Account Creation

I am an Individual/Claimant, requiring DES unemployment insurance claim services

I am a Business/Remitter/Third Party user, requiring DES claim/tax services for businesses

Your social security number is solicited under the authority of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 [26 U.S.0 85, 6011(a), 6050B and 6109(a)]. Disclosure of your social security number for this purpose is mandatory and must be provided when filing a claim for unemployment compensation.

Report your unemployment compensation to the Internal Revenue Service as income that is potentially taxable.

Process and store your claim for statistical purposes

Verify your eligibility for benefits

Please be advised that any information provided by an applicant or recipient of unemployment insurance benefits may be subject to verification through computer matching programs, and may be used for other governmental purposes, including verifying an individual's eligibility for other government programs.

Visit our FAQ page for assistance with creating your account.

Please enter the last 4 digits of your Claimant ID.

Your Claimant ID should be on any correspondence you received from DES in the past regarding a prior or current UI claim.

NOTE: If you do not have your Claimant ID, please click on the link provided below to retrieve it.

SSN:

Confirm SSN:

Last 4 digits of your Claimant ID:

I forgot my Claimant ID/Retrieve my Claimant ID

Note: You must have an Employer Tax Account Number in order to create an account. Apply for an Employer Tax Account Number.

Employer Account Creation FAQs

Please enter the 7-digit DES Account Number or 6-digit DES Remitter Number assigned to your agency. If you are a third-party administrator/remitter working on behalf of an employer, you must provide DES the Remitter Number. If you don’t have one, please call 919-707-1191.

Please enter your PIN number.

Account No. :

Confirm Account No. :

PIN: