New York Unemployment Phone Number
To reach New York's unemployment office by phone, call (888) 209-8124. The agency is New York State Department of Labor (NYS DOL).
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday
Call (888) 209-8124Jobareer is not the state. This is the agency's number, from its own website.
Every line, and what it is for
Claim your weekly benefits by phone
7:30 a.m. to midnight Monday to Friday, and all day Saturday and Sunday
Telephone Claims Center, for a deaf or hard of hearing person who is being helped by someone else
Good to know
The Telephone Claims Center cannot help with your NY.gov account. If you use TTY/TDD, the department says to call a relay operator first at (800) 662-1220.
More about unemployment in New York
New York unemployment: how to file, claiming each week, how much it pays and the weekly job search.
Where this comes from
We read these numbers on October 13, 2026, on a page of the agency's own website. Agencies change their lines and hours, so if a number here does not work, check that page. Jobareer is not part of any state agency and cannot see or change your claim.
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