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There are websites that offer to help individuals file for unemployment benefits and assist in the receipt of benefits. The Connecticut Department of Labor is not associated with these websites and cannot attest to the accuracy of the information contained within them. The Connecticut Department of Labor does not endorse and is not affiliated with any website that offers to assist individuals in the filing for or receipt of benefits.

Filing for Unemployment on the Web (file a new claim, file a weekly/continued claim, make a claim inquiry, file a new claim for Emergency Unemployment.

Someta una reclamación nueva, reclamación semanal, haga una consulta de reclamación, someta una reclamación para Beneficios de Emergencia

Claimants and Workers
Employers

Connecticut's maximum Unemployment Insurance weekly benefit rate is $537. (how this rate is computed)

Unemployment - Claimants and Workers
- Claimants' Guide To Unemployment Insurance (PDF, 788KB) / Guía del reclamante para beneficios del desempleo (PDF, 712KB)
- Eligibility Requirements
- Filing an Unemployment Claim
- Filing for Unemployment on the Web / Someta una reclamación nueva, Reclamación Semanal, o Haga una consulta de reclamación en nuestra página web!
- Frequently Asked Questions (how to file, when to file, more)
- Unemployment Insurance Benefit Extensions Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  - Form EB-230: Report of Work-Seeking Activities (PDF, 64KB)
- Quality Control Brochure for Claimants (PDF, 64KB)
- Rapid Response Information Packet
- TeleBenefits - Claims Filing By Phone
- Temporary Layoff of Six Weeks or Less (Shutdown Form)
- UI Substantive Regulations
- Unemployment Information and Access to Benefits
- Unemployment Insurance Appeals - guide to the appeals process, FAQ's, Internet appeals filing, board decisions, statutes & regulations, on-line hearing docket, and more...

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Unemployment - Employers
- NEW! Rapid Reemployment Initiative - connecting displaced employees to employers who are currently hiring
- Eligibility Requirements
- Employer's Guide to Unemployment Compensation (PDF, 111KB)
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Interpretation of Unemployment and Labor Laws (Speakers' Bureau) - legal staff is available to provide information to worker and employer groups on interpretation of U.I. and other workplace laws and regulations.
- Quality Control Brochure for Employers (PDF, 64KB)
- Rapid Response Information Packet
- Shared Work Program - as alternate to layoffs: select group of workers to share reduced hours & collect partial benefits.
- Temporary Layoff of Six Weeks or Less
- UI Substantive Regulations
- Unemployment Insurance Appeals - guide to the appeals process, FAQ's, Internet appeals filing, board decisions, statutes & regulations, on-line hearing docket, and more...
- Unemployment Insurance Tax Information - provides and accounts for the funding needed to pay U.I. benefits
- Unemployment Separation Packet / Filing For Unemployment Benefits Brochures

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