Arkansas Unemployment: How to File and What You Get

1. Gather your documents. Arkansas asks for the items in the checklist below.
2. File your claim online at ezarc.adws.arkansas.gov or by phone (numbers and hours).
3. Meet the work search rule. The Division assigns the number of contacts based on your experience, skills and the local job market; there is no single statewide quota. Keep proof as instructed.
4. Request benefits for each week you are unemployed, as your claim instructions say. See how weekly claims work.
5. Answer any reemployment appointment. Some claimants are selected for a RESEA session at a job center.

Documents Arkansas asks for

• Full legal name
• Social Security number
• Work authorization if you are not a citizen or permanent resident

Source: dws.arkansas.gov. Lists can be partial; follow the instructions in your claim.

1-844-908-2178

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM–3:30 PM.

The official place to start a claim or reach your account is ezarc.adws.arkansas.gov, run by the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services. Only enter your Social Security number or PIN on the official state site. This guide is independent and cannot see or change your claim.

Federal law requires every state to offer a fair hearing before an impartial tribunal to anyone whose unemployment claim is denied (Social Security Act, sec. 303(a)(3)). The determination letter from Arkansas tells you the deadline and how to file the appeal. How unemployment appeals work.

Sources

Claim website: dol.gov, checked October 30, 2026.

Claims phone: dws.arkansas.gov, checked October 30, 2026.

Documents: dws.arkansas.gov, checked October 30, 2026.

Work search: codeofarrules.arkansas.gov, checked October 30, 2026.

Weekly maximum: oui.doleta.gov (dated July 2026), checked October 30, 2026.

Maximum weeks: oui.doleta.gov (dated July 2026), checked October 30, 2026.

Right to a fair hearing: 42 U.S.C. 503(a)(3), checked October 31, 2026.