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If you lived in one of the following New Jersey counties while commuting to work in New York, and you are looking for new work in New York, you must file your unemployment claim by telephone with the State of New York. The telephone number is 1-888-209-8124.

                    Bergen                   Essex                   Hudson
                    Middlesex               Passaic                 Union


If you are not looking for work in New York, or if you live anywhere else in the State of New Jersey, you must file your claim by calling New York at 1-877-358-5306.

For additional information about filing an unemployment claim against New York, visit their website at www.labor.state.ny.us.

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