Individual Filers: Unemployment Application Information
(Are you an employer with questions? Visit our Employer Information page)
CTDOL strongly urges filers to read this information before you begin your application. Small errors in the application can cause big delays in benefits.
ReEmployCT, established July 5, 2022
All filers must create an account in ReEmployCT, Connecticut’s unemployment tax and benefits system. The system is available 24/7/365 except during maintenance. If you had an unemployment account in the old system, you’ll need a new username and password in the new system.
How to create a ReEmployCT account
Weekly Filing
- If you have an active, continuous claim in ReEmployCT and have not reached the end of your benefit year, you are a weekly filer. As a weekly filer, use the Weekly Certification link in Quick Links on your account page. Do not use “Unemployment Claim”, you are not filing a new claim, you are filing your weekly claim. Claim weeks are Sunday through Saturday; you have until Saturday to file a weekly certification.
- If you reached the end of your benefit year or if you need to re-open a claim after having been employed, use the Unemployment Claim link.
More Information
Are you a bus driver? Check out these tips before you file: How to file if you’re a bus driver.
Are you a federal worker or contractor? Here’s information if you were laid off or lost your job.
The Claimant Guide can help you understand the unemployment system. If you have additional questions, the Consumer Contact Center is your one-stop shop for help with your benefits and your ReEmployCT account. Locked out of your account? Questions about when you’ll receive your benefits? Need to change your bank? CTDOL has posted answers to all of these questions and more on the Consumer Contact Center page.
Need to talk to an agent? You can make an appointment or schedule a call back right from the website.
