Portsmouth Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Portsmouth, Ohio: the American Job Center in the city, and 4 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 Portsmouth
OhioMeansJobs Scioto County
Full-service American Job Center
433 Third Street
Portsmouth, OH 45662 · Directions
Phone: 740-354-7545
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 5, 2026.
Near Portsmouth
OhioMeansJobs Lawrence County
Full-service American Job Center · 20 miles away
120 North Third Street
Ironton, OH 45638 · Directions
Phone: 740-532-3140
Hours: 8:00am to 4:30pm, Mon - Fri
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated August 21, 2026.
OhioMeansJobs - Pike County
Full-service American Job Center · 22 miles away
941 Market Street
Piketon, OH 45661 · Directions
Phone: 740-289-2371 and 866-820-1185
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or by arrangements Mon-Fri
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 23, 2026.
Ohio Means Jobs Jackson County
American Job Center, some services · 24 miles away
25 E. South Street
Jackson, OH 45640 · Directions
Phone: 740-688-4201
Hours: M - F 8am-4pm; By Appointment
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 21, 2026.
Kentucky Career Center - Ashland
Full-service American Job Center · 25 miles away
1844 Carter Ave
Ashland, KY 41101 · Directions
Phone: 606-920-2024
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 19, 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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