UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM | VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

5 Green Mountain Drive, Montpelier, VT 05602

Eligibility

Unemployment Insurance: Individuals who have worked in Vermont in the previous eighteen months and who are unemployed or had employment hours reduced through no fault of their own, MAY be eligible

Hours

Administrative Hours: Monday-Friday: 7:45am-4:30pm

8772143330

Voice - Toll Free | Initial Unemployment Claim

Voice - TDD

Voice - TTY

Fax - FAX

Voice - Toll Free | Live operator for Unemployment Insurance Claims

8028284000

Voice - Information & Services

8009832300

Voice - Toll Free | Automated Claim Filing

https://labor.vermont.gov/unemployment-insurance

Service area

Vermont state

Description

Provides partial wage replacement to eligible unemployed workers. Also offers the Domestic and Sexual Violence Survivors' Transition Program, a special benefit program for individuals who have been forced to leave their employment due to domestic or sexual violence, including stalking. If an individual is disqualified for unemployment benefits, it provides temporary partial wage replacement if they had to leave employment for those reasons.

Last Assured

10/08/2025

What's Here

Unemployment Insurance

Providing organization

VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

The Vermont Department of Labor (DOL) is a Vermont state agency with four major divisions: Workforce Development, Labor Market Information, Unemployment Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation & Workplace Safety. The DOL provides statewide employment-related services, labor market information, workers compensation, wage and hour, unemployment compensation, and occupational health and safety regulation compliance and training for Vermont workers and employers.