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First step to filing for your unemployment benefits is contacting your state unemployment office. Beware online ads offering to file for you or get your claims money faster.
Use the list below as your go-to resource for locating your state government unemployment office. Remember, not all offices are called specifically “unemployment office,” many are divisions under the state’s department of labor, so be aware of naming conventions.
What You’ll Be Able to Do with This Information
Contacting your state unemployment insurance agency is one of the very first steps you take in filing for unemployment compensation and you should do it as soon as possible after you’ve been laid-off. Your state office will provide you with the following resources:
- Instructions on filing your application for unemployment benefits
- How you may file
- How your benefits will be delivered, or how you can collect your weekly income
- Telephone numbers for the telephone claims line or a separate number where you can contact someone for help or with a question.
- FAQs that help you answer common unemployment compensation questions.
- List of information you’ll need to have handy when completing your application for unemployment.
- Job search resources and current job listings.
We’ve made every effort to make the list below as up-to-date and comprehensive as possible. If you find errors or broken links, please let us know.
Easy to Use List of State Unemployment Offices
Alabama https://dir.alabama.gov/uc/
Alaska http://www.labor.state.ak.us/esd_unemployment_insurance/biff-splash.htm
Arizona https://egov.azdes.gov/CMSInternet/main.aspx?menu=234&id=2550
Arkansas http://www.arkansas.gov/esd/WorkersUnempBenefits/ADWS_Workerunempben.htm
California http://www.edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/
Colorado http://www.coworkforce.com/uib/
Connecticut http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/progsupt/unemplt/unemployment.htm
Delaware http://www.delawareworks.com/Unemployment/services/applicant.shtml
D.C. http://www.does.dc.gov/does/cwp/view,a,1232,q,537855,doesNav,|32062|.asp
Florida http://www.floridajobs.org/unemployment/index.html
Georgia http://www.dol.state.ga.us/js/unemployment_benefits_individuals.htm
Hawaii http://hawaii.gov/labor/ui
Idaho http://labor.idaho.gov/iw/Default.asp
Illinois http://www.ides.state.il.us/
Indiana http://www.in.gov/dwd/
Iowa http://www.iowaworkforce.org/ui/
Kansas https://www.uibenefits.dol.ks.gov/
Kentucky http://oet.ky.gov/des/ui/ui.asp
Louisiana http://www.laworks.net/UnemploymentInsurance/UI_Claimants.asp
Maine http://www.maine.gov/labor/unemployment/benefits.html
Maryland http://www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/unemployment.shtml
Massachusetts http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=elwdhomepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Elwd
Michigan http://www.michigan.gov/uia
Minnesota http://www.uimn.org/
Mississippi http://mdes.ms.gov
Missouri http://www.dolir.mo.gov/es/
Montana http://uid.dli.mt.gov/
Nebraska http://www.dol.state.ne.us/nwd/center.cfm
Nevada http://detr.state.nv.us/uiben/uiben_uiben.htm
New Hampshire http://www.nh.gov/nhes/
New Jersey http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/ui/ui_index.html
New Mexico https://uiclaims.state.nm.us/uiclaim/html/UICHome.html
New York http://www.labor.state.ny.us/ui/ui_index.shtm
North Carolina http://www.ncesc.com/splash.asp
North Dakota http://www.jobsnd.com/
Ohio http://unemployment.ohio.gov/
Oklahoma https://unemployment.state.ok.us/
Oregon http://www.employment.oregon.gov/
Pennsylvania http://www.dli.state.pa.us/landi/cwp/view.asp
Rhode Island http://www.dlt.state.ri.us/ui/
South Carolina http://www.sc.gov/Portal/Category/EMPLOYMENT
South Dakota http://dol.sd.gov/ui/uibenefits.aspx
Tennessee http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/Claimants/appintro.html
Texas http://www.twc.state.tx.us/customers/jsemp/jsempsub2.html
Utah http://jobs.utah.gov/jobseeker/dwsdefault.asp
Vermont http://labor.vermont.gov/
Virginia http://www.vec.virginia.gov/vecportal/index.cfm
Washington http://www.esd.wa.gov/uibenefits/index.php
West Virginia http://www.wvbep.org/bep/uc/
Wisconsin http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/
Wyoming http://wydoe.state.wy.us/
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