At Arkansas Unemployment Offices And Career Centers you can get assistance in filing your claim for unemployment insurance benefits. These benefits are available to you if your have become unemployed through no fault of your own. Keep in mind that benefits are established by Federal law and you have the right to apply for unemployment if you have lost your job. 

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Searcy	Ash Flat	Batesville	Brinkley
Camden	Clarksville	Conway	Crossett
Dumas	El Dorado	Canden	Forrest City
Fort Smith	Hampton	Harrison	Hope
Hot Springs	Jonesboro	Lake Village	Malvern
Melbourne	Mountain View	Pine Bluff	Russellville
Salem	Star City	West Memphis	Ozark
Newport	Van Buren	Mena	Blytheville
Wynne	Arkadelphia	Benton	Cabot
Clinton	Fayetteville	Magnolia	Monticello
Morrilton	North Little Rock	Paragould	Rogers
Warren	Mountain Home	Prescott	Texarkana

Arkansas Unemployment Office Tips:

• Show Up Early: Unemployment offices can sometimes be crowded. You must understand that there are a lot of people currently looking for work. So you will find a lot of people at the unemployment office filing for benefits.
• Be prepared to wait: With lots of people at your local unemployment office, if you are late you will have to wait. the best way to avoid the long lines is to get to the office early.
• Be prepared with your Documents:  If you are applying for unemployment benefits be sure to take with you all needed information such as a job release letter, date of last employment and name of the company.
• Have a Cool Head: With lots of people at the unemployment office waiting to be seen it’s easy to get frustrated and loose you cool. Remember that counselors are there to assist you. Keeping a cool head and being courteous will help speed the process along.

Arkansas Unemployment Definitions:

ABLE TO WORK means being physically and mentally able to perform work similar to work you performed in the past or other work for which you are fitted by experience and training to perform and have a reasonable expectancy of obtaining.

AVAILABILITY FOR WORK means being ready to accept work at once, and there are not circumstances, personal or otherwise, which would prevent you from accepting suitable work.

REASONABLE EFFORT TO FIND WORK means making personal efforts to secure suitable work by contacting persons with hiring authority, union local, etc., or doing those things reasonable for you to do in regard to your occupation which would result in your finding employment as soon as possible.

Arkansas Unemployment Insurance Benefits Eligibility

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