EDD Phone Number

Your Fast Source For California Unemployment Phone Numbers

If you are unemployed you may be looking for the EDD phone number to reach the California Employment Development Department who runs the California Unemployment Insurance and benefits program.  Their website is edd.ca.gov which serves both employees receiving unemployment benefits and employers.  There are many phone numbers for the California EDD the one you call depends on why you need to contact EDD and what language you speak.  You can call Monday - Friday between 8:00am - 5:00pm to reach someone regarding your unemployment insurance.

California EDD Phone Numbers

• File Your UI Claim By Phone

• Check Unemployment Benefit Status

• General California UI Information

• Calculate Unemployment Benefits

• EDD Debit Card

• EDD Phone Number

• EDD Phone Interview

• EDD Phone Cert

English 1-800-300-5616

Spanish Espanol 1-800-326-8937

Chinese 1-800-547-3506

Vietnamese 1-800-547-2058

Deaf TTY 1-800-815-9387

The California EDD Phone Number Is Always Busy?

Because so many people now days are applying for Unemployment it is common for the California EDD phone number to be busy.  The best advice is to simply keep trying or file your UI claim online at the edd.ca.gov website and use the eapply4UI tool at eapply4ui.edd.ca.gov

California EDD Disability Phone Number

If you need to file a claim with  EDD disability you can call 1-800-480-3287 you can obtain the disability claim form by calling this phone number.

California Unemployment Extension Application?

You can apply for an extension of California UI benefits if you are unable to find new employment before your Unemployment Insurance runs out.  The application to extend your unemployment is the same as the one you would use to apply for unemployment.