Can I collect unemploymeny insurance after being laid off from a staffing agency? -

Eligibility depends on several things, including the type of employment (contract work?), length of employment, and reason for being laid off. You sure can FILE A CLAIM, and they'll let you know if you're eligible to collect. Unemployment insurance is usually payable after a certain number of quarters have transpired in which one earned wages. This varies from state to state. So you must be a wage earner, the employer has to have paid unemployment compensation to the state.