Kentucky Unemployment Insurance
Applying for Unemployment Insurance?
The webpage to file for unemployment can be found here: Unemployment Insurance
They also have a guide available: Claimant Guide
ID.me
Like many state unemployment insurance agencies, the Kentucky Office of Unemployment Insurance uses ID.me, a third-party identification service, to verify the identity of anyone filing a claim for unemployment insurance benefits.
- All claimants must verify their identity before filing a claim.
Helpful ID.me information & tutorials
For more information about ID.me, visit the following links:
- Acceptable ID Documents and ID.me Tutorials - Kentucky Career Center
- Digital Wallet, Identity Verification, and More - ID.me
- ID.me FAQs
If further contacts are needed:
The Kentucky Career Center offers an office locator.
- 502-564-2900(General Information)
- 502-875-0442 (File a Claim)
- 877-369-5984 (Request a Payment)
- 502-564-3240 (Federal or military claims)
- 502-564-3240 (Claims that combine wages earned in Kentucky with wages earned out of state)
- 502-564-2384 (Kentucky claims for a person who lives in another state)
- 502-564-3243 (Employer chargeability)
- 502-564-2369 (Claims filed on behalf of an employee by an employer)
- 502-564-2387 (Overpayment of benefits, liens filed against a person because of overpayment or benefit claim audits)
- 502-564-0020 (Dispute resolution)
- 502-564-2387 (Report possible benefit fraud)
- 502-564-3925 (Potential or pending appeals)