My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: MA
Several months ago, my office relocated within the state, but relocated to the city while they were previously in a suburb. Prior to the move, I drove 50 miles each way to work, which took about 1 hour. The new location is actually closer to me in distance (about 40 miles), but since it is in the city, I have to take public transportation in as it doesn't make sense to drive there. Now, the door-to-door commute takes me between 2-2.5 hours each way between driving to the bus station, taking the bus, and walking to the office.
Now, I have been doing this commute for about 3 months and have been actively looking for work closer to me with no luck. I spend all the free time I can searching for and applying for jobs, but between a full time job and 4-5 hours of travel each day, it's hard to put enough time in to the search.
My question is, would this situation be eligible for me to collect unemployment? This would give me the time I need to find a new job.

