Reemployment Assistance Service Center

850-245-7105
Reemployment Assistance, also known as Unemployment Insurance, is a temporary form of income provided by the department through taxes levied on employers. The Reemployment Assistance Service Center at FloridaJobs.org handles Unemployment Insurance claims and inquiries from both claimants and employers. Staffed by professionals from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DOE), the service center assists job seekers, claimants, and employers in accessing federal benefits, programs, and services through the online portal CONNECT. The Reemployment Assistance Service Center offers support for the following services:

Unemployment Benefits

The service center processes requests, appeals, and claims for unemployment compensation submitted by claimants and employers. These requests, appeals, and claims can be submitted through the online platform CONNECT.

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)

This program provides benefits to individuals who are unemployed due to natural disasters and is federally funded by the DOE (Florida Department of Economic Opportunity)

Short-Time Compensation (STC)

This program provides temporary benefits to employees who work reduced hours.

Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Service Members (UCX) & Unemployment Compensation for Federal Civilian Employees (UCFE)

UCX is a special benefit program for former military, public health service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees. UCFE benefits are for civilian employees of federal agencies. Both programs are funded by State Employment Security Departments.

Connect With Reemployment Assistance Customer Service Center - FloridaJobs.org

1-833-352-7759 or 850-245-7105.

For Benefit Payments

1-833-888-2780 or call 1-210-334-6615 (Outside US).

Reemployment Assistance Appeals Address

Appeals for assistance can be sent to the following address: The Department of Economic Opportunity, Office of Appeals, P.O. Drawer 5250, Tallahassee, FL 32399-5250.
Monday Through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. EST.

Department of Economic Opportunity

107 East Madison Street, Caldwell Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4120.

Repay an Over-Payment

Repayments can be sent via checks to the following address: The Department of Economic Opportunity, Benefit Payment Control, P.O. Drawer 5050, Tallahassee, FL 32314-5050.

Reemployment Assistance Help Center Florida

Service Benefits/Programs	Contact Numbers
Reemployment Assistance Claims and Benefits	800-204-2418
Appeals Commission	850-487-2685
Employer Information	877-846-8770
Appeals - Clerks Office	800-204-2418
Report RA Overpayments or Frauds	800-342-9909

Reemployment Assistance Service Center - Claimants/Apply for Benefits

Claimants can easily apply for Reemployment Assistance (RA) benefits or unemployment compensation by creating an RA account or logging into their registered account. To file a claim, claimants must provide the following information and documents:

• Social Security number
• Driver’s license/State ID number
• Alien registration number, if not a resident of the USA
• SF 8 or SF 50 (Federal employees)
• If a Union member: hall number, name, and contact number

1-833-352-7759
Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.