Arkansas workforce development boards and American Job Centers
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Arkansas at a glance
3.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, counties summed
0
Layoff notices, last 12 months
21
American Job Centers
27
colleges in the IPEDS directory
public and private nonprofit
Laid off in Arkansas? How to file for unemployment in Arkansas (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
Workforce boards
- Central Arkansas Workforce Development Board
Faulkner, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline
- Eastern Arkansas Workforce Development Area
Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Phillips, St. Francis
- Little Rock Workforce Development Board
City: Little Rock
- North Central Arkansas Workforce Development Board
Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp, Stone, Van Buren, White, Woodruff
- Northeast Arkansas Workforce Development Board
Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, Randolph
- Northwest Arkansas Workforce Development Board
Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Washington
- Southeast Arkansas Workforce Development Board
Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln
- Southwest Arkansas Workforce Development Board
Calhoun, Columbia, Dallas, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, Ouachita, Sevier, Union
- West Central Arkansas Workforce Development Board
Clark, Conway, Garland, Hot Spring, Johnson, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Pope, Yell
- Western Arkansas Workforce Development Area
Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Polk, Scott, Sebastian
American Job Centers
| Center | City | Type | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Workforce Center at Camden | Camden | Affiliate | 870-836-5024 |
| Arkansas Workforce Center at Conway | Conway | Comprehensive | 501-730-9894 |
| Arkansas Workforce Center at Crossett | Crossett | Affiliate | 870-619-4737 |
| Arkansas Workforce Center at Fayetteville | Fayetteville | Affiliate | 479-521-5730 |
| Arkansas Workforce Center at Fort Smith | Fort Smith | Comprehensive | 479-783-0231 |
| Arkansas Workforce Center at Harrison | Harrison | Affiliate | 870-741-8236 |
| Arkansas Workforce Center at Hope | Hope | Comprehensive | 870-777-3421 |
| Arkansas Workforce Center at Hot Springs | Hot Springs | Comprehensive | 501-525-3450 |
| Arkansas Workforce Center at Jonesboro | Jonesboro | Comprehensive | 870-935-5594 |
| Arkansas Workforce Center at Lake Village | Lake Village | Affiliate | 870-619-4744 |
| Arkansas Workforce Center at Little Rock | Little Rock | Comprehensive | 501-682-0228 |
| Arkansas Workforce Center at Lonoke | Lonoke | Affiliate | 501-676-2721 |
| Arkansas Workforce Center at Magnolia | Magnolia | Affiliate | 870-234-3440 |
| SAU Tech Adult Education - Columbia County | Magnolia | Affiliate | 870-234-3440 |
| Arkansas Workforce Center at Monticello | Monticello | Affiliate | 870-224-7075 |
| Arkansas Workforce Center at Morrilton | Morrilton | Affiliate | 501-354-9793 |
| Arkansas Workforce Center at North Little Rock Pulaski County | North Little Rock | Affiliate | 501-376-4119 |
| Arkansas Workforce Center at Paragould | Paragould | Affiliate | 870-236-8512 |
| Arkansas Workforce Center at Russellville | Russellville | Comprehensive | 479-968-2784 |
| Arkansas Workforce Center at Searcy | Searcy | Comprehensive | 844-908-2178 |
| Arkansas Workforce Center at West Memphis | West Memphis | Comprehensive | 870-400-2269 |
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Sources: board and job center listings from CareerOneStop (U.S. Department of Labor); unemployment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; layoff notices from Arkansas’s published layoff record. Arkansas by county and city. For employers: rapid response and layoff support in Arkansas.