Telephone Listings

The telephone numbers listed here can be called for unemployment insurance services. Please notice that we have separate telephone numbers for English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese speaking customers. A separate telephone number is also available for customers who call using a teletypewriter.

If you are calling to file a claim, you must call by Friday to receive credit for the week. Business hours (all times are Pacific Time) for calling the listed telephone numbers are:

• Unemployment insurance claim filing (All claims are filed with a Department representative):
  Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  NOTE: Unemployment insurance claim filing services are not available on California state holidays.

• General unemployment insurance benefit information (Recording):
  Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays.

• Unemployment insurance check information (Interactive Recording):
  Monday through Saturday: 6 a.m. to midnight
  Sunday: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

TELEPHONE LISTING - BY LANGUAGE
ENGLISH   Filing Claims     Check Information       General Information	............1-800-300-5616
ESPAÑOL   Presentación de Solicitudes     Información sobre su Cheque       Información General	............1-800-326-8937
	............1-800-547-3506 ............1-866-303-0706
	............1-800-547-2058