Key Work Search Guidelines

• If you are receiving unemployment benefits, you must search for full-time work every week unless CTDOL approved you for an exemption under the law. This may include an approval to limit your work search to part-time work based upon a documented medical condition. You must report work search activities online with your weekly certification.
• Reminder: To file your weekly claim, go to www.filectui.com and click the “Weekly Filing” button.
• More information is in your Connecticut Department of Labor’s Guide to Unemployment Insurance. 

You must complete at least three (3) work search activities every week. One (1) of these activities must be an employer contact.

What counts as an "employer contact"? 
An employer contact is when you directly communicate with an employer to find a full-time job (or part-time job if CTDOL has approved you to search for part-time jobs due to medical reasons). Each week, you must make at least one (1) employer contact and do at least two (2) other job search activities. Remember, do not report the same activity more than once (unless you are applying to an employer for more than one position).