Directory of State Unemployment Offices

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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.

Find Out If You Are Eligible For Unemployment 

Click this link to find out if you are eligible to file for unemployment: 

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Have Your Benefits Run Out? 

Click this link to find out how to get an unemployment extension: 

Unemployment Extension

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.dws.arkansas.gov/UI/index.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/dnn/Default.aspx?tabid=681&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

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/ui/ui.htm

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    https://www.ui.labor.mo.gov/som/

Montana     http://uid.dli.mt.gov/

Nebraska     https://uibenefits.nwd.ne.gov/BPSWeb/jsp/BPSClaimantWelcome.jsp

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://dew.sc.gov/claim-land.asp

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    https://www.wvuc.org/wvweb/welcome.aspx

Wisconsin    http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/

Wyoming    http://wydoe.state.wy.us/

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