The Virginia Employment Commission is pleased to provide you with easy access to workforce services for businesses, employers and citizens, job opportunities, and labor market information in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
ATTENTION: Customers seeking unemployment assistance are encouraged to use our
online services as a first option since they will be able to reach the VEC quicker than by telephone.
If you must use our phone services, the toll free number to call is 1-866-832-2363
Customers with a social security number ending with an odd number are asked to call on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday.
Customers with a social security number ending with an even number are asked to call on Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday.
This process will not affect the benefit amount or adversely delay the processing of the customer’s claim for benefits.
In an effort to better accommodate our customers, the Virginia Employment Commission's customer contact center will be open from 8:15 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.
VEC offices and the Customer Contact Center will be open during regular business hours on Friday, January 16.
Notice: The VEC takes all applications for Unemployment Insurance and EUC at no cost to you. THE VEC IS NOT AFFILIATED with any private websites or companies that offer fee-based advice or services to individuals wishing to file for these benefits.
The VEC administers a variety of programs that may provide temporary income
to workers who have become unemployed.