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Job Seeker Services

To apply/general information, please visit the Unemployment Insurance Website
Beginning the week of May 30th, Work Search Requirements will be initiated for Unemployment Insurance Recipients. For more information: Work Search Requirement Reinstatement Flyer or visit VEC’s website.
Need assistance with Unemployment Insurance? Call 866-832-2363
Attention Unemployment Insurance Customers: Due to a new technology system changeover, the Virginia Employment Commission online Unemployment Insurance services will be unavailable starting at noon on September 29, 2021. Telephone services through the Customer Contact Center and IVR (telephone system) will remain available during business hours and will shut down at 6 pm on September 30, 2021. No new or continued claims can be filed during this changeover period. Appeals functions will remain available without interruption. Check www.vec.virginia.gov for additional information and updates on restoration of unemployment insurance services.

“Return to Earn” will reimburse up to $500 that a qualifying small business pays directly to a new employee hired after May 31st, 2021, for up to 25 new hires.
Only Virginia employers with fewer than 100 employees may qualify for funds.
The employer must also be incorporated in Virginia.
Wages for new hires must be a minimum of $15.00 per hour. The position must be W-2 employment but can be part- or full-time.