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State offers more phone access for jobless benefits

Date Posted: September 19 2003

The state's telephone system for accepting unemployment claims is now open for business in the south-central Michigan region served by 517 area code.

The telephone filing system now accepts calls from the following area codes: 269. 616, 231, 517, 989, 906, 705 and 715. The system is being phased in and now serves all of western Michigan, the south-central region, as well as northern-lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.

Unemployed workers in those area codes can call toll-free, (866) 500-0017, to file new and additional claims for unemployment benefits as well as additional claims.

Southeast Michigan and the rest of the state are expected to be placed on line by the end of the year. Jobless workers from around the state can also file claims via the mail or the Internet, www.michigan.gov/bwuc.