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Welcome to the VEC's Unemployment Insurance Services Website!


  How may we help you?

Important Announcement

Customers seeking unemployment assistance are encouraged to use our online services (Unemployed? File a Claim Online) as a first option since they will be able to reach the VEC quicker than by telephone.

  • Customers with a social security number ending with an odd number are asked to call on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday.
  • Customers with a social security number ending with an even number are asked to call on Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday.
  • This process will not affect the benefit amount or adversely delay the processing of the customer’s claim for benefits.

To file a new claim by telephone, call toll free 1-866-832-2363.
To file a weekly claim by telephone, call toll free 1-800-897-5630.

Unemployed? File a Claim Online



File an Unemployment Claim:

  • File a new claim for unemployment benefits
  • Reopen an existing claim after a break has occurred in your weekly request for payments.
  • File a partial Claim
  • File your weekly request for payment of unemployment benefits.
  • Electronic Payment Method - Debit Card/Direct Deposit
  • Download a 1099-G for 2008

File An Appeal

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Find a Job

Find a Job on the Virginia Workforce Connection -
Job Search, Career Information, Training Opportunities, Skill requirements, Labor Market Information including Wage data, Industry and Occupational trends 

Click here for the Virginia Workforce Connection

Register for Job Services

Register for Job Services: 

Services available to workers include job referral and placement, referral to training, and job search skill building activities. VEC staff assists employers by screening and referring applicants for job vacancies, providing critical labor market information for business and economic planning, and coordinating Employer Advisory Committee activities across the state.

 Click here for the Virginia Workforce Connection

Research Occupations

Labor Market Information:

Most of the nation's labor market information is produced by State Employment Security Agencies (SESA) in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and other federal agencies for a wide range of users including employers, job seekers, policy makers and analysts, economic developers, economists, and planners.

Emergency Unemployment Compensation

Emergency Unemployment Compensation:

Provides up to 20 weeks of temporary emergency unemployment compensation benefits

Who is potentially eligible to receive the new EUC benefits?

Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) is payable to individuals who (1) have exhausted all rights to regular compensation with respect to a benefit year that ended on or after May 1, 2007; and (2) have no rights to regular unemployment compensation (UI) or extended benefits (EB); and (3) are not receiving compensation under the unemployment compensation law of Canada. EUC benefits will not apply to benefit years that ended before May 1, 2007.

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Latest News

• All VEC offices will be closed on Friday, July 3, for the Fourth of July holiday. - 6/26/2009



UI Assistance

Benefits Information

Job Fairs

Important Links

The Unemployment Insurance system was created by the Social Security Act of 1935, for alleviating hardship and partially replacing the loss of wages for unemployed individuals who have a demonstrated attachment to the workforce.

Click here for more information

To file a new claim online, Click Here

To file a Weekly/Continued claim for benefits online, Click Here
Benefits Table
  • 2008 This file is in PDF format. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 in order to view this file. posted 6-9-08
  • 2007 This file is in PDF format. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 in order to view this file. posted 06-5-07

Base Period Table

Claimant Handbook This file is in PDF format. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 in order to view this file.
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