Bakersfield Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Bakersfield, California: the 3 American Job Centers in the city, and 3 more within 25 miles. 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
Speak to someone, in English or Spanish: applying for benefits, payments, UI Online and password help, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time, Monday to Friday, except California state holidays
Call 1-800-300-5616Jobareer is not the state. This is EDD's number, from its own website.
Offices in Bakersfield
America`s Job Center of California-Bakersfield
Full-service American Job Center
1600 East Belle Terrace
Bakersfield, CA 93307 · Directions
Phone: 661-325-4473(HIRE) or 661-336-6912
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am-5 pm,
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated April 20, 2026.
American Job Center of California -Oildale
American Job Center, some services
1129 Olive Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93308 · Directions
Phone: 661-336-6650
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am- 5:00pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 22, 2026.
EPIC - Envision-Plan-Innovate-Connect
American Job Center, some services
2211 H Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301 · Directions
Phone: 661-336-6460
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 22, 2026.
Near Bakersfield
America`s Job Center of California - Lamont
American Job Center, some services · 11 miles away
10215 Stobaugh Street
Lamont, CA 93241 · Directions
Phone: 661-635-4094
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m.- 4p.m.
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated May 13, 2026.
America`s Job Center of California-Shafter
American Job Center, some services · 16 miles away
115 Central Valley Highway
Shafter, CA 93263 · Directions
Phone: 661-746-8300
Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated March 31, 2026.
America`s Job Center of California- Taft
American Job Center, some services · 25 miles away
119 North 10th Street
Taft, CA 93268 · Directions
Phone: 661-763-0200
Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:30pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated May 30, 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 EDD says about filing:
"Apply online through myEDD, the fastest way. You can also apply by phone at 1-800-300-5616 (English and Spanish), Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time, or by fax or mail with form DE 1101I."
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 California: 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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