You will need the following information to file for your initial claim for Unemployment Insurance in the State of New Hampshire:

• Your Social Security Number
• Address (mailing and home address)
• Telephone Number
• Email Address
• Alien Registration Number (if you are not a U.S. citizen)
• Amount of separation, holiday, sick, or retirement pay you received or will receive
• Military Form DD-214, member 4 copy (if you were in the military in the past year)
• Form SF-8 (if you worked for the Federal government in the past year)

Also, for each employer you worked for in the past 18 months, you need:

• Complete name and address of each employer (including zip code)
• Payroll address if different
• Employer's telephone number (including area code)
• Beginning and ending dates of employment (day, month and year)
• Number of hours worked and pay rate if you worked this week (including Sunday)
• Reason why you are no longer working for employer.

Filing a claim is a two step process. You must complete both steps to be potentially eligible for payment in New Hampshire: 

Step 1: Initial Claim

This is the first claim you file after becoming unemployed, your first claim in a Benefit Year. It is not a request for compensation, but it serves as a notice to the Department and your employer that you may claim benefits.

You must first start with an initial claim application online. Your claim is effective the Sunday of the calendar week in which it is opened. To be timely to claim the week in which you last worked, you must file your initial claim within three business days of your last day worked. You must file no later than the last day of the first week for which you wish to file for benefits.

Step 2: Continued Claim

You will need to file your weekly claim. This is the actual request for payment of benefits that is made each week. You must file your first continued claim between the first Sunday through Saturday period following the week you open your claim, and every week thereafter that you wish to file for benefits.

You can find the latest information on the cases and testing reported by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) here. 

You can find the latest information on the cases and testing reported by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) here. 

The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, tiredness, and dry cough. Some patients may have aches and pains, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat or diarrhea. These symptoms are usually mild and begin gradually. Some people become infected but don’t develop any symptoms and don't feel unwell.

Most people (about 80%) recover from the disease without needing special treatment. Around 1 out of every 6 people who get COVID-19 becomes seriously ill and develops difficulty breathing. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like high blood pressure, heart problems or diabetes, are more likely to develop serious illness.

People with fever, cough and difficulty breathing should seek medical attention.

You can find a detailed map with the spread of the cases here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html

If you think you have been exposed to COVID-19 and develop a fever and symptoms, such as cough or difficulty breathing, call your healthcare provider for medical advice.

You can read more about what the CDC recommends here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/steps-when-sick.html

You can find here a map that all includes states and territories with one or more laboratories that have successfully verified and are currently using COVID-19 diagnostic tests.