Fort Payne Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Fort Payne, Alabama: the American Job Center in the city. Staff there help with finding work, training and your next steps.
✓ From the U.S. Department of Labor's list ✓ Address, phone and hours
About your claim
File a new or reopened claim (select option 2), 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday
Call 1-866-234-5382Jobareer is not the state. This is ADOL's number, from its own website.
The office in Fort Payne
Fort Payne Career Center
American Job Center, some services
2401 Calvin Drive SW
Fort Payne, AL 35967 · Directions
Phone: 256-845-2900
Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm Mon-Fri
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 21, 2026.
Can I file for unemployment at these offices?
These are American Job Centers, a network funded by the U.S. Department of Labor and run locally. Whether you can file or fix a claim there depends on the state. Here is what ADOL says about filing:
"File a new or reopened claim online in the Claimant Portal, or call 1-866-234-5382 (select option 2), 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday."
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026. File a claim on the agency's site.
Before you go
Hours change, and some centers see people by appointment. Call the center before you go. More about unemployment in Alabama: how to file, the weekly claim and how much it pays, and every phone number.
Where this comes from
The centers, their addresses, phones and hours are from the U.S. Department of Labor's American Job Center finder (CareerOneStop), as each center last updated it. Jobareer is not part of any state agency and cannot see or change your claim.
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