Unemployment Claims: Check your eligibility criteria, benefits amount, state unemployment office contact information, and other frequently asked questions here.
Select your state on this map:
| State | Department | Telephone | URL |
| Alabama (AL) | Department of Industrial Relations 649 Monroe Street Montgomery, AL 36131-0099 | (334) 242-8830 | https://labor.alabama.gov/unemployment.aspx |
| Alaska (AK) | Employment Security Tax Dept of Labor and Workforce Development PO Box 115509 Juneau, AK 99811-5509 | (888) 448-3527 | https://labor.alaska.gov/unemployment/ |
| Arizona (AZ) | Unemployment Tax -911B Department of Economic Security PO Box 6028 Phoenix, AZ 85005-6028 | (602) 771-6601 | des.az.gov/services/employment/unemployment -employer/contact-unemployment-tax-generalinformation |
| Arkansas (AR) | Department of Workforce Services PO Box 2981 Little Rock, AK 72203-2981 | (501) 682-3798 | https://www.dws.arkansas.gov/unemployment/ |
| California (CA) | Account Services Group, MIC-90 Employment Development Department PO Box 942880 Sacramento, CA 94280 | (888) 745-3886 | https://www.edd.ca.gov/unemployment/ |
| Colorado (CO) | Unemployment Insurance Operations Department of Labor and Employment PO Box 8789 Denver, CO 80201-8789 | (800) 480-8299 | https://www.colorado.gov/unemployment |
| Connecticut (CT) | Connecticut Department of Labor 200 Folly Brook Blvd Wethersfield, CT 61091-1114 | (860) 263-6550 | https://portal.ct.gov/dolui |
| Delaware (DE) | Division of Unemployment Insurance Department of Labor PO Box 9950 Wilmington, DE 19809-0950 | (302) 761-8484 | https://labor.delaware.gov/divisions/unemployment-insurance/ |
| Washington (DC) | Department of Employment Services Office of Unemployment Compensation Tax Division 609 H Street NE, 3rd floor Washington, DC 20001-4347 |
(202) 698-7550 | https://does.dc.gov/service/start-your-unemployment-compensation-process |
| Florida (FL) | Unemployment Compensation Services Agency for Workforce Innovation 107 E. Madison St. MSC 229 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0180 | (800) 482-8293 | https://floridajobs.org/Reemployment-Assistance-Service-Center/reemployment-assistance/claimants/apply-for-benefits |
| Georgia (GA) | Department of Labor 148 Andrew Young Inter Blvd, Suite 800 Atlanta, GA 30303-1732 | (404) 232-3301 | https://dol.georgia.gov/unemployment-benefits |
| Hawaii (HI) | Department of Labor and Industrial Relations 830 Punchbowl Street, Room 437 Honolulu, HI 96813-5096 | (808) 586-8913 | https://labor.hawaii.gov/ui/ |
| Idaho (ID) | Department of Labor 317 W Main Street Boise, ID 83735-0002 | (800) 448-2977 | https://idahoatwork.com/tag/unemployment-benefits/ |
| Illinois (IL) | Department of Employment Security 33 South State St Chicago, IL 60603 | (800) 247-4984 | https://www2.illinois.gov/ides/Pages/default.aspx |
| Indiana (IN) | Department of Workforce Development 10 North Senate Ave Room SE 106 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2277 | (317) 232-7436 | https://www.in.gov/dwd/2362.htm |
| Iowa (IO) | Workforce Development 1000 East Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA 50319-0209 | (515) 281-5339 | https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/file-claim-unemployment-insurance-benefits |
| Kansas (KS) | Department of Labor 401 SW Topeka Blvd Topeka, KS 66603-3182 | (785) 296-5027 | https://www.getkansasbenefits.gov/Home.aspx |
| Kentucky (KY) | Department for Employment Services P. O. Box 948 Frankfort, KY 40602-0948 | (502) 564-2272 | http://www.kewes.ky.gov/ |
| Louisiana (LA) | Louisiana Workforce Commission PO Box 94094 Baton Rouge, LA 70804 | (225) 342-2944 | https://www.laworks.net/ |
| Maine (ME) | Department of Labor PO Box 259 Augusta, ME 04332-0259 | (207) 621-5120 | https://www.maine.gov/unemployment/ |
| Maryland (MD) | Department of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation 1100 North Eutaw St, Room 414 Baltimore, MD 21201-2201 | (800) 492-5524 | https://www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/ unemployment.shtml# |
| Massachusetts (MA) | Division of Employment and Training 19 Staniford Street Boston, MA 02114-2589 | (617) 626-5050 | https://www.mass.gov/orgs/department-of-unemployment-assistance |
| Michigan (MI) | Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs 3024 W Grand Blvd Detroit, MI 48202-6024 | (313) 456-2180 | https://www.michigan.gov/leo/0,5863,7-336-94422_97241—,00.html |
| Minnesota (MN) | Department of Employment & Economic Development 332 Minnesota Street, Suite E200 St. Paul, MN 55101-1351 | (651) 296-6141 | https://www.uimn.org/ |
| Mississippi (MS) | Department of Employment Security PO Box 1699 Jackson, MS 39215-1699 | (866) 806-0272 | https://mdes.ms.gov/unemployment-claims/ |
| Missouri (MO) | Division of Employment Security PO Box 59 Jefferson City, MO 65104-0059 | (573) 751-3340 | https://labor.mo.gov/unemployed-workers |
| Montana (MT) | Unemployment Insurance Division PO Box 6339 Helena, MT 59604-6339 | (406) 444-3834 | https://uid.dli.mt.gov/ |
| Nebraska (NE) | Department of Labor Box 94600 State House Station Lincoln, NE 68509-4600 | (402) 471-9898 | https://www.dol.nebraska.gov/UIBenefits |
| Nevada (NV) | Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation 500 East Third Street Carson City, NV 89713-0030 | (775) 684-6300 | https://ui.nv.gov/ |
| New Hampshire (NH) | Department of Employment Security 32 South Main Street Concord, NH 03301-4857 | (603) 228-4033 | https://www.nhes.nh.gov/services/claimants/file.htm |
| New Jersey (NJ) | Department of Labor & Workforce Development PO Box 947 Trenton, NJ 08625-0947 | (609) 633-6400 | https://myunemployment.nj.gov/ |
| New Mexico (NM) | Department of Workforce Solutions PO Box 2281 Albuquerque, NM 87103-2281 | (505) 841-8576 | https://www.dws.state.nm.us/en-us/Unemployment |
| New York (NY) | Department of Labor State Campus, Building 12 Room 500 Albany, NY 12240-0339 | (518) 457-4179 | https://labor.ny.gov/unemploymentassistance.sh tm |
| North Carolina (NC) | Employment Security Commission PO Box 26504 Raleigh, NC 27611-6504 | (919) 707-1150 | https://des.nc.gov/apply-unemployment |
| North Dakota (ND) | Job Service of North Dakota PO Box 5507 Bismarck, ND 58506-5507 | https://www.jobsnd.com/unemployment-individuals/file-claim | |
| Ohio (OH) | Department of Job & Family Services PO Box 182404 Columbus, OH 43218-2404 | (614) 466-2319 | https://unemploymenthelp.ohio.gov/ |
| Oklahoma (OK) | Employment Security Commission PO Box 52003 Oklahoma City, OK 73152-2003 | (405) 557-5362 | https://oklahoma.gov/oesc.html |
| Oregon (OR) | Employment Department 875 Union Street NE Room 107 Salem, OR 97311-0030 | (503) 947-1488, option 5 (503) 947-1537 FUTA | https://unemployment.oregon.gov/ |
| Pennsylvania (PA) | Dept of Labor and Industry 7th and Forster Street, Room 915 Harrisburg, PA 17121-0001 | (717) 787-7679 | https://www.uc.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx |
| Rhode Island (RI) | Division of Taxation One Capitol Hill, Ste 36 Providence, RI 29085-5829 | (401) 415-6772 | https://dlt.ri.gov/ui/ |
| South Carolina (SC) | Employment Security Commission PO Box 995 Columbia, SC 29202-0995 | (803) 737-3075 | https://www.dew.sc.gov/individuals |
| South Dakota (SD) | Department of Labor PO Box 4730 Aberdeen, SD 57402-4730 | (605) 626-2312 | https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/1810 |
| Tennessee (TN) | Department of Labor and Workforce Development 220 French Landing Drive Nashville, TN 37243 | (615) 741-2486 | https://www.tn.gov/workforce/unemployment/apply-for-benefits.html# |
| Texas (TX) | Workforce Commission PO Box 149037 Austin, TX 78714-9037 | (512) 463-2700 | https://www.twc.texas.gov/jobseekers/unemployment-benefits-services#applyForBenefits |
| Utah (UT) | Department of Workforce Services PO Box 45288 Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0288 | (801) 526-9400 | https://jobs.utah.gov/ui/home |
| Vermont (VT) | Department of Labor PO Box 488 Montpelier, VT 05601-0488 | (802) 828-4252 | https://labor.vermont.gov/unemployment-insurance |
| Virginia (VA) | Employment Commission PO Box 1358 Richmond, VA 23218-1358 | (804) 786-3061 | https://www.vec.virginia.gov/unemployed/online-services/apply-for-unemployment-benefits |
| Washington (WA) | Employment Security Department PO Box 9046 Olympia, WA 98507-9046 | (360) 902-9360 | https://esd.wa.gov/unemployment |
| West Virginia (WV) | Bureau of Employment Programs 112 California Avenue Charleston, WV 25305-0016 | (304) 558-2676 | https://workforcewv.org/unemployment |
| Wisconsin (WI) | Department of Workforce Development PO Box 7942 Madison, WI 57307-7942 | (608) 261-6700 | https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/uiben/ |
| Wyoming (WY) | Unemployment Tax Division PO Box 2760 Casper, WY 82602-2760 | (307) 235-3217 | http://wyomingworkforce.org/workers/ui/ |
NOTE: Some States may have changed the benefits criteria and amounts recently. In those cases, you need to check with your State’s Employment Agency for the current information.