Iowa City Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Iowa City, Iowa: 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
Unemployment claims help, free translation, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, except state holidays
Call 1-866-239-0843Jobareer is not the state. This is IWD's number, from its own website.
The office in Iowa City
IowaWORKS Center - Iowa City (Satellite)
Full-service American Job Center
1700 South 1st Avenue
Iowa City, IA 52240 · Directions
Phone: 319-351-1035
Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri. 8:00 am - 4:30 pm; Wed. 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 16, 2026.
Near Iowa City
IowaWORKS Center - Cedar Rapids
Full-service American Job Center · 20 miles away
1025 Kirkwood Parkway SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 · Directions
Phone: 319-365-9474
Hours: 8:00 to 4:30 Mon., Tues., Thurs and Fri; 9am to 4:30pm Wed.
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 IWD says about filing:
"Apply online at iowaworks.gov, open 24 hours a day and the fastest way to file, or in person at a local IowaWORKS center. First-time filers register for an account on iowaworks.gov."
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 Iowa: 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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