Fairfield Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Fairfield, Illinois: 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
Claimant Services Center: your claim, certification and payment, ILogin, appeals
Call (800) 244-5631Jobareer is not the state. This is IDES's number, from its own website.
The office in Fairfield
Wayne County Satellite
American Job Center, some services
2004 W. Delaware Street
Fairfield, IL 62837 · Directions
Phone: 618-842-2962
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
Near Fairfield
Edwards County Satellite
American Job Center, some services · 15 miles away
334 Industrial Drive
Albion, IL 62806 · Directions
Phone: 618-445-2379
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7:30 - 500
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
Hamilton County Satellite
American Job Center, some services · 24 miles away
110 E. Jefferson
Mcleansboro, IL 62859 · Directions
Phone: 618-643-2161
Hours: Monday-Thurs 7:30am-5:00pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated March 25, 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 IDES says about filing:
"File your claim online, or at an IDES office, during the first week after you become unemployed. You must also register with IllinoisJobLink.com."
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 Illinois: 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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