My only experience with unemployment was in the great recession. I was not paid any severance, but had 2 weeks vacation time saved up that they paid me on final

My only experience with unemployment was in the great recession. I was not paid any severance, but had 2 weeks vacation time saved up that they paid me on final check. The UE office made me wait 2 weeks because of the "severance". Back then, like today, the interest rates were still earning me a decent amount. They also made me report interest as income and subtracted it out of my total. So if you earned more than UE benefits in dividends and interest I would think you would not qualify. Maybe varies from state to state though.