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
8006504152
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TTY
8028284022
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FAX
8028284000
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Information & Services
8772143332
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Toll Free | Live operator for Unemployment Insurance Claims
8772143330
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Toll Free | Initial Unemployment Claim
8009832300
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Toll Free | Automated Claim Filing
8028284203
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TDD
Service area
Vermont state
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
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.