The Workforce Development Board of Eastern Arkansas (WDBEA) invites public comment regarding the revisions of the Local Plan for PY20 – PY23. Copies of the plan are available upon request via email [email protected]. Comments will be accepted through April 10, 2023, and should be emailed to [email protected].
Additional county authorized for Disaster Unemployment Assistance
On June 24, 2025, Greene County was added to the list of Arkansas counties as a result of an amendment to Presidential Disaster Declaration FEMA-4873-DR, announced on May 21, 2025. The Arkansas Department of Commerce, Division of Reemployment is now accepting applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) from individuals in Clark, Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Desha, Fulton, Greene, Hot Spring, Jackson, Miller, Ouachita, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Sharp, St. Francis, and White counties whose employment or self-employment was lost or interrupted due to the severe storms and tornadoes that occurred on April 2-22, 2025. Learn more here: https://dws.arkansas.gov/workforce-services/disaster-ui-assistance/