All unemployment claimants are required to have an active account on the Maine JobLink: The Maine JobLink is an easy-to-use tool where you can post a resume, search for a job or training opportunity, research labor market information to help target your job search, and much more.
What is the website for unemployment in Maine?
What day of the week does Maine unemployment pay?
Generally, benefits will be deposited within 48 hours of approval by the Department of Labor The Dept of Labor approves payments Monday through Friday.
What is a weekly unemployment claim?
The weekly claim filing process (also referred to as weekly certification) is used to verify that you were unemployed during the week and are eligible to receive benefit payments (provided that you qualify monetarily and are determined eligible to receive benefits).
What is weekly certification for unemployment Maine?
What is a weekly claim? (formerly known as a “weekly certification.”) For any week that you want to receive unemployment benefits, you must file a weekly claim to verify that you were able and available to work during that week.
How do I file my weekly unemployment for Maine?
Go to and select “File Weekly Claim.” How can I access the weekly claim online? Go to the Maine.gov website, and select “File Weekly Claim.”
Do I need to apply for Pua?
If I am eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, do I need to first apply for unemployment insurance? States must have a process for determining that Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) applicants are ineligible for regular unemployment benefits, which may not include filing a regular claim as a first step.
Will Maine unemployment be extended?
The Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program previously provided up to 24 weeks of additional benefits to claimants who exhausted their regular state Unemployment Insurance benefits. Now, it will provide up to 53 weeks through September 4, 2021.
Do you have to file for unemployment every week?
You must file a claim for each week in which you are totally or partially unemployed. A “week” is a calendar week beginning on Sunday and ending the following Saturday.
Do I have to file weekly for unemployment Maine?
Reminder: Unemployment claimants must submit a weekly claim each week in order to receive benefits.
How do I file a weekly unemployment claim in Maine?
If you are filing your weekly claim by telephone, you must still provide your weekly employer contacts. You must log into the ReEmployME claim system on the internet and complete your claim. If you do not have access to the internet, there are computers available for use at the Maine CareerCenters.
How do I File my Weekly claims in reemployme?
The easiest method is to file these in ReEmployME while you are filing your weekly certification. If you are filing your weekly claim by telephone, you must still provide your weekly employer contacts.
When will the reemployme claim be updated?
Beginning on February 25, 2021, ReEmployME will be updated and the weekly claim will look different. More general information on the updates:
