Portage Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Portage, Indiana: the American Job Center in the city, and 6 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
Unemployment benefits questions (claims), 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern, Monday to Friday
Call 1-800-891-6499Jobareer is not the state. This is DWD's number, from its own website.
The office in Portage
WorkOne Portage
American Job Center, some services
3484 Airport Road
Portage, IN 46368 · Directions
Phone: 219-762-6592
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 17, 2026.
Near Portage
WorkOne Gary
American Job Center, some services · 8 miles away
504 Broadway
4th Floor
Gary, IN 46402 · Directions
Phone: 219-981-1520
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 17, 2026.
WorkOne Hammond
American Job Center, some services · 17 miles away
5209 Hohman Ave
Hammond, IN 46320 · Directions
Phone: 219-933-8332
Hours: Monday -Friday.: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
WorkOne Michigan City Express
American Job Center, some services · 18 miles away
317 Detroit Street
Michigan City, IN 46360 · Directions
Phone: 219-809-0575
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 17, 2026.
Safer Foundation (South Holland)
American Job Center, some services · 22 miles away
247 W. 162nd Street
South Holland, IL 60473 · Directions
Phone: 708-596-0037
Hours: Monday -Friday 8:30AM - 4:30PM (Open by appointment only due to COVID-19)
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
South Suburban Cook County American Job Center at Prairie State College
Full-service American Job Center · 22 miles away
202 S. Halsted St.
Chicago Heights, IL 60411 · Directions
Phone: 708-709-7975 or 855-994-8300
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30-4:30
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
LaPorte WorkOne
Full-service American Job Center · 24 miles away
300 Legacy Plaza West
Laporte, IN 46350 · Directions
Phone: 219-362-2175
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 22, 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 DWD says about filing:
"Apply online in Uplink, DWD's online filing system, as soon as you become unemployed. Your email address becomes your Uplink username."
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 Indiana: 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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