AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor is ramping up for a rush of post-holiday, seasonal layoffs.
Officials are reminding laid-off workers that the best and quickest way to apply for unemployment is to file online at the Labor Department website at www.file4ui.com .
The year 2011 ended with significantly fewer unemployment claims than a year ago. Still, the department says a rush of claims is expected.
Although laid-off workers can phone in their unemployment claims, call volumes tend to be very high this time of year and wait times to get through to a claims representative can be long.
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