In re the Claim of Montes

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed November 20, 1989, which ruled that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because she was not available for employment.

The evidence before the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board established that claimant left her normal labor market area where she had a job to return to, went to an area where she had no transportation and where job opportunities were limited, and that her search for work was not meaningful. Under the circumstances, the Board’s conclusion that claimant was unavailable for…