California's 210 unemployment and career center offices are spread across 156 cities, from dense job centers in Los Angeles and the Bay Area to small Central Valley agricultural towns with a very different, seasonally driven labor market. Tech-sector layoffs, entertainment-industry work stoppages, and farmworker seasonality all show up differently depending on which part of the state you're in. Use the city list below to find the office closest to you.
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Affiliate Office
555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway Alameda College, Portable P
Alameda, CA 94501
Fax: 510-814-8302
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday 10 am-4:30 pm, Wednesday 10 am-5:30 pm, Friday 9 am-12 noon
Career Center
2550 West Main Street #101
Alhambra, CA 91801
TTY: 626-284-8061
8:00am - 5pm Mon - Fri; open Saturdays and Sundays by appointment only
Career Center
802 North East St. Suite 107
Alturas, CA 96101
Hours Mon-Fri 9-12 and 1-4 Closed 12-1
2 locations
3 locations
Affiliate Office
1701 San Pablo Avenue Berkeley Adult School
Berkeley, CA 94702
TTY: 800-735-2929
Fax: 510-644-6636
Mon/Tue/Thur: 10 to 4:30, Wed: 11 to 5, and Fri: 9 to 12 (Computers Close 15min Prior )
Affiliate Office
1 College Drive P.E. Building
Blythe, CA 92225
California Workforce Services Office
Career Center
281 Pine Street
Brentwood, CA 94513
Affiliate Office
6281 Beach Blvd Suite 333
Buena Park, CA 90621
Affiliate Office
301 East Olive Avenue
Burbank, CA 91502
Career Center
301 Heber Avenue
Calexico, CA 92231
Career Center
21010 Vanowen Street
Canoga Park, CA 91303
Affiliate Office
2045 40th Avenue Suite B
Capitola, CA 95010
Affiliate Office
801 E Carson Street Room 116 & 117
Carson, CA 90745
TTY: 310-970-7774
Fax: 310-680-3881
Monday - Thursday 7:30am - 5:30pm; Every other Friday 7:30-4:30pm
2 locations
Career Center
9207 Eton Avenue
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Career Center
2445 Carmichael Drive
Chico, CA 95928
Career Center
1111 Bay Boulevard Suite E
Chula Vista, CA 91911
Affiliate Office
7011 Sylvan Road Suite A
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
Fax: 916-721-0288
Mon, Wed Thur 8:30am - 4:30pm, Tue 8:30am - 6pm, Fri 8:30am - 2pm
Affiliate Office
15880 Dam Road Extension Building 602
Clearlake, CA 95422
Fax: 707-998-8591
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:00am - 4:00pm, Closed 12:00pm - 1;00pm
Affiliate Office
300 Cherry Lane West Hills College Building A
Coalinga, CA 93210
Career Center
144 & 146 Market Street
Colusa, CA 95932
TTY: 800-735-2929
Fax: 530-458-0335
Mon-Thurs, 8:00am - 5:00pm; Friday: 7:30am - 4:00pm
3 locations
Career Center
4071 Port Chicago Highway Suite 250
Concord, CA 94520
Career Center
875 5th Street
Crescent City, CA 95531
2 locations
Affiliate Office
295 89th Street Suite 308
Daly City, CA 94015
Career Center
1816 Cecil Avenue
Delano, CA 93215
Affiliate Office
400 West Tulare Street Suite C
Dinuba, CA 93618
Affiliate Office
6300 Village Parkway Suite 100
Dublin, CA 94568
Fax: 925-560-9457
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9 am-5 pm, Wednesday 9 am-7 pm, Closed Friday
Career Center
924 East Main Street
El Cajon, CA 92021
Career Center
1550 West Main Street
El Centro, CA 92243
Affiliate Office
613 West Valley Parkway Suite 220
Escondido, CA 92025
Career Center
409 K Street
Eureka, CA 95501
Affiliate Office
320 Campus Lane
Fairfield, CA 94534
Affiliate Office
1511 9th Street West Hills College Coaling North District Center
Firebaugh, CA 93622
Affiliate Office
1211 Del Mar Drive Suite 106
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Affiliate Office
39155 Liberty Street FRC Building Suite B200
Fremont, CA 94538
2 locations
Career Center
1000 C Street Suite 100
Galt, CA 95632
TTY: 209-744-7722
Fax: 209-744-7719
Monday-Thursday 8:30am -4:30pm; Friday 8:30am-1:00pm
Career Center
7077 Orangewood Avenue Suite 200
Garden Grove, CA 92841
Career Center
16801 S Western Avenue Suite A
Gardena, CA 90247
TTY: 310-327-3596
Fax: 310-538-9179
Monday - Thursday, 8 am-5 pm, Friday 8 am-4:30 pm. Closed every other Friday.
Career Center
379 Tomkins Ct.
Gilroy, CA 95020
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Career Center
1255 South Central Avenue
Glendale, CA 91204
Affiliate Office
988 McCourtney Rd
Grass Valley, CA 95949
Affiliate Office
599 El Camino Real (Civic Center)
Greenfield, CA 93927
CalWorks Services and WIOA Youth and Adult Services by appointment.
Career Center
124 N Irwin Street
Hanford, CA 93230
Career Center
24100 Amador Street 3rd Floor
Hayward, CA 94544
3 locations
Career Center
1111 San Felipe Road Suite 107
Hollister, CA 95023
Career Center
2677 Zoe Avenue 1st Floor
Huntington Park, CA 90255
2 locations
Career Center
110 South La Brea Avenue 5th Floor
Inglewood, CA 90301
Help finding a new job or career
Career Center
17891 Cartwright Road Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92614
TTY: 800-735-2922
Fax: 949-341-8008
Monday - 8:00 AM 7:00 PM Tuesday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Affiliate Office
400 West Graham Avenue
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
Works with youth age 16 - 21.
Affiliate Office
6401 Lake Isabella Blvd PO Box 2366
Lake Isabella, CA 93240
Career Center
55 First Street Box F
Lakeport, CA 95453
Affiliate Office
8300 Segrue Road
Lamont, CA 93241
Career Center
1420 West Avenue I
Lancaster, CA 93534
Career Center
631 East Oak Street
Lodi, CA 95240
2 locations
Affiliate Office
11206 Lexington Drive Suite 244
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
13 locations
Career Center
800 7th Street
Los Banos, CA 93635
TTY: 209-826-3718
Fax: 209-826-3754
Monday - Friday (8:00am to 5:00pm) Open during lunch hour
Career Center
2037 West Cleveland Avenue
Madera, CA 93637
TTY: 559-674-7497
Fax: 559-673-1794
Monday - Friday 8 am-5 pm, Computers Available Monday - Thursday 8 am-4:30 pm, Friday - varies
Affiliate Office
452 Old Mammoth Road Suite 305
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Affiliate Office
3180 Imjin Road Suite 157
Marina, CA 93933
Affiliate Office
5362 Lemee Lane PO Box 1915
Mariposa, CA 95338
Affiliate Office
75-A Diamond Valley Road
Markleeville, CA 96120
Fax: 530-694-2252
Tuesday - Thursday, 8 a.m - 12 noon, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Open Mondays and Fridays by appointment..
Career Center
1114 Yuba Street Suite 214
Marysville, CA 95901
Affiliate Office
10638 Schirra Ave
Mather, CA 95655
Fax: 916-876-4026
Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Closed 12 noon - 1 p.m. daily
Affiliate Office
1200 O`Brien Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Career Center
1205 West 18th Street
Merced, CA 95340
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
One Stop A veterans representative is available with an appointment.
Career Center
629 12th Street
Modesto, CA 95354
Monday - Friday 8am-4:30pm
Affiliate Office
2300 Highway 58
Mojave, CA 93501
Affiliate Office
920 South Mountain Avenue
Monrovia, CA 91016
Fax: 626-471-3036
Monday - Thursday, 8:00am-4:00pm 10-2 walk-ins All other times by appointment only
2 locations
2 locations
Affiliate Office
39399 Cherry Street Room 1211 Ohlone College
Newark, CA 94560
TTY: 510-742-2331
Fax: 510-742-2332
Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Friday 12 noon - 4 p.m.
Affiliate Office
1405 West F Street Suite 1
Oakdale, CA 95361
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Affiliate Office
49044 Civic Circle Oakhurst Community College Center
Oakhurst, CA 93644
4 locations
Career Center
1949 Avenida del Oro Suite 106
Oceanside, CA 92056
Affiliate Office
604 E. Walker Street
Orland, CA 95963
Career Center
78 Table Mountain Blvd (Butte Co. Dept. of Employment & Social Services)
Oroville, CA 95965
Career Center
2901 N. Ventura Road Third Floor
Oxnard, CA 93036
Career Center
13420 Van Nuys Blvd. Suite 221
Pacoima, CA 91331
Affiliate Office
38510 Sierra Highway
Palmdale, CA 93550
Affiliate Office
15538 Colorado Avenue
Paramount, CA 90723
Career Center
1207 E Gereen Street
Pasadena, CA 91106
Affiliate Office
101 West Las Palmas Avenue
Patterson, CA 95363
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Closed noon - 1 p.m.
Affiliate Office
11 South D Street
Perris, CA 92570
Mon - Fri 8:00am-5pm
Help youth 16-21
Career Center
3047 Briw Road
Placerville, CA 95667
Career Center
264 E Monterey Avenue
Pomona, CA 91767
Career Center
1063 West Henderson Avenue
Porterville, CA 93257
Career Center
7 Quincy Junction Rd
Quincy, CA 95971
Career Center
10826 Gadsten Way
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Fax: 916-231-0097
Monday and Wednesday 9 am to 4:30 pm; Tuesday and Thursday 9 am to 6:30 pm; Friday 9 am to 12:00 pm
Career Center
9650 9th St Suite A
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Career Center
718 Main Street
Red Bluff, CA 96080
2 locations
Affiliate Office
1680 East Manning
Reedley, CA 93654
Employment and Training Services, EDD and WIOA One-Stop. County TANF Unit co-located at this site
Career Center
330 25th Street
Richmond, CA 94804
Affiliate Office
1400 North Norma Street Suite 105
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
2 locations
Career Center
115 Ascot Drive Suite #180
Roseville, CA 95661
8 locations
Career Center
730 La Guardia Street
Salinas, CA 93905
Career Center
7 Main Street PO Box 1002
San Andreas, CA 95249
Affiliate Office
658 East Brier Drive Suite 100
San Bernardino, CA 92408
4 locations
8 locations
3 locations
Career Center
880 Industrial Way
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Career Center
1777 Borel Place, Suite 500
San Mateo, CA 94402
Career Center
2300 El Portal Dr Suite B
San Pablo, CA 94806
Career Center
222 W. 6th Street Suite 410
San Pedro, CA 90731
TTY: 310-732-5714
Fax: 310-241-0798
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Career Center
120 N Redwood Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903
Career Center
801 West Civic Center Drive, Suite 200
Santa Ana, CA 92701
TTY: 714-565-2669
Fax: 714-565-2601
Mon - Thurs 7:30am - 5pm; Alternating Fridays, 8am - 5pm
Affiliate Office
130 East Ortega St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Career Center
20730 Soledad Street
Santa Clarita, CA 91351
Affiliate Office
350 Encinal Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Career Center
10400 Pioneer Blvd Unit 9
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Career Center
1410 South Broadway Suite E
Santa Maria, CA 93454
2 locations
Affiliate Office
115 Central Valley Highway
Shafter, CA 93263
Career Center
305 South Lincoln St. PO Box 41
Sierraville, CA 96126
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 a.m. - 12:pm and 1pm-3pm
Affiliate Office
2900 N. Madera Rd. Suite 100
Simi Valley, CA 93065
Monday through Friday, 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
Career Center
197 Mono Way Suite B
Sonora, CA 95370
2 locations
Career Center
9024 Laurel Canyon Blvd
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Career Center
505 W Olive Avenue Suite 550
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Career Center
1616 Chestnut Street
Susanville, CA 96130
Career Center
10877 Conductor Blvd Suite 700
Sutter Creek, CA 95685
Affiliate Office
119 North 10th Street
Taft, CA 93268
Career Center
1220 Engracia Avenue
Torrance, CA 90501
Affiliate Office
543 W Grant Line Road
Tracy, CA 95376
Career Center
10075 Levone Ave Suite 105
Truckee, CA 96161
Affiliate Office
304 E.Tulare Avenue
Tulare, CA 93274
Affiliate Office
1310 W. Main Street
Turlock, CA 95380
Monday - Friday 8 am-4:30 pm
Career Center
631 South Orchard Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
Career Center
1440 Marin Street
Vallejo, CA 94590
Affiliate Office
4651 Telephone Road Suite 200
Ventura, CA 93003
Affiliate Office
17310 Bear Valley Road Suite 109
Victorville, CA 92395
3 locations
Affiliate Office
107384 Highway 395 PO Box 579
Walker, CA 96107
Affiliate Office
2166 East Florence Avenue 2nd Floor
Walnut Park, CA 90255
Career Center
18 West Beach Street
Watsonville, CA 95076
Career Center
790 Main Street Suite 618
Weaverville, CA 96093
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Affiliate Office
190 Boles Street
Weed, CA 96094
Affiliate Office
933 South Glendora Avenue
West Covina, CA 91790
Affiliate Office
625 N San Vicente Blvd Career Development Center
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Career Center
500-A Jefferson Blvd Suite 110
West Sacramento, CA 95605
Affiliate Office
420 E Laurel Street
Willows, CA 95988
Affiliate Office
676 Baseline Rd Building 306
Winterhaven, CA 92283
Career Center
25 North Cottonwood Street
Woodland, CA 95695
Career Center
950 Tharp Rd Bldg 1000
Yuba City, CA 95993
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