The first quarter filing report window is open. The due date is July 31, 2022.

Electronic payment is the preferred method of payment. Payments made by check should be addressed to:

It is important that you keep the Department apprised of any changes impacting your Vermont Unemployment Tax Account.

If you have had any of the following changes, please report it to our Employer Services Unit by phone at 802-828-4344, or by email at Labor.UIandWages@vermont.gov:

Unemployment Insurance Rate notices will be mailed to employers at the end of June. New rates are effective as of July 1, 2022 and will be reflected in the Quarterly Report due October 31, 2022 (for the quarter ending September 30, 2022).

Employers will have 30 days from the date the notice was mailed to submit an appeal. Please note that benefit charges and taxable payroll for calendar year 2020 have been removed from the rate calculation. 

Additional information, along with Frequently Asked Questions, are available on the Department of Labor website.

Effective July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, the Tax Rate Schedule will be reduced from Schedule III to Schedule I, and will be in effect for all tax paying employers. Experience rates range between 0.4% and 5.4% under Schedule I.

The tax schedules and rates are as follows: