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Columbia Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Columbia, South Carolina: the American Job Center in the city, and 1 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
TelClaim, the claimant self-service line (toll free)
Call 1-866-831-1724Jobareer is not the state. This is DEW's number, from its own website.
The office in Columbia
SC Works Center Columbia Midlands
Full-service American Job Center
700 Taylor Street
Columbia, SC 29201 · Directions
Phone: 803-737-5627
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 10, 2026.
Near Columbia
SC Works Lexington Center
American Job Center, some services · 15 miles away
671 Main Street
West Columbia, SC 29170 · Directions
Phone: 803-359-6131
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 10, 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 DEW says about filing:
"File your initial claim online through the MyBenefits portal. For help, call the toll-free number 1-866-831-1724 (Relay 711)."
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 South 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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