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Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance | Ohio Department Of Job And Family Services

30 East Broad Street, 32nd Floor, Columbus, OH 43215

Eligibility
To be eligible for unemployment benefits: You must be totally or partially unemployed through no fault of your own, you must have worked at least 20 weeks in covered employment in four out of the last five completed calendar quarters, and you must have earned at least $256 in four out of the last five completed calendar quarters. If you had a prior unemployment claim that is expired, you must have worked in covered employment since the beginning of the prior claim year.
Required documents

Hours
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm Website 24/7.
Languages
Spanish, Somali, Arabic
Application process
Applications can be filed online 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at unemployment.ohio.gov or by calling 877-644-6562.
Fees
None.
Service area
Athens County, Ohio Guernsey County, Ohio Crawford County, Ohio Licking County, Ohio Pickaway County, Ohio Monroe County, Ohio Coshocton County, Ohio Wyandot County, Ohio Noble County, Ohio Washington County, Ohio Marion County, Ohio Knox County, Ohio
Unemployment benefits provide short-term income to unemployed workers who lose their jobs through no fault of their own and who are actively seeking work. Eligible individuals should file an application as soon as they become unemployed. Applications can be filed online 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at unemployment.ohio.gov or by calling 877-644-6562.
Last assured
07/24/2025
Providing organization
Ohio Department Of Job And Family Services
ODJFS is responsible for supervising the state’s public assistance, workforce development, unemployment compensation, child and adult protective services, adoption, child care, and child support programs. ODJFS also is the single state agency responsible for the administration of Ohio’s Medicaid program.