Dislocated Worker Status

Answers you provide throughout registration determine which options you see on the Dislocated Worker Status page. If you are unemployed, or employed but with notice of termination, review the options below. Carefully determine which option best describes your situation.

Read the options below. You must choose the one that applies to you.

• (a) My employer laid me off or provided notice of layoff because they are reducing their workforce; (b) my employer provided notice of termination; or (c) I am unemployed because I received an honorable or other (not dishonorable) discharge from the U.S. Military.
• My employer laid me off or provided notice of layoff because of a permanent closing or major layoff.
• My employer made a general announcement that the business will close within 180 days.
• My employer made a general announcement that the business will close, but did not name a date.
• I was self-employed, but am now unemployed because of the economy or a natural disaster in my community.
• I am a displaced homemaker having difficulty finding or improving employment. (A displaced homemaker has lost the income of a family member that they depended on. This also includes dependent spouses of active duty service members with greatly reduced income due to deployment, call to active duty, change of station, or a death or disability connected to military service.)
• My spouse is an active duty armed forces member and I've lost my job due to relocating for their change in duty station.
• My spouse is an active duty armed forces member and I'm having trouble finding or improving employment.
• I am unemployed because of military closures or realignments.
• I am an armed forces member (or the spouse of an active duty armed forces member) looking for work and training in an area where these services are not readily available due to demand.
• I am unemployed because of an emergency or natural disaster of national significance that could cause a large loss of employment as declared or recognized by a federal agency.
• I am unemployed because of an emergency or disaster that caused many workers to relocate.
• I am unemployed due to multiple layoffs in my community.
• I am unemployed due to an emergency or natural disaster that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared eligible for public assistance.
• None of the above.

For the next page in job seeker registration, select Dislocated Worker Details. To return to the overview of registration, go to Creating an Account.