Vermont Unemployment
What you need to know to claim unemployment benefits in Vermont, read on the agency's own website. The agency is Vermont Department of Labor.
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Claimant Assistance: questions about your unemployment claim
How to file for unemployment in Vermont
File an initial claim online in the Claimant e-Services portal, which needs a myVermont account, or by phone at 1-877-214-3330 (Monday to Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). If you filed for at least one week in the last 12 months, re-open that claim instead.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
After you apply: claiming each week
File a weekly claim for every week you are unemployed or under-employed, from Sunday at midnight to Friday at 4:00 p.m., online in Claimant e-Services or by the automated phone line at 1-800-983-2300 (Sunday all day, Monday to Friday 5:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
How much unemployment pays in Vermont, and for how long
The most you can get is $751 a week.
The weekly amount is the wages of the two highest base period quarters divided by 45, up to $751. The most weeks is 26 times the weekly amount or 46% of base period wages, whichever is less.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
How many jobs you must apply for each week
Vermont asks for 3 job contacts a week. Unless the Department has excused you. Telephone calls do not count, and applying for the same job twice within five weeks counts once. You must register with Vermont Job Link.
On each weekly claim certification, in the week the contacts are made. Keep records (the handbook has forms; keep confirmation pages or emails); the Department checks contacts at random.
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.
Vermont unemployment phone number
Call 1-877-214-3332 (claimant Assistance: questions about your unemployment claim), 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Thursday; 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday. 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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