Here's what ticks me off. I've never been in need of claiming unemployment until a few months ago. I finished school in February and got a temporary job in March. When I got laid off in April I filed for unemployment. Sooo, I get this inviting letter from the unemployment office stating that they base your unemployment check based off what you made a year ago...my available unemployment was $0.00. Well, no stink Sherlock! I was in school a year ago and wasn't making any money, but now that I need it, I can't get it What the hell did I pay into for the last three decades? someone's slush fund?