UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM | VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
5 Green Mountain Drive, Montpelier, VT 05602
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
Administrative Hours: Monday-Friday: 7:45am-4:30pm
Information & Services
FAX
TDD
Toll Free | Automated Claim Filing
TTY
Toll Free | Initial Unemployment Claim
Toll Free | Live operator for Unemployment Insurance Claims
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.
10/08/2025
UWGI
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.