 2020.