Check Your Unemployment Claim Status

Once you've filed a claim, you check its status through the same state agency you filed with — there's no separate national lookup. Select your state below for its claim status portal and phone number, along with what statuses like "pending" and "processing" mean for that state.

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Alabama Alabama Department of Labor Alaska Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development Arizona Arizona Department of Economic Security Arkansas Arkansas Division of Workforce Services California California Employment Development Department Colorado Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Connecticut Connecticut Department of Labor Delaware Delaware Division of Unemployment Insurance D.C. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services Florida Florida Department of Commerce Georgia Georgia Department of Labor Hawaii Hawaii Unemployment Insurance Division Idaho Idaho Department of Labor Illinois Illinois Department of Employment Security Indiana Indiana Department of Workforce Development Iowa Iowa Workforce Development Kansas Kansas Department of Labor Kentucky Kentucky Office of Unemployment Insurance Louisiana Louisiana Workforce Commission Maine Maine Department of Labor Maryland Maryland Division of Unemployment Insurance Massachusetts Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance Michigan Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Minnesota Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Mississippi Mississippi Department of Employment Security Missouri Missouri Division of Employment Security Montana Montana Unemployment Insurance Division Nebraska Nebraska Department of Labor Nevada Nevada Dept. of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation New Hampshire New Hampshire Employment Security New Jersey New Jersey Division of Unemployment Insurance New Mexico New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions New York New York Department of Labor North Carolina North Carolina Division of Employment Security North Dakota North Dakota Job Service Ohio Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Oklahoma Oklahoma Employment Security Commission Oregon Oregon Employment Department Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Department of Labor Rhode Island Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training South Carolina South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce South Dakota South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Tennessee Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Texas Texas Workforce Commission Utah Utah Department of Workforce Services Vermont Vermont Department of Labor Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Department of Labor Virginia Virginia Employment Commission Washington Washington Employment Security Department West Virginia West Virginia WorkForce Wisconsin Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Wyoming Wyoming Department of Workforce Services

Helpful Guides

How to Appeal a Denied Unemployment Claim

A denial is not the final word — every state has an appeal process, but the deadline to request one is usually short and strict.

How Long Does an Unemployment Appeal Take?

Most states publish your filing deadline clearly, but far fewer publish how long the hearing and decision actually take.

Unemployment Overpayment: What Happens and What to Do

Getting an overpayment notice does not automatically mean fraud — here is the difference between fault and non-fault overpayments, and how repayment and waivers work.

Unemployment Overpayment Waivers: How They Work

A waiver doesn't dispute that you were overpaid. It asks the state to forgive repayment because you weren't at fault and paying it back would be unfair.