<prompt> Human: I was laid off from my full-time job today. However, I just started another job today weird, right? thats part-time at 29 hrsweek. It pays pretty well - better than my full-time did for half of the hours.My boss let me know that I am eligible for unemployment. What are the cons of filing for it? Should I feel guilty about taking this money from families that actually need it or should I feel like Ron Swanson? Im not a dick, I just dont know how it works. If it is hurting my former employer or people that rely on this as income, then I wont do it. But if I have the opportunity to build a government-funded savings account without hurting anyone, Ill take it.  <response>: If you got a new job that makes more money youre not going to be eligible for unemployment. In any state I know of, while youre on unemployment you have to demonstrate that youre actively looking for work. Its for people who dont have a job. When you get a new job unemployment ends. You can get unemployment when your hours are cut, but since youre making more money with your reduced hours I dont think that applies to you. 