Unemployment

Employees/job seekers

Disaster Unemployment Assistance

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA), can be filed online, by phone, by mail, or by fax. The fastest and easiest option for individuals to file claims for UI benefits is online using eApply4UI. To file a claim by phone, call EDD at one the toll-free numbers between 8 a.m. and 12 noon (Pacific Time), Monday through Friday except holidays:

• English 1-800-300-5616
• Spanish 1-800-326-8937
• Cantonese 1-800-547-3506
• Mandarin 1-866-303-0706
• Vietnamese 1-800-547-2058
• TTY (non-voice) 1-800-815-9387

Individuals with current claims for benefits, who are unable to receive their Unemployment Insurance payments at their home due to the disaster or emergency, should contact their local post office.  Deadline to file a claim is December 18.  (Disaster Unemployment flyer English / Spanish)

FEMA Fact Sheet: Disaster Unemployment

Other Resources

• Visit Job Link to meet with a counselor and discuss your employment needs or use our resource room featuring free computers, faxes, and phones for self-service job search
• Attend a local Job Fair
• Sign-up to have local job leads emailed to you with our Hot Jobs Email List
• Visit our Facebook Group: Sonoma County Job Leads

Business owners and managers:

• Visit the Sonoma County Economic Development Board’s Fire Recovery Business Services Page
• Visit the Santa Rosa Chamber’s Fire Information Page
• If you are looking to hire, and want to share job leads:
  • Submit this Job Order form, and we’ll add your job to CalJOBS
  • Contact us for potential Job Fair participation and collaboration
  • Post your leads to our Facebook group