This state will pay unemployed workers $1,000 to get back to work Connecticut to pay unemployed workers $1K to get back to work Replay Video UP NEXT Connecticut announced plans to give thousands of long-term unemployed people $1,000 after two months of working at a new job. Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, unveiled the state's "Back to Work CT" program this week as a means to incentivize those pushed out of work by the COVID-19 pandemic for an extended period of time to reenter the workforce.MORE: South Carolina, Montana declining federal unemployment funds 'a huge mistake,' economists say The initiative promises to provide 10,000 long-term unemployed Connecticut residents who obtain new jobs with a one-time $1,000 bonus after they have worked for eight consecutive weeks.