You quit

Depending on why you quit your job, you might qualify for unemployment benefits. See a list of reasons for quitting that could make you eligible for benefits.

List of good-cause reasons for quitting a job

If you quit for one of the reasons below, you may be eligible for unemployment benefits. You also need to show that you tried to keep your job unless doing so would be useless. We'll review your case and determine if you qualify.

Accepting a different job

You quit to take another job.

Family reasons

  • You moved to be with your spouse or domestic partner whose job is outside your labor market area.
  • You or your immediate family members were victims of domestic violence or stalking.
  • You cannot access care for a child or vulnerable adult in your care.
  • You moved outside your labor market to follow a minor child who moved. You had parental rights for this child when you quit your job.

Health issues

  • You became sick or disabled and needed to quit work.
  • A member of your family became sick, disabled, or died, and you needed to quit work.

Job changes

  • Your employer reduced your usual pay or hours of work by 25% or more.
  • Your employer changed the location of your job so your commute is longer.
  • You worked full-time and part-time jobs at the same time, quit the part-time job, and then were separated from the full-time job.
  • Your employer made a schedule change to your regular or split work shift.

Training and apprenticeships

Unacceptable working conditions

  • You told your employer about a safety problem at work, and they did not fix it in a reasonable amount of time.
  • You told your employer about an illegal activity at work, and they did not stop it in a reasonable amount of time.
  • Your employer changed your usual work, and it now goes against your religious or sincere moral beliefs.

If quitting affects your availability to work

Based on your reason for quitting, we may need to review whether you're able and available to work. For example, your availability to work may change if you:

  • Quit a job due to a health issue or to care for a sick family member.
  • Quit a job due to inaccessible care for a child or vulnerable adult in your care.
  • Have work restrictions.
  • Started working in self-employment.
  • Started attending school.