Unemployment Office
A link to the Web site of the unemployment office in your work state is among
those listed below for each U.S. state. U.S. possessions that have unemployment
office Web sites are included.
About Your State Unemployment Office
The unemployment office in your work state is where you would file a claim for
standard, extended or disaster unemployment
benefits and pay, in person, by phone or online. Many have facilities at
their Web sites to accommodate the online filing of unemployment claims.
Additionally, state unemployment office Web sites are good places for workers
to research state-specific unemployment benefits, pay, eligibility requirements
and the appeal process; or at least find contact information for same.
For employers, they are good places to research unemployment
insurance laws and taxes or find related contact information.
Unemployment office Web sites also provide free, self-help resources for unemployed
workers, such as tips for resume writing and interviewing,
and facilities for job searching. (Employers often
list their job openings with state unemployment offices.) You don't have to be
unemployed to claim your fair share of the resources; many are for employed workers
too, such as those seeking a better job or career advancement.
Unemployment office is the common term for the government agency in
each state that administers unemployment insurance benefits and pay. However,
each state has named its unemployment agency more officially than just the "unemployment
office"; for example, the Employment Development Department (EDD) is the
official name of the California
unemployment office.
Tip: Some branch unemployment offices also go by the
name One-Stop Career
Center or a variation of same. On the Web, One-Stop Career Centers
are often generally referred to as "state job banks"; subsequently,
it's easy to confuse them with the personnel agencies that list state
government jobs. |
Regardless of what it's called, each unemployment office is typically a division
of the state labor department.
State Unemployment Office Web Links
Did you know? If your state is among the few that
provide disability benefits, then the unemployment office or one of its
division offices is where you'd file a claim for same. |
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