Connecticut Unemployment
Updated May 12, 2021 Unemployment
To be eligible for Connecticut unemployment insurance benefits, you must be a resident of Connecticut and all of the following must be true:
- You are unemployed through no fault of your own
- You worked in Connecticut during the past 12 months
- You earned a minimum amount of wages determined by Connecticut guidelines
- You are actively seeking work each week you are collecting benefits
| Website | https://portal.ct.gov/DOLUI |
| Phone | 800-956-3294 |
| Apply Online | File a Claim |
| Weekly Certification | File a Weekly Claim |
| Appeal a Denial | Request a Hearing |
| Find a Local Office | Office Directory |
| Report Fraud | Anonymous Reporting |
| Coronavirus Updates | https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus |
Benefit Payments and Duration
| Base Period | First 4 of the last 5 completed quarters |
| Alt Base Period | Last 4 completed quarters |
| Duration of Benefits | Weekly Payment | Maximum Benefits Amount (1 year) | |
| Min | Max | ||
| 26 weeks | $15 | $724 | $18,824 |
Connecticut Unemployment Office Locations
| Hartford CT American Jobs Center | 3580 Main Street Hartford, CT 06120 | 860-256-3700 |
| Unemployment Office - Manchester | 893 Main St Manchester, CT 06040 | 860-643-2222 |
| Unemployment Office - Meriden | 87 West Main Street Meriden, CT 06451 | 203-238-3688 |
| Unemployment Office - Middletown | 272 South Main Street Middletown, CT 06457 | 860-347-7691 |
| Unemployment Office - New Britain | 260-270 Lafayette Street New Britain, CT 06053 | 860-899-3500 |
| Unemployment Office - New Haven | 560 Ella T Grasso Blvd #3 New Haven, CT 06519 | 203-624-1493 |
| Unemployment Office - Stamford | 141 Franklin Street 2nd Floor Suite 211 Stamford, CT 06901 | 203-353-1702 |
| Unemployment Office-Torrington | 59 Field St. Torrington, CT 06790 | 860-496-3500 |
| Unemployment Office - Montville | 601 Norwich New London Trnpk #1 Uncasville, CT 06382 | 860-848-5240 |
| Unemployment Office - Waterbury | 249 Thomaston Avenue Waterbury, CT 06702 | 203-437-3380 |
| Unemployment Office - East | 1320 Main Street Willimantic, CT 06226 | 860-450-7603 |
