Arkansas workforce development boards and American Job Centers
Arkansas at a glance
3.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, counties summed
0
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
21
American Job Centers
27
colleges in the IPEDS directory
public and private nonprofit
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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See how a board claims its pageSources: 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 WARN record. Arkansas by county and city. For employers: rapid response and layoff support in Arkansas.