Job help and job training in Kansas

The short answer

File for unemployment on the Kansas Department of Labor Claimant Self Service Portal, or call 1 800 292 6333. Ask 211 about job training near you. Owed pay? Call the US Department of Labor at 1 866 487 9243.

Need help tonight?

911Danger or emergency right now 988Call or text. Crisis or thinking about suicide. 24 hours 211Shelter, food, bills, anything else 1 800 799 7233Someone hurting you at home. Text START to 88788

Unemployment

Apply for unemployment benefits on the Claimant Self Service Portal, or by phone with the Unemployment Contact Center: 1 800 292 6333 or 785 575 1460. The Contact Center does not offer in person service.

Unemployment overview Call 1 800 292 6333

Official page: dol.ks.gov/unemployment/overview

Job help and training

Ask 211 Kansas about job training and job search help near you.

Dial 211

Official page: 211kansas.org

Pay you are owed

If an employer didn't pay you minimum wage or overtime, the US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division takes complaints at 1 866 487 9243. Help is confidential and costs nothing.

Wage and Hour Division

Official page: dol.gov/agencies/whd

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