Connecticut Unemployment
What you need to know to claim unemployment benefits in Connecticut, read on the agency's own website. The agency is Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL).
the most weeks of benefits
work search activities a week
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How to file for unemployment in Connecticut
Apply online in ReEmployCT, Connecticut's unemployment system, available 24/7 except during maintenance. Everyone must create a ReEmployCT account first.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
After you apply: claiming each week
File a weekly claim certification every week, online at www.filectui.com. The first week can be filed starting the Sunday after you apply, and each weekly claim must be completed by 11:59 p.m. on Saturday of the week you are claiming. Report gross earnings for each Sunday-to-Saturday week, even if not yet paid.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
How much unemployment pays in Connecticut, and for how long
Benefits last up to 26 weeks.
The weekly benefit rate is 1/26 of the average of your wages in the two highest quarters of the base period, plus any dependency allowance. Typically the most is 26 weeks of benefits.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
How many jobs you must apply for each week
Connecticut asks for 3 work search activities a week. At least one of the three must be an employer contact. Do not report the same activity twice unless applying to one employer for more than one position. Part-time search only if CTDOL approved it for a documented medical condition.
Online, with your weekly certification.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
Our free job application tracker keeps the list: where you applied, when, and what came of it.
Connecticut unemployment phone number
Call (800) 956-3294 (consumer Contact Center, toll-free), 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday; closed weekends and Connecticut state holidays. Every line and what it is for.
Where this comes from
Everything on this page was read on the agency's own website, and each part links the page it came from and the day we read it. Rules and amounts change, so check that page before you rely on a figure. Jobareer is not part of any state agency and cannot see or change your claim.
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