Before unemployment benefits can be paid to you, you must file a claim. There are three Reemployment Call Centers in New Jersey for filing new unemployment claims and reopening existing claims by telephone. The Reemployment Call Centers are now open 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon), Saturday and Sunday, excluding holidays.

Your claim will be dated the Sunday of the week in which you call so make sure you call during the week you want your claim to begin. Call volume is heaviest on Mondays, so for faster service, call later in the week.

In order to reduce your call waiting time, it may sometimes be necessary to limit calls by Social Security Number. When this happens, you will be asked to call back at another time.

Where to Call:

If your residence is serviced by one of the following One-Stop Career Centers, you will file your unemployment claim by calling the Freehold Reemployment Call Center at (732) 761-2020. 

Dover	New Brunswick	Plainfield
Elizabeth	Newton	Somerville
Fleimington	Perth Amboy	Toms River
Morristown	Phillipsburg	Trenton
Neptune

Teletypewriter (TTY) users may file their unemployment
claim by calling (732) 761-2035.

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If your residence is serviced by one of the following One-Stop Career Centers, you will file your unemployment claim by calling the Union City Reemployment Call Center at (201) 601-4100. 

East Orange	Jersey City	Passaic
Hackensack	Newark	Paterson

Teletypewriter (TTY) users may file their unemployment
claim by calling (201) 601-4159.

If your residence is serviced by one of the following One-Stop Career Centers, you will file your unemployment claim by calling the Cumberland Reemployment Call Center at (856) 507-2340. 

Atlantic City	Pleasantville	Vineland
Bridgeton	Salem	Westampton
Camden	Thorofare	Wildwood
Hammonton

Teletypewriter (TTY) users may file their unemployment
claim by calling (856) 507-2399.

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If you worked in New Jersey and live in another state, you can file your unemployment claim by calling (888) 795-6672 (toll-free).

Before you call a Reemployment Call Center:

You can help speed the claims filing process by having the following information available.

• Your Social Security Number.
  
  
• Your alien registration number (if you are not a citizen).
  
  
• Pension information (if you are receiving any pension or 401k).
  
  
• Amount and duration of any separation pay you may be receiving.
  
  
• Recall date (if you expect to be recalled to your job).
  
  
• Union hiring hall information, including local number and address (if you get your work through a union).
  
  
• Military DD-214, Member 4 Copy (if you were in the military in the past 18 months).
  
  
• Form SF-8 or SF-50 (if you were a federal civilian employee).
  
  
• For each employer that you worked for in the past 18 months, be prepared to tell us: 
  
  > Complete name and address of employer.
  
  > Employer phone number.
  
  > Your occupation with that employer.
  
  > Beginning and ending dates of employment. 
  
  > Reason for separation.
  
  
• Also, be ready to choose a four-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN), and tell us whether you want 10% federal income tax withheld from your benefits and whether you want to claim dependency benefits.