
Each State has a different requirement
Each State has its own list of taxes and requirements. Learn more about your State’s here.
A different rate for every State
Besides the federal payroll and unemployment taxes you will owe, each State also assesses their own unemployment taxes. Because governments hate simplicity, each State has a different tax rate and wage cap. Not only does the tax rate vary by State, but also by how long you have been an employer. Because each household’s situation is different, there is no way maintain a system that can tell you your exact State unemployment tax liability. You will need to contact your State’s Unemployment Agency Office. Links and phone numbers are provided below.
Individual state pages are slowly being added. Check out the specifics tax situations in these states: California | New Jersery | Texas
The importance of paying State unemployment taxes
State unemployment taxes are payable every quarter. There is a definite benefit to paying on time. By doing so, you earn a reduction of your federal unemployment tax (FUTA) rate from 6.2% down to 0.6*% (on wages up to $7,000), potentially saving you up to $378.
* Residents of some States will get less of a FUTA reduction because these states borrowed money from the federal government to pay for unemployment benefits and have not paid Washington back yet. Currently Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin are on the delinquent list, but more states may be added in the future. See the links below to your State’s office for specifics.
Contacts for State UI Tax Information and Assistance
State | Address | Telephone / Website |
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Alabama | Department of Industrial Relations 649 Monroe Street Montgomery, AL 36131-0099 |
(334) 242-8830 www.dir.alabama.gov |
Alaska | Employment Security Tax Dept of Labor and Workforce Development PO Box 115509 Juneau, AK 99811-5509 |
(888) 448-3527 www.labor.state.ak.us/estax/ |
Arizona | Unemployment Tax – 911B Department of Economic Security PO Box 6028 Phoenix, AZ 85005-6028 |
(602) 771-6601 www.azdes.gov/esa/uitax/uithome.asp |
Arkansas | Department of Workforce Services PO Box 2981 Little Rock, AK 72203-2981 |
(501) 682-3798 www.arkansas.gov/esd/Employers/ |
California | Account Services Group, MIC-90 Employment Development Department PO Box 942880 Sacramento, CA 94280 |
(888) 745-3886 www.edd.ca.gov |
Colorado | Unemployment Insurance Operations Department of Labor and Employment PO Box 8789 Denver, CO 80201-8789 |
(800) 480-8299 www.colorado.gov/CDLE |
Connecticut | Connecticut Department of Labor 200 Folly Brook Blvd Wethersfield, CT 61091-1114 |
(860) 263-6550 www.ctdol.state.ct.us/uitax/txmenu.htm |
Delaware | Division of Unemployment Insurance Department of Labor PO Box 9950 Wilmington, DE 19809-0950 |
(302) 761-8484 ui.delawareworks.com/employer-handbook.php |
District of Columbia | Department of Employment Services Office of Unemployment Compensation Tax Division 609 H Street NE, 3rd floor Washington, DC 20001-4347 |
(202) 698-7550 www.dcnetworks.org |
Florida | Unemployment Compensation Services Agency for Workforce Innovation 107 E. Madison St. MSC 229 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0180 |
(800) 482-8293 http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/taxes/reemployment.htmlc |
Georgia | Department of Labor 148 Andrew Young Inter Blvd, Suite 800 Atlanta, GA 30303-1732 |
(404) 232-3301 www.dol.state.ga.us |
Hawaii | Department of Labor and Industrial Relations 830 Punchbowl Street, Room 437 Honolulu, HI 96813-5096 |
(808) 586-8913 www.hawaii.gov/labor |
Idaho | Department of Labor 317 W Main Street Boise, ID 83735-0002 |
(800) 448-2977 labor.idaho.gov/dnn/Default.aspx?alias=labor.idaho.gov/dnn/idl |
Illinois | Department of Employment Security 33 South State St Chicago, IL 60603 |
(800) 247-4984 www.ides.state.il.us |
Indiana | Department of Workforce Development 10 North Senate Ave Room SE 106 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2277 |
(317) 232-7436 www.in.gov/dwd |
Iowa | Workforce Development 1000 East Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA 50319-0209 |
(515) 281-5339 www.iowaworkforce.org/ui |
Kansas | Department of Labor 401 SW Topeka Blvd Topeka, KS 66603-3182 |
(785) 296-5027 www.dol.ks.gov |
Kentucky | Department for Employment Services P. O. Box 948 Frankfort, KY 40602-0948 |
(502) 564-2272 www.oet.ky.gov |
Louisiana | Louisiana Workforce Commission PO Box 94094 Baton Rouge, LA 70804 |
(225) 342-2944 www.laworks.net/homepage.asp |
Maine | Department of Labor PO Box 259 Augusta, ME 04332-0259 |
(207) 621-5120 www.state.me.us/labor |
Maryland | Department of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation 1100 North Eutaw St, Room 414 Baltimore, MD 21201-2201 |
(800) 492-5524 http://www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/unemployment.shtml |
Massachusetts | Division of Employment and Training 19 Staniford Street Boston, MA 02114-2589 |
(617) 626-5050 www.mass.gov/lwd |
Michigan | Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs 3024 W Grand Blvd Detroit, MI 48202-6024 |
(313) 456-2180 www.michigan.gov/uia |
Minnesota | Department of Employment & Economic Development 332 Minnesota Street, Suite E200 St. Paul, MN 55101-1351 |
(651) 296-6141 www.uimn.org/tax |
Mississippi | Department of Employment Security PO Box 1699 Jackson, MS |
(866) 806-0272 www.mdes.ms.gov |
Missouri | Division of Employment Security PO Box 59 Jefferson City, MO 65104-0059 |
(573) 751-3340 www.labor.mo.gov |
Montana | Unemployment Insurance Division PO Box 6339 Helena, MT 59604-6339 |
(406) 444-3834 www.uid.dli.mt.gov |
Nebraska | Department of Labor Box 94600 State House Station Lincoln, NE 68509-4600 |
(402) 471-9940 www.dol.nebraska.gov |
Nevada | Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation 500 East Third Street Carson City, NV 89713-0030 |
(775) 684-6300 https://uitax.nvdetr.org/crphtml/ui_information.htm |
New Hampshire | Department of Employment Security 32 South Main Street Concord, NH 03301-4857 |
(603) 228-4033 www.nhes.state.nh.us |
New Jersey | Department of Labor & Workforce Development PO Box 947 Trenton, NJ 08625-0947 |
(609) 633-6400 lwd.dol.state.nj.us |
New Mexico | Department of Workforce Solutions PO Box 2281 Albuquerque, NM 87103-2281 |
(505) 841-8576 www.dws.state.nm.us |
New York | Department of Labor State Campus, Building 12 Room 500 Albany, NY 12240-0339 |
(518) 457-4179 www.labor.state.ny.us |
North Carolina | Employment Security Commission PO Box 26504 Raleigh, NC 27611-6504 |
(919) 707-1150 www.ncesc.com |
North Dakota | Job Service of North Dakota PO Box 5507 Bismarck, ND 58506-5507 |
(701) 328-2814 www.jobsnd.com |
Ohio | Department of Job & Family Services PO Box 182404 Columbus, OH 43218-2404 |
(614) 466-2319 www.jfs.ohio.gov |
Oklahoma | Employment Security Commission PO Box 52003 Oklahoma City, OK 73152-2003 |
(405) 557-5362 www.ok.gov/oesc_web |
Oregon | Employment Department 875 Union Street NE Room 107 Salem, OR 97311-0030 |
(503) 947-1488, option 5 (503) 947-1537 FUTA www.oregon.gov/employ/tax |
Pennsylvania | Dept of Labor and Industry 7th and Forster Street, Room 915 Harrisburg, PA 17121-0001 |
(717) 787-7679 www.dli.state.pa.us |
Puerto Rico | Department of Labor and Human Resources PO Box 1020 San Juan, PR 000919 |
(787) 754-5818 www.gobierno.pr/ |
Rhode Island | Division of Taxation One Capitol Hill, Ste 36 Providence, RI 29085-5829 |
(401) 574-8700 www.uitax.ri.gov |
South Carolina | Employment Security Commission PO Box 995 Columbia, SC 29202-0995 |
(803) 737-3075 dew.sc.gov |
South Dakota | Department of Labor PO Box 4730 Aberdeen, SD 57402-4730 |
(605) 626-2312 dol.sd.gov |
Tennessee | Department of Labor and Workforce Development 220 French Landing DriveNashville, TN 37243 |
(615) 741-2486 www.tennessee.gov/labor-wfd |
Texas | Workforce Commission PO Box 149037 Austin, TX 78714-9037 |
(512) 463-2700 www.twc.state.tx.us |
Utah | Department of Workforce Services PO Box 45288 Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0288 |
(801) 526-9400 www.jobs.utah.gov |
Vermont | Department of Labor PO Box 488 Montpelier, VT 05601-0488 |
(802) 828-4252 www.labor.vermont.gov |
Virgin Islands | Department of Labor PO Box 302608 St. Thomas, VI 00803-2608 |
(340) 776-1440 www.vidol.gov |
Virginia | Employment Commission PO Box 1358 Richmond, VA 23218-1358 |
(804) 371-7159 www.vec.virginia.gov/vecportal/employer/employer_services.cfm |
Washington | Employment Security Department PO Box 9046 Olympia, WA 98507-9046 |
(360) 902-9360 www.esd.wa.gov/uitax/index.php |
West Virginia | Bureau of Employment Programs 112 California Avenue Charleston, WV 25305-0016 |
(304) 558-2676 www.wvcommerce.org/business/workforcewv/default.aspx |
Wisconsin | Department of Workforce Development PO Box 7942 Madison, WI 57307-7942 |
(608) 261-6700 dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/ |
Wyoming | Unemployment Tax Division PO Box 2760 Casper, WY 82602-2760 |
(307) 235-3217 www.wyomingworkforce.org |