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State Unemployment Benefits in North Dakota

Job Service North Dakota administers unemployment insurance. When a claimant dies, benefits due and payable for weeks before death may be paid to the person the agency finds best effectuates the purposes of the unemployment compensation law; this need not follow the rules for descent and distribution of estates.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Unemployment

North Dakota

jobsnd.com/unemployment-individuals→

Administering agency

Job Service North Dakota — Unemployment Insurance

Phone(701) 328-4995
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

N.D.C.C. 52-06-29

Verified Jul 2026

State Unemployment Benefits in North Dakota: key facts

Administering agency
Job Service North Dakota, Unemployment Insurance.
Claims Center
(701) 328-4995; staff available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
After a death
Benefits due and payable to a deceased claimant may be paid to the person the bureau finds would effectuate the purposes of the unemployment compensation law (N.D.C.C. 52-06-29).
Receipt discharges the fund
A receipt from the person to whom payment is made fully discharges the fund and the bureau from further liability for those benefits.
Reporting a death
Contact the Claims Center by phone at (701) 328-4995 (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time).
Documentation for final payment
The statute leaves the required documentation to the regulations Job Service North Dakota prescribes (N.D.C.C. 52-06-29). Job Service does not publish a deceased-claimant document list; ask the Claims Center what it requires.
Who may claim
The person or persons the bureau finds would effectuate the purposes of the North Dakota unemployment compensation law. The regulations governing that determination need not conform to the statutes on descent and distribution of decedents' estates.

Governing law: N.D.C.C. 52-06-29

When someone dies

Steps after a death in North Dakota

3-step process for Job Service North Dakota — Unemployment Insurance.

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SimplyTrustSimplyTrust Editorial·Updated July 14, 2026

Sources

  • jobsnd.com
  • ndlegis.gov

Data sourced from State Unemployment Benefits in North Dakota primary sources (5 pages reviewed). How we research.

Unemployment

North Dakota

jobsnd.com/unemployment-individuals→

Administering agency

Job Service North Dakota — Unemployment Insurance

Phone(701) 328-4995
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

N.D.C.C. 52-06-29

Verified Jul 2026
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