How to Apply for Unemployment Benefits in Every State

How to Apply for Unemployment Benefits in Every State

Phone numbers websites for all 50 state employment agencies plus D C and Puerto Rico

John Locher/Associated Press People wait in line for help with unemployment benefits in Las Vegas. The flood of job losses tied to the has affected workers scrambling to apply for unemployment benefits, many for the first time. Every state is different, but typically you have to apply for benefits through the labor department or unemployment agency in the state where you worked, not where you live. Be prepared to provide basic information, such as the address of your employer and the dates you worked there. Here is the contact information, including websites and phone numbers, for filing unemployment claims in every state plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Many states are reporting unusually high call volumes to their unemployment hotlines, so your claim may be processed faster if you apply online.

866-234-5382

Anchorage: 907-269-4700 Juneau: 907-465-5552 Fairbanks: 907-451-2871

602-542-5954

855-225-4440

English: 800-300-5616 Spanish: 800-326-8937

303-318-9000

Telephone assistance is not available

New Castle County residents: 302-761-6576 Kent & Sussex County residents: 800-794-3032

202-698-7550

800-204-2418

Contact list of regional Department of Labor offices:

Contact list of regional claims and benefits offices:

208-332-8942

800-244-5631

800-457-8283

866-239-0843

Contact list of regional Department of Labor offices:

Contact list of regional career centers:

Phone: 866-783-5567 Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Refer to the following call-in schedule based on the last four digits of your Social Security Number (SSN): SSN ending in 0000-2499: Monday SSNs ending in 2500-4999: Tuesday SSNs ending in 5000-7499: Wednesday SSNs ending in 7500-9999: Thursday Fridays are open to anyone needing assistance.

800-593-7660 TTY Maine Relay: 711

Contact list of regional claim centers:

617-626-6338

866-500-0017

Twin Cities area: 651-296-3644 Greater Minnesota: 877-898-9090 TTY: 866-814-1252

601-855-3133 or 888-844-3577

Toll Free: 800-320-2519 Jefferson City: 573-751-9040 Kansas City: 816-889-3101 Springfield: 417-895-6851 St. Louis: 314-340-4950 TDD/TTY: 800-735-2966 Relay Missouri: 711

406-444-2545

Contact list of regional centers: TDD: 800-833-7352 TTY 402-471-0016

Northern Nevada: 775-684-0350 Southern Nevada: 702-486-0350 Rural areas and out-of-state callers: 888-890-8211

Contact list of regional centers:

North New Jersey: 201-601-4100 Central New Jersey: 732-761-2020 South New Jersey: 856-507-2340 Out-of-state claims: 888-795-6672 (you must call from a phone with an out-of-state area code) New Jersey relay: 711

877-664-6984

888-783-1370 TTY/TDD: 800-662-1220; ask the operator to call the Telephone Claims Center at 888-783-1370.

888-737-0259

701-328-4995

877-644-6562 TTY: 614-387-8408

405-525-1500 (Oklahoma City calling area) 800-555-1554 (Outside the Oklahoma City calling area) TTY/TDD: 866-284-6695

Phone: 800-237-3710 (in-state only) Phone: 503-947-1394 (direct) Fax: 503-947-1472 TTY: 771

888-313-7284 Videophone for American Sign Language: 717-704-8474

787-754-5353

401-243-9100 Out-of-state claims: 866-557-0001 TTY via RI relay 711

In-state claimants: 866-831-1724 Out-of-state claimants: 800-529-8339

605-626-3179 Speech and hearing-impaired relay: 800-877-1113

844-224-5818

800-558-8321

St. Croix: 340-773-1440
All other islands: 340-776-3700

Contact list of regional centers:

877-214-3330 or 888-807-7072

866-832-2363

800-318-6022

800-252-JOBS (5627)

414-435-7069 or toll-free 844-910-3661

In-state: 307-473-3789 Out of state: 866-729-7799

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