Do I qualify for unemployment benefits?

Eligibility for unemployment benefits

Most workers who are laid off or furloughed can receive unemployment benefits. To be eligible, you must:

1. Be physically and mentally able to work
2. Be totally or partially unemployed
3. Have an appropriate reason (such as the employer doesn’t have enough work for you or is reducing its staff)
4. Have worked in Connecticut during the past 12 months (this period may be longer in some cases)
5. Have earned a minimum amount of wages determined by Connecticut guidelines
6. Actively seek work each week
7. File your claim for benefits on a timely basis

If we see that you are running out of unemployment benefits, we may enroll you in a special reemployment services program. You must participate in all of the assessment interviews, orientation, and referred reemployment services to continue receiving benefits.