Albany Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Albany, New York: 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
Telephone Claims Center, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday
Call (888) 209-8124Jobareer is not the state. This is NYS DOL's number, from its own website.
The office in Albany
Albany Career Central
Full-service American Job Center
155 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210 · Directions
Phone: 518-462-7600 Option 3
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 23, 2026.
Near Albany
Rensselaer County One Stop Career Center
Full-service American Job Center · 12 miles away
1600 7th Avenue
Troy, NY 12180 · Directions
Phone: 518-270-2860
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated March 5, 2026.
Schenectady County Connects
Full-service American Job Center · 13 miles away
797 Broadway
Schenectady, NY 12305 · Directions
Phone: 518-344-2737
Hours: M-F: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 11, 2026.
Saratoga County Career Center
Full-service American Job Center · 23 miles away
152 West High Street
Ballston Spa, NY 12020 · Directions
Phone: 518-884-4170
Hours: M-F: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated April 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 NYS DOL says about filing:
"File online (best between 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; turn off any VPN or proxy first), or by phone through the Telephone Claim Center at 1-888-209-8124, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m."
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 New York: 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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