Suffolk Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Suffolk, Virginia: the American Job Center in the city, and 2 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
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.
The office in Suffolk
Suffolk Workforce Development Center
American Job Center, some services
157 North Main Street
Suffolk, VA 23434 · Directions
Phone: 757-514-7730
Hours: Mondays-Fridays - 8:30 a.m. until 4:45 p.m.
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 6, 2026.
Near Suffolk
Virginia Career Works-Franklin Center
American Job Center, some services · 18 miles away
100 North College Drive
Franklin, VA 23851 · Directions
Phone: 757-569-6070
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30am - 4pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated May 5, 2025.
Virginia Career Works-Portsmouth Center
American Job Center, some services · 19 miles away
4010-C Victory Blvd.
Portsmouth, VA 23702 · Directions
Phone: 757-929-2541
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 8:30am-4:00pm, Wednesday 9:30am-4:00pm, Friday 8:30am-12:00pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 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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