Lake City Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Lake City, Florida: the American Job Center in the city, and 1 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
Claims and benefits, and appeals: the Reemployment Assistance Help Center
Call 833-352-7759Jobareer is not the state. This is FloridaCommerce's number, from its own website.
The office in Lake City
CareerSource North Central Florida
Full-service American Job Center
180 East Duval Street
Lake City, FL 32055 · Directions
Phone: 386-243-6647
Hours: Monday- Friday 8:00-5:00
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated April 3, 2026.
Near Lake City
CareerSource North Florida
Full-service American Job Center · 22 miles away
1393 Ohio Avenue North
Live Oak, FL 32064 · Directions
Phone: 850-973-9675
Hours: 8-5 Monday-Thursday (closed 12:30-1 for lunch) Friday 8-12
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 5, 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 FloridaCommerce says about filing:
"Apply online in the Reconnect system. You need a Reemployment Assistance account login, made through a multi-factor identity check, before you apply."
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 Florida: 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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