Lakeland Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Lakeland, Florida: the American Job Center 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
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 Lakeland
CareerSource Polk
Full-service American Job Center
309 North Ingraham Avenue
Lakeland, FL 33801 · Directions
Phone: 863-508-1100
Hours: Mon-Thur7:30-4:00, Fri 7:30-12:30
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated April 24, 2026.
Near Lakeland
CareerSource Tampa Bay
American Job Center, some services · 11 miles away
307 North Michigan Ave
Plant City, FL 33563 · Directions
Phone: 813-930-7400
Hours: Mon-Fri 8-5, Closed 12 PM-1 PM daily
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
CareerSource Polk (CareerSource Polk Haines City)
American Job Center, some services · 22 miles away
915 Avenue East
Haines City, FL 33844 · Directions
Phone: 863-508-1100 ext. 3327
Hours: First Tuesday of every month (Job search) all other times by appointment only (Closed Saturday & Sunday).
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
CareerSource Pasco Hernando (East Pasco Location)
Full-service American Job Center · 24 miles away
13906 5th Street
Dade City, FL 33525 · Directions
Phone: 813-377-1300
Hours: 8-5 Mon-Fri
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated March 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 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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