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    • Tennessee Unemployment Insurance Claims hot line

    19/01/10

    Have you  memorized the Tennessee Unemployment Insurance Claims hot line number while trying to renew your unemployment benefits. You are not alone.

    Are you tired of hearing the "Thank you for calling the Tennessee unemployment claims filing center. We’re sorry, we are unable to take your call at the present time due to extremely high call volume …"

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    The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, said the department is aware of the difficulty people are having in reaching the claims filing center due to call volume at all five call centers and they  don’t have enough phone lines or people to handle the volume of calls.

     

     

    People can help reduce the number of calls to the claims center by utilizing other resources.Many questions can be answered by accessing the department’s Web site.Some things, such as changing an address, can be done online. People also can go to a local career center for help.

    Unfortunately  renewing benefits, can only be done by calling the claims center.

     

     

    People are required to come to the center in person so workers can verify their information, Chandler said.

    Chandler said unemployment benefits are issued for a year, and at the end of the benefit year people need to renew their benefits. Since many people were laid off in December 2008 and the beginning of 2009, Chandler said they have seen an increase of people who are having problems with renewing their

    The November unemployment rate for Tennessee was 10.3 percent, a slight drop from the month before.

    According to the department’s records, 37,365 new claims were filed in December compared to 91,442 claims in January 2009, the month that saw the highest number of new claims. But December’s numbers were still a 35 percent increase from December 2007.

    West Tennessee Career Centers

    Bolivar

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    Huntingdon

    19870 E. Main St.

    Huntingdon, TN 38344

    (731) 986-5935

    or (731) 986-8217

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    Brownsville

    140 S. Wilson Ave.

    Brownsville, TN 38012

    (731) 779-0868

    or (731) 772-3490

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    Jackson

    (Comprehensive Career Center)

    Tennessee Career Center

    362 Carriage House Drive

    Jackson, TN 38305

    (731) 423-5860

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    Camden

    60 N. Church Ave.

    Camden, TN 38320

    (731) 584-1711

    or (731) 584-6058

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    Lexington

    67 W. Church St., Suite A

    Lexington, TN 38351

    (731) 968-0276

    or (731) 968-8159

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    Decaturville

    N. Pleasant Street

    Decaturville, TN 38329

    (731) 852-4811

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    Dresden

    811 Morrow Building,

    Suite 202

    Dresden, TN 38225

    (731) 364-5335

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    Paris

    1023 Mineral Wells Ave.,

    Suite F

    Paris, TN 38242

    (731) 642-2837

    or (731) 644-7355

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    Henderson

    130 E. Main St.

    Henderson, TN 38340

    (731) 989-5160

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    Savannah

    1080 Wayne Road

    Savannah, TN 38372

    (731) 925-4169

    or (731) 925-5095

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    Selmer

    701-B Industrial Park Road

    Selmer, TN 38375

    (731) 645-7264

    How to get help

    Resources at Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development:

  • Claims Center hot line: 1-877-813-0950
  • On the Net:

    state.tn.us/labor-wfd

    tennesseeanytime.org/labor

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    What you can do online:

  • Complete an application for unemployment benefits
  • File a weekly certification to receive a check for benefits
  • Report that you did not receive a check for benefits
  • File a protest that your claim determination wages are inaccurate
  • File an appeal of a department decision
  • View your benefits and update information concerning your claim
  • File an application for EUC08 Tier 3 Benefits

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