So someone from my temp agency calls me tonight and tells me that my assignment has ended and that I shouldn't show up for work tomorrow (keep in mind I've been on this assignment for 20-21 months). But they say I'm still an employee of their agency. I imagine that the next step for me is to file for unemployment. But I don't know if I'm eligible for unemployment if I haven't technically been fired from the temp agency? I don't know what my unemployment benefits are and I don't know how to check, though I imagine I can look through the website that gives me paystubs or that I sign up for health insurance through. I don't even honestly know if there ARE unemployment benefits. I'm also not sure how the whole health insurance thing works. Since I worked on the 3rd, I think that it lasts through the month.

The last time I was fired I didn't even think about applying for unemployment because it just didn't cross my mind for some reason (I was 23 and living at home). So this is the first time I've really even thought about unemployment.

Anyway, am I basically just screwed?

I can elaborate on the details of why I lost my job as well, but what it boils down to is that the company was looking to reduce costs and decided to end my assignment. The reason that I was given was that "I was not engaged in my job" which is pretty bullshit since there was no metric-keeping and hypocrisy was abundant in the lab, but if that translates to having unprofessional attitude (let's face it - I was unhappy at my job) then I can't argue on that. It is really strange to me that this happens THE DAY I call EAP for mental health services. But I am pretty sure that is coincidental. Also somewhat relevant is that I had told my temp agency rep person that I was dealing with depression during my second "intervention"-type meeting for being late to work and had never mentioned it before because I'd been dealing with it this whole time, but I wouldn't win that case either because I haven't really been following up with my GP on that. (I had mentioned it as a medical history thing moreso than a current thing I think.) (Also after that intervention I was never late.) They were trying to find a way to fire me and they did. That's the long story short.

TL;DR: I'd like to file for unemployment but am confused about whether I'm even eligible if I still technically have an employer that is not paying me (because I am not actually doing work). What do I do?