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The Help Desk of the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development offers several options to assist unemployment claimants, job seekers, employers, or anyone seeking information about the Department or wishing to submit a Help Desk ticket.

The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development is the state's workplace resource for adult education, employment, occupational health & safety, compensation & services, and regulations & compliance. To better direct inquiries, please utilize the directory sections.

Claimants of unemployment benefits are required to have an account at the Department of Labor & Workforce Development's website Jobs4TN.gov. UI benefits are paid as a matter of past employment and legal entitlement, and not on the basis of need.

Members of the media requesting information, please contact Chris Cannon, Chief Communications Officer for the Communications and Events Division of the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development.