Kansas City Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Kansas City, Kansas: the American Job Center in the city, and 5 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 Contact Center, toll-free, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Wednesday and Friday; 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Thursday
Call 1-800-292-6333Jobareer is not the state. This is KDOL's number, from its own website.
The office in Kansas City
Wyandotte County Workforce Partnership
Full-service American Job Center
626 Minnesota Ave.
Kansas City, KS 66101 · Directions
Phone: 913-279-2600
Hours: M, Wed, Th, F 8am - 5pm: Tues 9am - 5pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 19, 2026.
Near Kansas City
Missouri Career Center - Central Kansas City
Full-service American Job Center · 9 miles away
1740 Paseo Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64108 · Directions
Phone: 816-471-2330
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8am-5pm; Friday 9am-5pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 23, 2026.
Johnson County Workforce Center
Full-service American Job Center · 11 miles away
8535 Bluejacket Street
Lenexa, KS 66214 · Directions
Phone: 913-577-5900
Hours: M,TU,TH,F 8:00 am - 5pm:W, 9am - 5pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 19, 2026.
Missouri Career Center - Northland Human Services Center
American Job Center, some services · 14 miles away
5440 North Oak Trafficway
Kansas City, MO 64119 · Directions
Phone: 816-468-8767
Hours: Mon, Tue, Wed , Thur, 8:00am - 5:00pm; Friday 9am - 5pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 9, 2026.
Leavenworth County Workforce Center
American Job Center, some services · 16 miles away
1901 Spruce Street
Leavenworth, KS 66048 · Directions
Phone: 913-600-7015
Hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, 8am - 5pm and Thurs 9am - 5pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
Missouri Career Center - Independence
Full-service American Job Center · 19 miles away
15301 East 23rd Street
Independence, MO 64055 · Directions
Phone: 816-521-5700
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri; 9am - 5pm Wed
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated April 13, 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 KDOL says about filing:
"Apply online through the Claimant Self Service Portal at KansasUI.gov, as soon as you become unemployed but only after your last day of work is over. Your claim starts the week you file, not the week you became unemployed."
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 Kansas: 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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