Charlottesville Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Charlottesville, Virginia: the 2 American Job Centers in the city. 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
Customer Contact Center: questions about your unemployment claim, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday (closed weekends and state holidays)
Call (866) 832-2363Jobareer is not the state. This is VEC's number, from its own website.
Offices in Charlottesville
Virginia Career Works - Charlottesville Center
Full-service American Job Center
944 Glenwood Station Lane
Charlottesville, VA 22901 · Directions
Phone: 434-529-6828
Hours: Mon, Tue, Thur 8:30am-4:30pm Wed 9:30am-4:30pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 20, 2026.
Virginia Career Works- Albemarle Center
American Job Center, some services
1600 5th Street Ext
Charlottesville, VA 22902 · Directions
Phone: 434-972-4011 Ext..3617
Hours: Monday to Thursday: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Friday: Closed
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated May 18, 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 VEC says about filing:
"Apply online in the VEC's Customer Self Service, signing in with the green ID.me button; this is the fastest way. You can also apply by phone at the Customer Contact Center, (866) 832-2363, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday."
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 Virginia: 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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