Department of Workforce Services
Agency Web site: http://www.dws.arkansas.gov/
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services provides its customers with workforce development services and solutions that enhance the economic stability of Arkansas. These services are provided to employers, job seekers and the general public. They include the following:
- linking employers with qualified job applicants;
- helping the employed and unemployed enhance their workplace skills;
- producing and communicating labor market information;
- administering the Transitional Employment Assistance Program;
- maintaining management information systems for employers, job seekers and the Workforce Investment System;
- providing unemployment insurance benefits to those eligible; and
- collecting unemployment insurance contributions from employers
| Employment Services Field Offices |
| Location |
Manager |
Telephone |
| Arkadelphia |
Wilma Gill |
870-246-2481 |
| Batesville |
Ben Baxter |
870-793-4156 |
| Benton |
Allen Ledbetter |
501-776-2974 |
| Blytheville |
Dennis Veach |
870-762-2035 |
| Camden |
Pat Strickland |
870-836-5024 |
| Clarksville |
Sherry Russell |
479-754-8969 |
| Conway |
Evelyn Waters |
501-730-9894 |
| Danville |
Sherry Russell |
479-495-2233 |
| El Dorado |
Elease Hill |
870-862-6456 |
| Fayetteville |
Terry Jaggears |
479-521-5730 |
| Forrest City |
Dejanette Smith |
870-633-2900 |
| Fort Smith |
Vickie Spicer |
479-783-0231 |
| Harrison |
Jana Kindall |
870-741-8236 |
| Helena |
Delois Hare |
870-338-7415 |
| Hope |
Evelyn Trumble |
870-777-3421 |
| Hope Migrant Center |
Evelyn Trumble |
870-777-5630 |
| Hot Springs |
Buddy Warbritton |
501-525-3450 |
| Jacksonville |
Virginia Cox |
501-982-3835 |
| Jonesboro |
Judy Clayton |
870-935-5594 |
| Little Rock Downtown |
Walter Oliver |
501-682-2127 |
| Little Rock Mid-Town |
Martha Tucker |
501-682-2257 |
| Magnolia |
Hellen Jones |
870-234-3440 |
| Malvern |
Earl Clevenger |
501-332-5461 |
| Mena |
Vickie Spicer |
479-394-3060 |
| Monticello |
Vicki Ross |
870-367-2476 |
| Mountain Home |
Carolyn Maestri |
870-425-2386 |
| Newport |
Vacant |
870-523-3641 |
| Paragould |
Randal Kingston |
870-236-8512 |
| Pine Bluff |
William Campbell |
870-534-1920 |
| Rogers |
Vacant |
479-636-4755 |
| Russellville |
Sherry Russell |
479-968-2784 |
| Searcy |
Vacant |
501-268-8601 |
| Siloam Springs |
Vacant |
479-524-5181 |
| Texarkana |
Bobbie Smith |
903-794-4163 |
| Walnut Ridge |
Vacant |
870-886-3556 |
| West Memphis |
Eddie Perdue |
870-400-2269 |
| Wynne |
Dejanette Smith |
870-238-4568 |
In the event that you are not able to reach someone in one of the above Employment Services Field Offices to get the help you need, please use the list of contacts below for assistance:
| Name |
Department, Title |
Telephone |
E-Mail |
| Customer Support Center |
Unemployment Insurance
|
501-683-2760 |
E-Mail |
| Jim Case |
Employment Services, Program Operations Manager |
501-682-1893 |
E-Mail |
| John Newkirk |
Foreign Labor Certification, Management Project Analyst |
501-683-2372 |
E-Mail |
| Ruthie Pippins |
Work Opportunity Tax Credit, Management Project Analyst |
501-682-3749 |
E-Mail |
| Stephanie Carlo |
Workforce Investment Act, Program Operations Manager |
501-683-4707 |
E-Mail |
| Ron White |
Occupational/Career Information, Program Operations Manager |
501-682-3121 |
E-Mail |
| Bernadette Coleman |
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Program Operations Manager |
501-682-3159 |
E-Mail |
| John Berry |
Trade Adjustment Assistance, Program Operations Manager |
501-682-3782 |
E-Mail |
| Billy Vanlandingham |
Company/Business Closures/Layoffs, Rapid Response Manager |
501-682-3550 |
E-Mail |
| Derwin Taylor |
TANF Program, TEA Policy Manager |
501-683-1353 |
E-Mail |