#unemployment

Does anyone know if it’s actually possible/a thing to volunteer to be on a layoff list for the next round? If it’s inevitable to hit all departments, would rather it be me than others on the team who need this job more than I do -and at least with the layoff you get severance/unemployment vs. nothing when quitting.

Please do not comment with attacks or hurtful insults. This is an honest, genuine question and am curious - this board has been inundated with people insulting people on repeat…which is neither helpful or productive.

It's a nightmare trying to find a job right now. I hate my job, but I've never been more scared of losing it because of the state of the job market. So many laid off folks are sending out hundreds of resumes and can’t even get a callback. It's a scary time for sure.

Since I'm still technically an employee during the 60 day period following the notice of displacement (October), I take it I wait to apply after the 60th day (in December)?

What's the consensus? This is my first time being laid off in my career. Any guidance helps.

Florida Coca-Cola reducing workforce in September 2025 and not due to financial instability. Adding to the already high unemployment rates in Tampa Bay. Heartless criminals. Sickening!

Virginia and New Jersey have been hit especially hard, a Stateline analysis shows.

https://westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/01/states-begin-to-see-job-losses-from-trumps-cuts-housing-and-spending-slowdowns/

Being laid off right now, when everybody is letting people go and nobody is hiring is scary as fu--ing he-l. I've been trying to find something for the past few months assuming something like this might happen and I had no luck. I truly hope they have better luck and land something right away.

Happened yesterday, but had the night to sleep it over. Many years of hard work and I’m not optimistic about the coming months looking for a new job.

Is anyone having any luck securing employment? I have had no luck after applying to many so called openings. Reading other boards there are many others in the same boat, and I personally have not seen it this bad before. It seems like most of the job postings only exist to get information from people to be sold to others. Did companies just stop hiring? Even outside oil and gas the same seems to be going on.

Is it possible to quit and collect unemployment benefits in NYS?

Hello does anyone know what the rules for the nj unemployment pay is if we went on strike .This would be the first time we would be entitled to unemployment during a strike what is the waiting period .How many weeks lost and how long can you collect