State Unemployment Insurance and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Offices
Find your states UI and PUA office from the list provided here. See what the maximum amounts and minimum amounts. Learn what your state is doing to assist those in need of unemployment compensation during the pandemic and beyond the disaster.
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By Murray Wennerlund published 11-28-2020 updated 8-25-2022

Alabama

Alabama Department of Labor 334-242-8025 https://labor.alabama.gov/uc/ICCS/


Alaska

Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development 907-269-4700 https://my.alaska.gov/


Arizona

Arizona Department of Economic Security 1-877-600-2722 https://des.az.gov/services/employment/unemployment-individual/apply-ui-benefits

Arkansas

Arkansas Department of Workforce Services 501-682-2121 https://www.ezarc.adws.arkansas.gov/


California

California Employment Development Department 1-800-300-5616 https://edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/Filing_a_Claim.htm


Colorado

Colorado Department of Labor and Employment 303-318-9000 https://www.colorado.gov/cdle/unemployment


Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Labor 1-800-956-3294 http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/UI-OnLine/


Delaware

Delaware Department of Labor New Castle County: 302-761-6576
Other Areas: 1-800-794-3032 https://uics.delawareworks.com/Forms/Form_WL1


District of Columbia

District of Columbia Department of Employment Services 202-724-7000 https://does.dcnetworks.org/InitialClaims/


Florida

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity 1-800-204-2418 http://www.floridajobs.org/Reemployment-Assistance-Service-Center/reemployment-assistance/claimants/apply-for-benefits


Georgia

Georgia Department of Labor 1-877-709-8185 https://dol.georgia.gov/


Hawaii

Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Oahu: 808-586-8970
Hilo: 808-974-4086
Kona: 808-322-4822
Maui: 808-984-8400
Kauai: 808-274-3043 https://huiclaims.hawaii.gov/


Idaho

Idaho Department of Labor 208-332-8942 https://www2.labor.idaho.gov/ClaimantPortal/Login


Illinois

Illinois Department of Employment Security 1-800-244-5631 https://www2.illinois.gov/ides/individuals/UnemploymentInsurance/


Indiana

Indiana Department of Workforce Development 1-800-891-6499 https://www.in.gov/dwd/2362.htm


Iowa

Iowa Workforce Development 1-866-239-0843 https://uiclaims.iwd.iowa.gov/UIInitialClaim/


Kansas

Kansas Department of Labor 1-800-292-6333 https://www.getkansasbenefits.gov/


Kentucky

Kentucky Career Center Office of Unemployment Insurance 502-564-2900 https://kcc.ky.gov


Louisiana

Louisiana Workforce Commission 1-866-783-5567 https://www.louisianaworks.net/hire/vosnet/


Maine

Maine Department of Labor 1-800-593-7660 https://reemployme.maine.gov/accessme/faces/login/login.xhtml


Maryland

Maryland Department of Labor 410-949-0022 http://www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/unemployment.shtml


Massachusetts

Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance 617-626-6338 https://www.mass.gov/unemployment-insurance-ui-online


Michigan

Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity 1-866-500-0017 https://www.michigan.gov/leo/0,5863,7-336-78421_97241---,00.html


Minnesota

Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Twin Cities Area: 651-296-3644
Greater Minnesota: 1-877-898-9090 https://uimn.org/applicants/


Mississippi

Mississippi Department of Employment Security 1-888-844-3577 https://www.mdes.ms.gov/unemployment-claims/claims-information/


Missouri

Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations 1-800-320-2519 https://uinteract.labor.mo.gov/benefits/home.do


Montana

Montana Department of Labor and Industry 406-444-2545 https://montanaworks.gov/Job-Seeker-UI-Claimant


Nebraska

Nebraska Department of Labor 1-855-995-8863 https://neworks.nebraska.gov/vosnet/


Nevada

Nevada Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation Northern Nevada: 775-684-0350
Southern Nevada: 702-486-0350
Rural Areas and Out of State Callers: 1-888-890-8211 http://ui.nv.gov/css.html


New Hampshire

New Hampshire Department of Employment Security 1-800-852-3400 https://nhuis.nh.gov/claimant/


New Jersey

New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development North New Jersey: 201-601-4100
Central New Jersey: 732-761-2020
South New Jersey: 856-507-2340
Out-of-state claims: 1-888-795-6672 https://myunemployment.nj.gov/labor/myunemployment/before/about/howtoapply/


New Mexico

New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions 1-877-664-6984 https://www.jobs.state.nm.us/vosnet/Default.aspx


New York

New York Department of Labor 1-888-209-8124 https://applications.labor.ny.gov/IndividualReg/


North Carolina

North Carolina Department of Commerce 1-888-737-0259 https://des.nc.gov/


North Dakota

North Dakota Job Service 701-328-4995 https://www.jobsnd.com/unemployment-individuals/resources-unemployment-individuals


Ohio

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services 1-877-644-6562 http://jfs.ohio.gov/ouio/index.stm


Oklahoma

Oklahoma Employment Security Commission 1-800-555-1554 https://oesc.ok.gov


Oregon

Oregon Employment Department 1-877-345-3484 https://secure.emp.state.or.us/ocs4/


Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry 1-888-313-7284 https://www.uc.pa.gov/unemployment-benefits/file/Pages/File%20an%20Initial%20Claim.aspx


Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources 787-625-7900 https://www.trabajo.pr.gov/desempleo_en_linea.asp


Rhode Island

Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training 401-243-9100 http://www.dlt.ri.gov/ui/


South Carolina

South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce 1-866-831-1724 https://dew.sc.gov/individuals/apply-for-benefits/claims-process


South Dakota

South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation 605-626-3179 https://dlr.sd.gov/ra/individuals/file_claim.aspx


Tennessee

Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development 1-877-813-0950 https://www.tn.gov/workforce/unemployment.html


Texas

Texas Workforce Commission 1-800-939-6631 https://www.twc.texas.gov/jobseekers/unemployment-benefits-services


U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Labor 340-773-1994 https://www.vidol.gov/how-and-where-to-apply/


Utah

Utah Department of Workforce Services Salt Lake and South Davis Counties: 801-526-4400
Weber and North Davis Counties: 801-612-0877
Utah County: 801-375-4067
Other Counties and Out of State: 1-888-848-0688 https://jobs.utah.gov/ui/home/initialclaims


Vermont

Vermont Department of Labor 1-888-807-7072 https://labor.vermont.gov/unemployment-insurance/ui-claimants/establishing-unemployment-claim


Virginia

Virginia Employment Commission 1-866-832-2363 http://www.vec.virginia.gov/unemployed/online-services/apply-for-unemployment-benefits


Washington

Washington Employment Security Department 1-800-318-6022 https://secure.esd.wa.gov/home/

West Virginia

Workforce West Virginia 1-800-379-1032 https://uc.workforcewv.org/consumer/


Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development 1-844-910-3661 https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/uiben/


Wyoming

Wyoming Department of Workforce Services 307-473-3789 https://wyui.wyo.gov/benefits/home.do

 

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