Unemployment benefits in New Haven
Unemployment insurance in New Haven is a Connecticut program, filed with the state agency rather than with South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a New Haven case goes
Claims from New Haven go to the Connecticut unemployment agency, not to a South Central Connecticut Planning Region office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. New Haven has about 137,562 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
Open the full Connecticut unemployment calculator → — same formula, with every input, the statute (C.G.S. § 31-231a; CT DOL) and the date it was last checked.
Formula
Two quarters ÷ 52
Maximum
$721 · up to 26 weeks
Does New Haven have its own rule?
No. C.G.S. § 31-231a; CT DOL applies across Connecticut, so a claim from New Haven is decided by the same numbers as one filed anywhere else in the state. What changes locally is which workforce office you deal with in person and how busy it is — not the weekly amount or the number of weeks.
What the statute says
C.G.S. § 31-231a; CT DOL — Connecticut Department of Labor — unemployment insurance. Connecticut adds $15 per dependent (up to 5) on top of the weekly rate — not included in this estimate. The $721 maximum has been held flat while the state repays its trust-fund debt.
Last checked 2026-09-02. Read the source →
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