El Cajon Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in El Cajon, California: the American Job Center in the city, and 2 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.
The office in El Cajon
East County Career Center
American Job Center, some services
151 Van Houten Ave
El Cajon, CA 92020 · Directions
Phone: 619-319-9675
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am- 5:00pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 28, 2026.
Near El Cajon
Metro Career Center
American Job Center, some services · 12 miles away
4389 Imperial Avenue
San Diego, CA 92113 · Directions
Phone: 619-319-9675 and 619-266-4253
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated July 29, 2026.
South Bay Career Center
Full-service American Job Center · 13 miles away
333 H Street
Chula Vista, CA 91910 · Directions
Phone: 619-319-9675
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5 :00p.m.
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 9, 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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