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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