Live Chat Availability

Live chat is available Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm.  If you are receiving an offline message, it is because we are temporarily unavailable, experiencing a high volume of chat requests or you are requesting chat outside of those hours or during a holiday. Please try again later. For immediate assistance you may call our hotline at 207-623-7981.  You may also email us mainedol.careercenter@maine.gov and a reply will be provided within 24hrs upon receipt.

We are able to provide Maine JobLink reset codes and provide general guidance on CareerCenter services.  We are not able to unlock unemployment accounts nor take your claim through this Live Chat.

Unemployment assistance:

File your initial or weekly claim at https://www.maine.gov/unemployment or call 1-800-593-7660 TTY Maine Relay: 711 Monday through Friday 8:00am to 3:00pm

If you need help with the unemployment claim process and ReEmployME system, try out  the Maine Department of Labor’s new system  “Blue” at https://www.maine.gov/unemployment/ Blue, the blueberry, is able to reset passwords, check claim status, and answer common questions.

If you are looking for work or possibly a new career, there are many immediate need jobs listed on the Maine JobLink, you may view them and get application instructions at https://joblink.maine.gov/

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