Lancaster Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Lancaster, Ohio: 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
Unemployment benefits
Call 877-644-6562Jobareer is not the state. This is ODJFS's number, from its own website.
The office in Lancaster
OhioMeansJobs - Fairfield County
Full-service American Job Center
239 W Main Street
Lancaster, OH 43130 · Directions
Phone: 740-652-7856 or 1-800-450-8845
Hours: M-F 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 4, 2026.
Near Lancaster
OhioMeansJobs Pickaway
American Job Center, some services · 21 miles away
1005 South Pickaway Street
Circleville, OH 43113 · Directions
Phone: 740-420-7339
Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated May 30, 2026.
OhioMeansJobs - Perry County
American Job Center, some services · 23 miles away
5250 State Route 37 East
New Lexington, OH 43764 · Directions
Phone: 740-342-3551 ext. 5
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 29, 2026.
OhioMeansJobs Columbus - Franklin County
Full-service American Job Center · 25 miles away
1111 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43205 · Directions
Phone: 614-559-5052
Hours: Monday- Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 23, 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 ODJFS says about filing:
"Apply online at unemployment.ohio.gov with an OHID account. If you don't have access to a computer, apply by calling 1-877-644-6562, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday. You cannot apply in person."
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 Ohio: 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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