Velez v. Administrator

The appellant has appealed from a decision of the unemployment compensation commissioner denying her claim for benefits. She had been laid off from her work as a sewing machine operator. The commissioner’s finding, as corrected, is that during the period from December 9,1962, to February 1, 1963, she applied for work at six factories and one hospital, applying to one or two places a week in search for work.

It is the finding of the commissioner that “[t]he claimant has not made sufficient effort to obtain work to show an attachment to the labor market, and it is found that she is not available…