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Shelby Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Shelby, North Carolina: 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
UI Support Center: questions about filing a claim or an existing claim (individuals only, not employers), 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday
Call 888-737-0259Jobareer is not the state. This is DES's number, from its own website.
The office in Shelby
NCWorks Career Center- Cleveland County
Full-service American Job Center
404 E. Marion Street
Shelby, NC 28150 · Directions
Phone: 704-480-5414
Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:30am 5:00pm; Fri 8:30am-12:00pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated April 13, 2026.
Near Shelby
Upstate Cherokee Center
American Job Center, some services · 15 miles away
111-C Tiffany Park
Gaffney, SC 29341 · Directions
Phone: 864- 342-7207
Hours: Tuesday - Friday 8:30am-5:00pm (Closed 1:00pm-2:00pm)
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 10, 2026.
NCWorks Career Center- Gaston County
Full-service American Job Center · 18 miles away
300 S. Firestone Street
Gastonia, NC 28052 · Directions
Phone: 980-460-8240
Hours: In-person and Virtual Services, M-TH 8:00am-4:30pm; F 8:00am-1pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 6, 2026.
NCWorks Career Center- Lincoln County
Full-service American Job Center · 21 miles away
529 North Aspen Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092 · Directions
Phone: 704-735-8035
Hours: Friday 8am-4:30pm; Closes the 2nd Friday of each month at 12 noon.
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 DES says about filing:
"Apply online through MyNCUIBenefits, the fastest way: create an account, sign in, then choose "File a New Unemployment Insurance Claim". You can also apply by phone at 888-737-0259. The first eligible week is an unpaid waiting week, but you must still file a weekly certification for it."
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 North Carolina: 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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