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Telephone: 1-800-593-7660 (toll-free) TTY Maine Relay: 711 Customer Service Available Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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The Bureau of Unemployment Compensation contributes to economic stability by providing temporary employer-funded benefits to eligible individuals while they seek re-employment. We operate an accessible, integrity-driven program in a timely and accurate manner.

File a new Unemployment Claim
File a Weekly Certification
Complete your work search Record
Look-up the status of your claim
File an Appeal
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UNEMPLOYMENT ALERTS

REMINDER: Holidays and Unemployment Payment Delay

Due to banks being closed on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday, unemployment claims without any eligibility issues that are filed on January 19, 20 and 21, won't be processed until Tuesday, January 22. Please plan for this delay.

ReEmployME: In-Person Unemployment Filing Assistance at Maine CareerCenters

Mondays-Fridays in January, 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon EST, at the following CareerCenters:

Augusta
Bangor
Lewiston
Portland
Presque Isle
Skowhegan

And at the following CareerCenters on these dates:

January 22, Springvale
January 23, Rockland, 8:00 a.m. to 11 a.m.
January 23, Brunswick, 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
January 24, Machias
January 25, Wilton
January 28, Springvale
January 29, Rockland, 8:00 a.m. to 11 a.m.
January 29, Brunswick,, 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
January 30, Wilton
January 31, Machias

Find your closest CareerCenter at http://www.mainecareercenter.gov/locations/index.shtml .

Unemployment Customer Service

Toll-Free: 1-800-593-7660

Submit an Online Inquiry

Customer service is available Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

TTY/Relay for Deaf and hard of hearing: Maine relay 711

News

12/21/2018: Maine Unemployment Rate 3.4 Percent in November
12/18/2018: January Programs for Job Seekers at the Presque Isle CareerCenter
12/18/2018: January Programs for Job Seekers at the Wilton CareerCenter

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Toll-Free: 1-800-593-7660 (Customer service available Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
TTY/Relay for Deaf and hard of hearing: Maine relay 711
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