Unemployment insurance benefits provide temporary financial assistance to workers unemployed through no fault of their own that meet the eligibility requirements.
Alabama
File a new or reopened claim:
Online: https://initialclaims.labor.alabama.gov/
Phone: 1-866-234-5382 (8:00 am – 4:30 pm, Mon. – Fri.)
File or view the status of a Weekly Certification:
Online: https://uiclaimantportal.labor.alabama.gov/
Phone: (334) 954-4094(Montgomery), (205) 458-2282(Birmingham)
Toll-Free: 1-800-752-7389
Fax Number: (334) 956-7307 (Montgomery), (205) 458-2222(Birmingham)
Alaska
File for UI benefits Online: https://bif.dol.alaska.gov/bif/
File for UI benefits by Phone:
Anchorage: (907) 269-4700
Fairbanks: (907) 451-2871
Juneau: (907) 465-5552
Toll free for remote locations: (888) 252-2557/(888) 25CALLS
Fax Number: (888) 353-2937, (888) 35FAXES
VICTOR PHONE NUMBERS
Call the number closest to your community:
Anchorage: (907) 277-0693
Fairbanks: (907) 451-6126
Juneau: (907) 586-4650
If you are located in a remote location that has been determined to be underserved for Broadband Internet service you may still have access to the toll-free number: (888) 222-9989.
Arizona
File for UI benefits online:
New Claim: https://uiclaims.azdes.gov/
Weekly Claim: https://azuiinternetweeklyclaim.azdes.gov/
File for UI benefits by Phone:
1-877-600-2722 (Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sunday 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
File for UI benefits by Mail:
Department of Economic Security
Unemployment Insurance Administration
MD 5859
P.O. Box 29225.
Phoenix AZ 85038-9225
Download the Arizona Initial Claim for Unemployment Insurance UB-105)
File for UI benefits by Fax:
Phoenix Fax Number:(602) 612-8705, (888) 305-1348
Tucson Fax Number: (520) 770-3357, (520) 770-3358
Arkansas
File for UI benefits online:
New or Additional Claim: https://www.ezarc.adws.arkansas.gov/
Weekly Claim: https://www.arknet.arkansas.gov/
File Weekly UI Claim by Phone:
Applicants:1-501-907-2590
Employers:1-501-907-2591
(Monday through Friday 6:00 am to 6:00 pm, Sunday 12:01 am to 6:00 pm)
File for UI benefits in person at any Division of Workforce Services office
File for UI benefits by Mail:
P.O. Box 2981
Little Rock, AR 72203
Download Unemployment Insurance Claimant Forms
Other Contact Information:
Telephone Number: 501-682-2121
Fax Number: 501-682-8845
Email Address: ADWS.Info@arkansas.gov
California
File Online: https://edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/UI_Online.htm
File by Phone:
English and Spanish: 1-800-300-5616
Cantonese: 1-800-547-3506
Mandarin: 1-866-303-0706
Vietnamese：1-800-547-2058
TTY： 1-800-815-9387
File by Mail:
EDD
PO Box 989738
West Sacramento, CA 95798-9738
Download the UI Forms
File by Fax:
1-866-215-9159
Colorado
File a claim online: https://myui.clouduim.cdle.state.co.us/Claimant/Core/Login.ASPX
File or reopen a claim by Phone: 303-536-5615
Other Contact Information:
Unemployment Insurance Employer Services
633 17th Street, Suite 201
P.O. Box 8789
Denver, CO 80201-8789
Phone: 303-318-8000
Toll Free: (888) 390-7936
Fax Number: (303) 318-8400
Email:cdle_labor_standards@state.co.us
Connecticut
File or reopen a claim online:
https://portal.ct.gov/DOLUI
Other Contact Information:
Connecticut Department of Labor
Equal Opportunity Officer
200 Folly Brook
Boulevard, Wethersfield, CT 06109
Phone: (860) 263-6067
TDD/TTY: (860) 263-6074
Fax Number: (860) 263-6216
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Delaware
File Online: UICS.DELAWAREWORKS.COM
By Phone :
New Castle County: (302) 761-6576
Toll Free outside New Castle County:(800) 794-3032
Other Contact Information:
Phone: (302) 761-8446
Fax: (302) 761-6636
Email:uiclaims@delaware.gov
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Florida
File Online: http://www.floridajobs.org/RAApplication
By Mail:
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
P.O. Box 5350
Tallahassee, FL 32314-5350
Other Contact Information:
Department of Economic Opportunity
107 East Madison Street
Caldwell Building
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4120
Phone: 1-800-204-2418
Fax: (850) 617-6504
Georgia
File Online: https://www.dol.state.ga.us/
By Phone: 1-866-598-4164
Other Contact Information:
148 Andrew Young Intl Blvd, NE
Atlanta, GA 30303-1751
Phone: (404) 232-3000
Email: commissioner@gdol.ga.gov
Hawaii
File Online: http://uiclaims.hawaii.gov/
Other Contact Information:
Phone: (833)-901-2272, (833)-901-2275
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Idaho
File Online:
https://www.labor.idaho.gov/claimantportal
Note : Do not accept claims over the telephone
Other Contact Information:
Phone (208) 332-8942
Fax (208) 639-3256
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Illinois
Illinois law requires anyone receiving unemployment insurance benefits to register with the employment or job service system in the state in which they reside. Claimants who live in Illinois must register with IllinoisJobLink.com. Claimants who live in any other state must register with that state’s employment or job service system.
File Online:
https://www2.illinois.gov/ides/Pages/default.aspx
By Phone:
800-244-5631
TTY Phone Number: 711
Indiana
File Online: https://www.in.gov/dwd/indiana-unemployment/
File by Phone:
1-800-298-6650
TDD/TTY:317-232-7560
Other Contact Information:
Phone: 1-800-891-6499(Monday-Friday: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Eastern, Saturday – Sunday: Closed)
Email: AskUIContactCenter@dwd.IN.gov
Iowa
File Online: https://uiclaims.iwd.iowa.gov/UIInitialClaim/
If you do not have access to a computer, you may use computers at any IowaWORKS location.
Other Contact Information：
Phone: 1-866-239-0843((Monday-Friday: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM)
Email: uiclaimshelp@iwd.iowa.gov
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Kansas
File Online:
https://www.getkansasbenefits.gov/Home.aspx
By Phone:
Kansas City: (913) 596-3500
Topeka: (785) 575-1460
Wichita: (316) 383-9947
Toll-Free: (800) 292-6333
Other Contact Information:
Unemployment Contact Centers
P.O. Box 3539, Topeka, KS 66601-3539
FAX Number: (785) 296-3249
Email:KDOL.UICC@ks.gov.
Kentucky
File Online: https://uiclaimsportal.ky.gov/s/
By Phone:
New Claim: 502-875-0442
Weekly Claim: 1-877-3my-kyui or 1-877-369-5984
Toll-free: 800-648-6057
Other Contact Information:
Phone: (502) 564-4761
Fax: (502) 564-5623
Email: UIBenefits@ky.gov
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Louisiana
File Online: https://www.louisianaworks.net/hire/vosnet/Default.aspx
By Phone: 1-866-783-5567
Other Contact Information:
Office of Unemployment Insurance Administration
Unemployment Claims Unit
P.O. Box 94094, Room 386
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9096
Email: HiRE@lwc.la.gov
Maine
File Online:
https://reemployme.maine.gov/accessme/faces/login/login.xhtml
By Phone:
Toll-Free: 1-800-593-7660 (Customer service available Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.)
TTY/Relay for Deaf and hard of hearing: Maine relay 711
Other Contact Information:
Unemployment Claims Center
Augusta Claim Center 97 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0097
Fax: (207) 287-5905 or (207) 626-6231
Maryland
File Online: https://beacon.labor.maryland.gov/
By Phone:
Toll-Free:667-207-6520
IVR Number: 410-949-0022(Baltimore area or out of state), 1-800-827-4839(Maryland but outside of the Baltimore area),
TTY/Relay for Deaf and hard of hearing: 711
Other Contact Information:
500 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
Massachusetts
File Online: https://uionline.detma.org/Claimant/Core/Login.ASPX
By Phone:
(877) 626-6800 from area codes 351, 413, 508, 774, and 978
(617) 626-6800 from any other area code
711 for Voice Relay
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday
Michigan
File Online: https://www.michigan.gov/uia
By phone:
1-866-500-0017
TTY callers: 1-866-366-0004
Other Contact Information:
Protests only: Unemployment Insurance Agency, P.O. Box 169, Grand Rapids, MI 49501-0169
Appeals only: Unemployment Insurance Agency, P.O. Box 124, Grand Rapids, MI 49501-0124
Employers: 1-855-484-2636
FAX Numbers: 517-636-0427(protests or other correspondence), 616-356-0739(Appeals)
Unemployment Insurance Local Office
Minnesota
File Online: https://www1.uimn.org/ui_applicant/applicant/login.do
By phone:
Twin Cities area: 651-296-3644
Greater Minnesota: 1-877-898-9090 (Toll Free)
TTY (for the deaf and hard of hearing): 1-866-814-1252
Other Contact Information:
UI Customer Service
P.O. Box 4629
St. Paul, MN 55101-4629
Fax: 651-205-4007
Email: uimn.feedback@state.mn.us
Mississippi
File Online: https://reemployms.mdes.ms.gov/cp/landing
By Phone:
601-493-9427 or 601-326-1119 (Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.)
Other Contact Information:
Mississippi Department of Employment Security
Office of the Governor
1235 Echelon Parkway
P.O. Box 1699
Jackson, MS 39215-1699
TTY: 800-582-2233
Email:comments@mdes.ms.gov
Missouri
File Online: https://uinteract.labor.mo.gov/benefits/home.do
By Phone:
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
Other Contact Information:
Spencer Clark, Acting Director
421 East Dunklin
P.O. Box 59
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0059
Fax: 573-751-4945
Employers E-mail: esemptax@labor.mo.gov
Appeals E-mail: appealstribunal@labor.mo.gov
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Montana
File Online: https://montanaworks.gov/
File by Phone:
(406) 444-2545
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Monday – Friday)
TTY: 711
Other Contact Information:
Unemployment Insurance Division
PO Box 8020
Helena MT 59604-8020
Fax: (406) 444-2699 (anytime)
Email: UIClaims@mt.gov
Nevada
File Online: https://ui.nv.gov/css.html
By Phone:
Northern Nevada: Tel (775) 684-0350 Fax (775) 684-0338
Southern Nevada: Tel (702) 486-0350 Fax (702) 486-7987
Rural Areas and Out of State Callers: Tel (888) 890-8211 Toll Free
Nevada Relay 711 or 800-326-6868
Auxiliary aids and services available on request by individuals with disabilities.
Other Contact Information:
Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR)
500 East Third Street
Carson City, NV 89713
Email: INTERNETHELP@detr.nv.gov
Phone Number for Appeals: (702) 486-7933
Fax Number for Appeals: (702) 486-7949
New Hampshire
File Online: https://www.unemploymentbenefits.nh.gov/
Other Contact Information:
Phone for Claimants out of New Hampshire: 1-800-266-2252
Unemployment Assistance Hotline: (603) 271-7700
TDD Access: Relay NH 1-800-735-2964
Fax: (603) 226-4324
New Jersey
File Online: https://www.myunemployment.nj.gov/
By Phone:
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: 7-1-1
Other Contact Information:
Division of Unemployment Insurance, Customer Service Office
New Jersey Department of Labor
PO Box 058
Trenton, NJ 08625-0058
New Mexico
File Online: https://www.jobs.state.nm.us/
By Phone:
1-877-NM-4-MYUI(1-877-664-6984)
Other Contact Information:
New Mexico Department of Workforce
401 Broadway NE
PO Box 1928
Albuquerque, NM 87103
Customer Service – Claims and Tax: 1-877-664-6984
Claims and Tax Fax: 505-841-8636
Appeals: 1-800-227-7325
Appeals Fax: 505-841-8636
Unemployment Fraud Investigations: 505-243-7283 or email id.verify@state.nm.us
Overpayments/ Collections: 1-877-664-6984
Form 1099-G: DWS.1099@state.nm.us
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New York
File Online: https://unemployment.labor.ny.gov/
By Phone:
1-888-209-8124
Out of State Resident’s Office: 1-877-358-5306
TTY/TDD: 1-800-662-1220
Video Relay: 888-783-1370
Other Contact Information:
NYS Department of Labor
Building 12
W.A. Harriman Campus
Albany, NY 12240
North Carolina
File Online: https://fed.des.nc.gov/ofis/citizen/pages/public/Login.aspx
By Phone:
888-737-0259 (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 5 p.m.)
By Fax:
919-857-1296 (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 5 p.m.)
Other Contact Information:
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 25903
Raleigh, NC 27611-5903
DES Central Office Location
700 Wade Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27605
Pryor Gibson, Assistant Secretary: assistantsecretary@nccommerce.com
North Dakota
File Online: https://www.jobsnd.com/unemployment-individuals/file-claim
By Phone: (701) 328-4995
Other Contact Information:
Job Service North Dakota
PO Box 5507
Bismarck, ND 58506-5507
Central Office: 1-701-328-2825
TTY – Relay ND: (800) 366-6888
Fax Number: (701) 328-2728
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Ohio
File online: unemployment.ohio.gov
File by phone:
Toll-Free: (877) 644-6562
TTY: 1-614-387-8408
Oklahoma
File Online: https://ui.ok.gov/
Other Contact Information:
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
PO Box 52003
Oklahoma City, OK 73152-2003
Unemployment Service Center: (405) 525-1500
Administrative Offices: (405) 557-7100
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD): (800) 522-8506
Oregon
File Online: https://secure.emp.state.or.us/ocs/
By Phone:
Portland Area: (503) 292-2057
Salem Area: (503) 947-1500
Eastern/Central Oregon/Bend:(541) 388-6207
1-877-FILE-4-UI (1-877-345-3484)
Weekly Claim Line Numbers:
Portland Area:(503) 224-0405
Greater Salem Area:(503) 375-7900
Eastern/Central Oregon/Bend:(541) 388-4066
TOLL FREE: (800) 982-8920
TTY Relay Service 711
Internet Relay: Sprint Relay Online
Other Contact Information:
PO Box 14135
Salem OR 97309-5068
Fax Number: (866) 345-1878
Pennsylvania
File a UC initial claim or reopen a claim
File Online: https://benefits.uc.pa.gov/ (24/7)
By Phone:1-888-313-7284, (888) 334-4046(TTY)
By Videophone: 717-704-8474 (ASL Users)
Weekly Certification:
Online: https://benefits.uc.pa.gov/(6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, and 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday)
By Phone: 888-255-4728, 877-888-8104(Español), (888) 334-4046(TTY)
Other Contact Information:
PAULA virtual assistant (general questions): 1-833-755-0882
Email: UCHelp@pa.gov
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Rhode Island
File Online: https://dltweb.dlt.ri.gov/uipua/
By Phone:
(401) 415-6772
TTY (Relay RI): 711
Other Contact Information:
RI Dept. of Labor and Training
Unemployment Insurance Division
1511 Pontiac Ave
PO Box 20340
Cranston, RI 02920
South Carolina
File Online: https://scuihub.dew.sc.gov/CSS/CSSLogon.htm
Other Contact Information:
Department of Employment and Workforce
1550 Gadsden Street
P.O. Box 995
Columbia, SC 29202
In-State Claimants Phone: 1-866-831-1724
Out of State Claimants Phone: 1-800-529-8339
Relay 711
South Dakota
File Online: https://apps.sd.gov/LD00General/default.aspx
By Phone:
605.626.3179
TTY: 711 or 800.877.1113
Other Contact Information:
Reemployment Assistance Division
South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
420 S. Roosevelt St.
P.O. Box 4730
Aberdeen, SD 57402-4730
Customer Service Center: 605.626.2452
DLRRADivision@state.sd.us
Fax: 605.626.3172
Tennessee
File Online: http://www.jobs4tn.gov/
Other Contact Infomation:
Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Jeff McCord, Commissioner
220 French Landing Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Phone: (844) 224-5818
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Texas
File Online:
https://twc.texas.gov/jobseekers/unemployment-benefits-services
By Phone: 800-939-6631
Utah
File Online: https://jobs.utah.gov/ui/home
Other Contact Information:
Utah Department of Workforce Services
P.O. Box 45249
Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0249
Phone: 801-526-WORK (9675)
TTY/TTD: (801) 526-9240, 711
Phone(Spanish):1-888-346-3162.
Email: dwscontactus@utah.gov
More Contact Information for workers, employers and appeals
Vermont
File Online:
https://uipublic01.labor.vermont.gov/
By Phone:
Open an Initial Claim: 1-877-214-3330 (Mon-Sat, 8:00am-5:30pm)
Reopen a Claim or File Weekly Claim: 1-800-983-2300 (Automated – 12:01am Sunday – 4:30pm Friday)
Other Contact Information:
Vermont Department of Labor
5 Green Mountain Drive
P.O. Box 488
Montpelier, VT 05601-0488
Phone: (802) 828-4000
Claimant Assistance: 1-877-214-3332
Employer Assistance: 1-877-214-3331
Employer Services: 802-828-4344
Virgin Islands
File Online: https://myuiclaim.vi.gov/
Other Contact Information:
St. Croix
4401 Sion Farm STE1
Christiansted, VI 00820-4245
Tel 340-773-1994
Fax 340-713-3415
St. Thomas
2353 Kronprindsens Gade
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Tel 340-776-3700
Fax 340-715-5743
Washington
File Online: https://secure.esd.wa.gov/home/
By Phone:
800-318-6022 (8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday)
Other Contact Information:
Washington Employment Security Agency headquarters
212 Maple Park Ave. SE
P.O. Box 9046
Olympia, WA 98501-2347
Phone: 360-902-9500
West Virginia
File Online: https://uc.workforcewv.org/
By Phone: 1-800-379-1032
Other Contact Information:
WorkForce West Virginia
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building 3, Suite 300
Charleston, WV 25305
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Wisconsin
File Online: https://my.unemployment.wisconsin.gov/
By Phone:
(414) 435-7069
toll-free: (844) 910-3661
Other Contact Information:
Wisconsin Unemployment Help Center
201 E. Washington Ave
P.O. Box 7905
Madison, WI 53707
Phone: (608) 266-3131
Fax: (608) 260-2444
Wyoming
File Online: https://wyui.wyo.gov/
By Phone: (307) 473-3789
Other Contact Information:
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Division
P.O. Box 2760, Casper, WY 82602-2760
HELP Line: (307) 235-3264
Claims Center (For information on your UI Claim): (307) 473-3789
Fax: (307) 235-3277
Fax: (307) 473-3726