Arkansas Reentry Employment
Arkansas Second Chance & Fair Chance Employment Directory
Search direct employers, staffing agencies, Arkansas Workforce Centers, training, job-readiness, and reentry employment resources across Arkansas.
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About this Arkansas employment directory
This directory includes direct employer application routes, staffing and temp-to-hire options, Arkansas Workforce Centers, training pathways, reentry job-readiness resources, and regional employment routes across Arkansas.
Use multiple words to narrow results. Searches such as Little Rock warehouse, Fayetteville staffing, or Fort Smith training match records containing all entered terms.
If you are under probation, parole, pretrial, treatment-court, or other supervision, confirm restrictions involving travel, driving, overnight work, secure sites, schools, healthcare settings, cash handling, licensing, machinery, weapons, alcohol, controlled substances, or vulnerable populations before accepting work.
Statewide Employment & Reentry Anchors
Resources available across all 75 Arkansas counties.
Statewide second-chance employer programs
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas
Its 16-week Transitional Employment Opportunity (TEO) program provides paid work-based learning, job-readiness support, resume assistance, and help addressing employment barriers. Confirm current enrollment and participating locations directly.
Its 16-week Transitional Employment Opportunity (TEO) program provides paid work-based learning, job-readiness support, resume assistance, and help addressing employment barriers. Confirm current enrollment and participating locations directly.
Reentry training lane
Tyson Foods — Production, Sanitation & Warehouse
Arkansas plant and distribution opportunities may include production, sanitation, warehouse, and logistics work. Openings, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position and location; confirm directly before applying.
Arkansas plant and distribution opportunities may include production, sanitation, warehouse, and logistics work. Openings, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position and location; confirm directly before applying.
Production + logistics search lane
Walmart — Retail, Warehouse & Distribution
Arkansas opportunities may include retail, stocking, warehouse, freight, and logistics work. Openings, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position and location; confirm directly before applying.
Arkansas opportunities may include retail, stocking, warehouse, freight, and logistics work. Openings, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position and location; confirm directly before applying.
Retail + logistics search lane
FedEx — Package Handler / Warehouse
Arkansas opportunities may include package handling and warehouse work. Openings, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position and location; confirm directly before applying.
Arkansas opportunities may include package handling and warehouse work. Openings, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position and location; confirm directly before applying.
Package-handling search lane
Amazon — Warehouse & Delivery Opportunities
Search the employer's current Arkansas postings for warehouse, package-handling, and delivery-support opportunities. Openings, pay, location availability, driving requirements, and background review vary by role; confirm directly before applying.
Search the employer's current Arkansas postings for warehouse, package-handling, and delivery-support opportunities. Openings, pay, location availability, driving requirements, and background review vary by role; confirm directly before applying.
Warehouse fast-entry lane
Statewide reentry, workforce & training resources
Arkansas Division of Workforce Services
Statewide workforce services include job-search assistance, WIOA training pathways, Career Readiness Certification, Federal Bonding, and employer incentive information. Contact a Workforce Center to confirm available services and enrollment requirements.
Statewide workforce services include job-search assistance, WIOA training pathways, Career Readiness Certification, Federal Bonding, and employer incentive information. Contact a Workforce Center to confirm available services and enrollment requirements.
Primary public entry point
Arkansas Division of Community Correction — Reentry Services
Division of Community Correction staff may connect people under supervision with reentry services, workforce centers, and employment resources. Contact Reentry Services for current statewide referral information.
Division of Community Correction staff may connect people under supervision with reentry services, workforce centers, and employment resources. Contact Reentry Services for current statewide referral information.
Officer referral route
ARJobLink — Statewide Job Board
Official Arkansas job portal for searching openings, building profiles, and connecting with employers. Managed by the Department of Workforce Services.
Official Arkansas job portal for searching openings, building profiles, and connecting with employers. Managed by the Department of Workforce Services.
Official job-search lane
Ready for Life — Arkansas Career Platform
State platform providing personalized career guidance, local job listings, education pathways, and training resources across all sectors. Available to returning citizens.
State platform providing personalized career guidance, local job listings, education pathways, and training resources across all sectors. Available to returning citizens.
Career exploration anchor
Legal Aid of Arkansas — Criminal Record Sealing
Legal Aid of Arkansas provides free civil legal services to qualifying low-income Arkansans and may offer assistance or clinics involving criminal-record sealing. Eligibility, case acceptance, and clinic availability must be confirmed directly.
Legal Aid of Arkansas provides free civil legal services to qualifying low-income Arkansans and may offer assistance or clinics involving criminal-record sealing. Eligibility, case acceptance, and clinic availability must be confirmed directly.
Record-clearing route
Statewide retail & food-service search lanes
McDonald's — Food Service
Restaurant opportunities may include crew, food-preparation, and shift-support work. Many locations are independently operated; openings, hiring requirements, and background review vary by employer and location.
Restaurant opportunities may include crew, food-preparation, and shift-support work. Many locations are independently operated; openings, hiring requirements, and background review vary by employer and location.
Common first-step employer
Dollar Tree / Family Dollar — Retail
Arkansas opportunities may include retail, stocking, and cashier work. Openings, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position and location; confirm directly before applying.
Arkansas opportunities may include retail, stocking, and cashier work. Openings, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position and location; confirm directly before applying.
Retail entry lane
Home Depot & Lowe's — Retail / Warehouse
Arkansas opportunities may include retail, freight, warehouse, and specialty-department work. These are separate employers; openings, requirements, and background review vary by company, position, and location.
Arkansas opportunities may include retail, freight, warehouse, and specialty-department work. These are separate employers; openings, requirements, and background review vary by company, position, and location.
Home improvement retail lane
Cintas — Industrial Laundry & Uniform Services
Opportunities may include production, laundry, route support, and warehouse work. Openings, driving requirements, and background review vary by position and location; confirm directly before applying.
Opportunities may include production, laundry, route support, and warehouse work. Openings, driving requirements, and background review vary by position and location; confirm directly before applying.
Industrial service lane
Statewide staffing-agency search lanes
PeopleReady — Staffing
Staffing assignments may include warehouse, construction, cleaning, light-industrial, and event work. Assignment availability, pay schedules, screening, and client-employer requirements vary by branch and job.
Staffing assignments may include warehouse, construction, cleaning, light-industrial, and event work. Assignment availability, pay schedules, screening, and client-employer requirements vary by branch and job.
Fast-entry staffing lane
Labor Finders — Staffing
Staffing assignments may include industrial, warehouse, cleanup, and landscaping work. Assignment availability, start dates, screening, and client-employer requirements vary by branch and job.
Staffing assignments may include industrial, warehouse, cleanup, and landscaping work. Assignment availability, start dates, screening, and client-employer requirements vary by branch and job.
Industrial staffing route
Express Employment Professionals
Staffing assignments may include manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, clerical, and light-industrial work. Availability, screening, and background requirements depend on the branch, position, and client employer.
Staffing assignments may include manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, clerical, and light-industrial work. Availability, screening, and background requirements depend on the branch, position, and client employer.
Manufacturing + office route
Kelly — Staffing Placements
Placements may include manufacturing, clerical, and industrial work. Assignment availability, screening, and background requirements depend on the position and client employer; confirm current Arkansas service locations directly.
Placements may include manufacturing, clerical, and industrial work. Assignment availability, screening, and background requirements depend on the position and client employer; confirm current Arkansas service locations directly.
Manufacturing + clerical lane
Region 1 — Northwest Arkansas
Counties: Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison
Northwest Arkansas is the state's fastest-growing employment region, driven by Walmart's corporate presence, a large food-manufacturing sector (Tyson, Simmons), logistics, retail, hospitality, and construction. Returning Home provides residential community programs in Huntsville and Fayetteville. Users should confirm background check policies with staffing agencies, as client employer requirements vary.
Second-chance employers — NW Arkansas
Tyson Foods — Northwest Arkansas
Regional opportunities may include production, sanitation, packaging, and logistics work. Openings, work location, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position; confirm directly before applying.
Regional opportunities may include production, sanitation, packaging, and logistics work. Openings, work location, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position; confirm directly before applying.
Food production + logistics lane
Simmons Foods — Siloam Springs
Regional opportunities may include poultry processing, packaging, and logistics work. Openings, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position and facility; confirm directly before applying.
Regional opportunities may include poultry processing, packaging, and logistics work. Openings, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position and facility; confirm directly before applying.
Poultry production lane
Walmart — Northwest Arkansas
Regional opportunities may include retail, warehouse, freight, and logistics work. Openings, work location, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position; confirm directly before applying.
Regional opportunities may include retail, warehouse, freight, and logistics work. Openings, work location, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position; confirm directly before applying.
Warehouse + retail entry lane
Amazon — Northwest Arkansas Opportunities
Search the employer's current Arkansas postings for package-handling and delivery-support opportunities. Availability, work location, pay, driving requirements, and background review vary by role; confirm directly before applying.
Search the employer's current Arkansas postings for package-handling and delivery-support opportunities. Availability, work location, pay, driving requirements, and background review vary by role; confirm directly before applying.
Warehouse entry lane
Reentry support & workforce — NW Arkansas
Returning Home — Northwest Arkansas
Returning Home operates residential community programs for men in Huntsville and Fayetteville, including community reintegration planning and supportive services. Program purpose, referral route, eligibility, and availability vary; confirm directly.
Returning Home operates residential community programs for men in Huntsville and Fayetteville, including community reintegration planning and supportive services. Program purpose, referral route, eligibility, and availability vary; confirm directly.
Residential reentry support
Division of Community Correction — Northwest Reentry Referral
People under community supervision may ask their supervising officer or DCC Reentry Services for current employment, workforce, housing, and community-resource referrals in Northwest Arkansas.
People under community supervision may ask their supervising officer or DCC Reentry Services for current employment, workforce, housing, and community-resource referrals in Northwest Arkansas.
Supervision referral route
Arkansas Workforce Centers — Northwest Arkansas
Public workforce services may include job-search assistance, WIOA training referrals, resume support, interview preparation, and Career Readiness Certification. Confirm the nearest office, hours, and available services before visiting.
Public workforce services may include job-search assistance, WIOA training referrals, resume support, interview preparation, and Career Readiness Certification. Confirm the nearest office, hours, and available services before visiting.
Primary public workforce access
PeopleReady — Fayetteville Area
Staffing assignments may include warehouse, construction, event, and light-industrial work. Assignment availability, pay schedules, screening, and client-employer requirements vary; confirm with the branch.
Staffing assignments may include warehouse, construction, event, and light-industrial work. Assignment availability, pay schedules, screening, and client-employer requirements vary; confirm with the branch.
Fast-entry staffing
Staffmark — Rogers Area
Staffing assignments may include manufacturing, packaging, and assembly work. Availability, screening, work location, and background requirements depend on the position and client employer.
Staffing assignments may include manufacturing, packaging, and assembly work. Availability, screening, work location, and background requirements depend on the position and client employer.
Manufacturing staffing lane
Region 2 — River Valley / Fort Smith
Counties: Sebastian, Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Scott, Yell, Pope
The Fort Smith metro and River Valley region offer manufacturing, food production, logistics, healthcare support, construction, and retail employment. Fort Smith is the state's second-largest city and has a significant industrial base. Goodwill AR has a Fort Smith presence. Workforce Centers in Fort Smith and Russellville serve the corridor.
Second-chance employers — River Valley
Whirlpool — Fort Smith Manufacturing
Search current postings for appliance-manufacturing, production, and warehouse opportunities in the Fort Smith area. Openings, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position; confirm directly.
Search current postings for appliance-manufacturing, production, and warehouse opportunities in the Fort Smith area. Openings, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position; confirm directly.
Manufacturing anchor
Gerber Products — Fort Smith Plant
Search current Nestlé postings for food-manufacturing, production, plant-support, and sanitation opportunities in Fort Smith. Openings and hiring requirements vary by position; confirm directly.
Search current Nestlé postings for food-manufacturing, production, plant-support, and sanitation opportunities in Fort Smith. Openings and hiring requirements vary by position; confirm directly.
Food manufacturing lane
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas — Fort Smith
Goodwill employment opportunities may include retail, donation processing, and warehouse work. Its TEO reentry program provides paid work-based learning and employment support; confirm current Fort Smith enrollment directly.
Goodwill employment opportunities may include retail, donation processing, and warehouse work. Its TEO reentry program provides paid work-based learning and employment support; confirm current Fort Smith enrollment directly.
Reentry training + employment
ABB — Fort Smith Manufacturing
Search current ABB postings for electric-motor manufacturing, production, assembly, and support opportunities in Fort Smith. Openings and hiring requirements vary by position; confirm directly.
Search current ABB postings for electric-motor manufacturing, production, assembly, and support opportunities in Fort Smith. Openings and hiring requirements vary by position; confirm directly.
Industrial manufacturing lane
Workforce centers & staffing — River Valley
Arkansas Workforce Center — Fort Smith
WIOA job training, resume, interview prep, Career Readiness Certification, veterans' services, and employer connections. Primary workforce access for Sebastian County and River Valley.
WIOA job training, resume, interview prep, Career Readiness Certification, veterans' services, and employer connections. Primary workforce access for Sebastian County and River Valley.
Primary River Valley access
Arkansas Workforce Center — Russellville
Public workforce services may include job-search assistance, WIOA training referrals, career counseling, and employer connections. Confirm current services and enrollment requirements before visiting.
Public workforce services may include job-search assistance, WIOA training referrals, career counseling, and employer connections. Confirm current services and enrollment requirements before visiting.
Pope County access
Labor Finders — Fort Smith
Staffing assignments may include industrial, warehouse, cleanup, and landscaping work. Assignment availability, start dates, screening, and client-employer requirements vary; contact the branch before visiting.
Staffing assignments may include industrial, warehouse, cleanup, and landscaping work. Assignment availability, start dates, screening, and client-employer requirements vary; contact the branch before visiting.
Fast-entry labor staffing
Express Employment Professionals — Fort Smith
Staffing assignments may include manufacturing, warehouse, office-support, and light-industrial work. Availability, screening, and background requirements depend on the position and client employer.
Staffing assignments may include manufacturing, warehouse, office-support, and light-industrial work. Availability, screening, and background requirements depend on the position and client employer.
Manufacturing staffing lane
Region 3 — North Central Arkansas
Counties: Boone, Baxter, Marion, Fulton, Izard, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren, Cleburne
North Central Arkansas employment centers around Harrison, Mountain Home, and Batesville. Manufacturing, healthcare support, retail, food service, and trades offer the most accessible entry points. Transportation planning is critical — confirm driving restrictions and vehicle access before applying for delivery or route-based work.
Second-chance employers — North Central AR
Pace Industries — Harrison
Search current postings for die-casting, precision-manufacturing, machine-operation, and production opportunities in Harrison. Openings and hiring requirements vary by position; confirm directly.
Search current postings for die-casting, precision-manufacturing, machine-operation, and production opportunities in Harrison. Openings and hiring requirements vary by position; confirm directly.
Manufacturing entry lane
FedEx — Mountain Home Area Search
Search the employer's current listings for package-handling, warehouse, or delivery-support opportunities serving the Mountain Home area. Availability, work location, and hiring requirements must be confirmed directly.
Search the employer's current listings for package-handling, warehouse, or delivery-support opportunities serving the Mountain Home area. Availability, work location, and hiring requirements must be confirmed directly.
Warehouse entry lane
Batesville area manufacturing & retail employers
Independence County has active manufacturing (food, metal, plastics) and retail employers. Use the Arkansas Workforce Center Batesville and ARJobLink to identify current openings.
Independence County has active manufacturing (food, metal, plastics) and retail employers. Use the Arkansas Workforce Center Batesville and ARJobLink to identify current openings.
County employer search
Workforce & staffing — North Central AR
Arkansas Workforce Center — Harrison
Job search, WIOA training, Career Readiness Certification, and employer connections for Boone, Searcy, Newton, and Marion counties.
Job search, WIOA training, Career Readiness Certification, and employer connections for Boone, Searcy, Newton, and Marion counties.
North Central access point
Express Employment Professionals — Mountain Home
Staffing assignments may include light-industrial, assembly, and packaging work in Baxter County. Availability, screening, and background requirements depend on the position and client employer.
Staffing assignments may include light-industrial, assembly, and packaging work in Baxter County. Availability, screening, and background requirements depend on the position and client employer.
Light industrial staffing
Region 4 — Northeast Arkansas
Counties: Craighead, Mississippi, Greene, Poinsett, Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, Clay, Cross
Jonesboro is the regional hub, with strong manufacturing, food processing, healthcare support, and logistics employment. Mississippi County (Blytheville area) has active steel and industrial employers. The Jonesboro Workforce Center and Black River Technical College satellite serve employment and training needs across the region.
Second-chance employers — Northeast AR
Nice-Pak / PDI — Jonesboro Manufacturing
Regional opportunities may include manufacturing, sanitation, and packing work. Openings, employer identity, hiring requirements, and background review vary; confirm current positions directly.
Regional opportunities may include manufacturing, sanitation, and packing work. Openings, employer identity, hiring requirements, and background review vary; confirm current positions directly.
Manufacturing search lane
Anchor Packaging — Paragould
Search current postings for food-packaging manufacturing, production, and warehouse-distribution opportunities. Openings and hiring requirements vary by position; confirm directly.
Search current postings for food-packaging manufacturing, production, and warehouse-distribution opportunities. Openings and hiring requirements vary by position; confirm directly.
Packaging manufacturing lane
Big River Steel / U.S. Steel — Blytheville
Search current postings for steel-manufacturing, operations, production, and support opportunities in Mississippi County. Openings and hiring requirements vary by position; confirm directly.
Search current postings for steel-manufacturing, operations, production, and support opportunities in Mississippi County. Openings and hiring requirements vary by position; confirm directly.
Industrial employment anchor
In His Wings — Jonesboro Women's Reentry
The Arkansas Department of Corrections lists In His Wings as a women's reentry facility in Jonesboro. Capacity, eligibility, referral requirements, services, and availability must be confirmed through Reentry Services.
The Arkansas Department of Corrections lists In His Wings as a women's reentry facility in Jonesboro. Capacity, eligibility, referral requirements, services, and availability must be confirmed through Reentry Services.
Women's reentry facility
Workforce, training & staffing — Northeast AR
Arkansas Workforce Center — Jonesboro
WIOA training, job search, Career Readiness Certification, labor market information, and vocational rehabilitation access. Serves Craighead, Poinsett, Lawrence, and Randolph counties.
WIOA training, job search, Career Readiness Certification, labor market information, and vocational rehabilitation access. Serves Craighead, Poinsett, Lawrence, and Randolph counties.
Regional workforce anchor
Black River Technical College — Paragould Satellite
Workforce Center satellite at BRTC Paragould campus. Job search, WIOA referrals, and access to training pathways. Serves Greene and surrounding counties.
Workforce Center satellite at BRTC Paragould campus. Job search, WIOA referrals, and access to training pathways. Serves Greene and surrounding counties.
Training + workforce access
Labor Finders — Jonesboro
Staffing assignments may include industrial, warehouse, cleanup, and landscaping work. Assignment availability, start dates, screening, and client-employer requirements vary; contact the branch before visiting.
Staffing assignments may include industrial, warehouse, cleanup, and landscaping work. Assignment availability, start dates, screening, and client-employer requirements vary; contact the branch before visiting.
Fast-entry labor staffing
Region 5 — Central Arkansas
Counties: Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline, Lonoke, Prairie, White, Grant, Perry, Conway
The Little Rock metro is Arkansas's largest employment market with the deepest mix of healthcare support, state government, logistics, warehouse, retail, food service, manufacturing, and construction. Our House provides the region's strongest employment-focused reentry program. The Saline County Freedom for Life Coalition and UALR's CBRIP serve as additional reentry anchors. Multiple Workforce Centers serve this corridor.
Second-chance employers — Central AR
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas — Little Rock
Goodwill employment opportunities may include retail, warehouse, and donation-processing work. Its 16-week TEO reentry program provides paid work-based learning and employment support; confirm current Little Rock enrollment directly.
Goodwill employment opportunities may include retail, warehouse, and donation-processing work. Its 16-week TEO reentry program provides paid work-based learning and employment support; confirm current Little Rock enrollment directly.
Reentry training + employment
Dassault Falcon Jet — Little Rock
Search current postings for aviation-maintenance, manufacturing-support, technical, and facilities opportunities in Little Rock. Openings, security requirements, and hiring standards vary by position; confirm directly.
Search current postings for aviation-maintenance, manufacturing-support, technical, and facilities opportunities in Little Rock. Openings, security requirements, and hiring standards vary by position; confirm directly.
Aviation manufacturing lane
J.B. Hunt Transport — CDL & Logistics
Arkansas-headquartered trucking and logistics employer. Search current CDL and non-CDL opportunities; licensing, driving eligibility, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position. Confirm supervision conditions before pursuing driving work.
Arkansas-headquartered trucking and logistics employer. Search current CDL and non-CDL opportunities; licensing, driving eligibility, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position. Confirm supervision conditions before pursuing driving work.
CDL + logistics lane — confirm driving approval
Target — Little Rock / North Little Rock
Regional opportunities may include retail, fulfillment, warehouse, and backroom work. Openings, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position and location; confirm directly before applying.
Regional opportunities may include retail, fulfillment, warehouse, and backroom work. Openings, hiring requirements, and background review vary by position and location; confirm directly before applying.
Retail employment search lane
Reentry programs & workforce — Central AR
Our House — Little Rock Reentry Program
The Career Center provides case management and specialized employment assistance, training, legal advocacy, and educational opportunities for people experiencing barriers related to criminal charges or legal-system involvement. Call to confirm enrollment and appointments.
The Career Center provides case management and specialized employment assistance, training, legal advocacy, and educational opportunities for people experiencing barriers related to criminal charges or legal-system involvement. Call to confirm enrollment and appointments.
Strongest reentry employment anchor
City of Little Rock — Re-Entry Services
The city program offers career-readiness, employment-placement, life-skills, financial-readiness, and justice-support services for qualifying formerly incarcerated people who reside in Little Rock. Confirm current program criteria directly.
The city program offers career-readiness, employment-placement, life-skills, financial-readiness, and justice-support services for qualifying formerly incarcerated people who reside in Little Rock. Confirm current program criteria directly.
City-run reentry services
UA Little Rock — Community-Based Reentry Initiative Program (CBRIP)
This joint UA Little Rock and Arkansas correctional-program initiative uses coursework, peer interaction, mentoring, and skills development to help participating incarcerated individuals prepare for reentry. Participation is program-based rather than open public enrollment.
This joint UA Little Rock and Arkansas correctional-program initiative uses coursework, peer interaction, mentoring, and skills development to help participating incarcerated individuals prepare for reentry. Participation is program-based rather than open public enrollment.
Pre-release education route
Arkansas Workforce Center — Little Rock
Public workforce services may include job matching, WIOA training pathways, Career Readiness Certification, Federal Bonding, and employer incentive information. Confirm current services before visiting.
Public workforce services may include job matching, WIOA training pathways, Career Readiness Certification, Federal Bonding, and employer incentive information. Confirm current services before visiting.
Primary Central AR access
Saline County Freedom for Life Coalition
Coalition of community service providers helping people returning to Saline, Garland, and Hot Spring counties. Coordinated service referrals and employment support.
Coalition of community service providers helping people returning to Saline, Garland, and Hot Spring counties. Coordinated service referrals and employment support.
Coalition service access
Staffing & workforce — Central AR
PeopleReady — Little Rock
Staffing assignments may include warehouse, moving, cleanup, event, and light-industrial work. Assignment availability, pay schedules, screening, and client-employer requirements vary; confirm with the branch.
Staffing assignments may include warehouse, moving, cleanup, event, and light-industrial work. Assignment availability, pay schedules, screening, and client-employer requirements vary; confirm with the branch.
Fast-entry staffing lane
Arkansas Workforce Center — Conway
Public workforce services may include job-search assistance, training referrals, resume support, interview preparation, and employer connections. Confirm current services before visiting.
Public workforce services may include job-search assistance, training referrals, resume support, interview preparation, and employer connections. Confirm current services before visiting.
Faulkner/Conway access
Central AR employment notes
Little Rock — practical search lanes
Best first searches: warehouse and logistics, healthcare support, retail and food service, custodial/facilities, construction labor, state agency support roles, and nonprofit sector positions.
Best first searches: warehouse and logistics, healthcare support, retail and food service, custodial/facilities, construction labor, state agency support roles, and nonprofit sector positions.
Deepest AR labor market
CDL and driving roles — confirm before applying
CDL, delivery, and driving roles may require officer approval, clean MVR, and no driving restrictions. Confirm before applying or accepting any driving-based position.
CDL, delivery, and driving roles may require officer approval, clean MVR, and no driving restrictions. Confirm before applying or accepting any driving-based position.
Driving restriction check
Region 6 — Hot Springs / Ouachita Region
Counties: Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike, Clark, Nevada, Ouachita, Calhoun, Dallas
Hot Springs is the region's largest employment hub, with healthcare, tourism/hospitality, retail, manufacturing, and gaming as primary employment sectors. Users in hospitality or gaming roles should confirm whether their supervision conditions restrict entry into casino or gaming environments. The Workforce Center in Hot Springs serves Garland and surrounding counties.
Second-chance employers — Hot Springs / Ouachita
CHI St. Vincent — Hot Springs
Search current postings for environmental-services, food-service, facilities, administrative, and clinical opportunities. Licensing, screening, and background requirements vary substantially by position; review each posting carefully.
Search current postings for environmental-services, food-service, facilities, administrative, and clinical opportunities. Licensing, screening, and background requirements vary substantially by position; review each posting carefully.
Healthcare support lane
Hot Springs manufacturing employers
Hot Springs has active manufacturing operations. Use the Workforce Center and ARJobLink to identify current openings. Background review policies vary by employer.
Hot Springs has active manufacturing operations. Use the Workforce Center and ARJobLink to identify current openings. Background review policies vary by employer.
Manufacturing search lane
Covenant Recovery — Rockport / Malvern
The Arkansas Department of Corrections lists Covenant Recovery as male transitional housing in Rockport. Capacity, eligibility, referral requirements, services, and availability must be confirmed through Reentry Services.
The Arkansas Department of Corrections lists Covenant Recovery as male transitional housing in Rockport. Capacity, eligibility, referral requirements, services, and availability must be confirmed through Reentry Services.
Residential reentry — male
Workforce & reentry — Hot Springs
Arkansas Workforce Center — Hot Springs
WIOA training, job search, Career Readiness Certification, and employer connections for Garland, Montgomery, and Saline counties.
WIOA training, job search, Career Readiness Certification, and employer connections for Garland, Montgomery, and Saline counties.
Garland County workforce access
Division of Community Correction — Hot Springs Area Referral
People under community supervision may ask their supervising officer or DCC Reentry Services for current housing, employment, treatment, and community-resource referrals serving Garland County and surrounding areas.
People under community supervision may ask their supervising officer or DCC Reentry Services for current housing, employment, treatment, and community-resource referrals serving Garland County and surrounding areas.
Supervision referral route
Gaming / casino employment caution
Hot Springs area includes casino and gaming-adjacent employment (Oaklawn, etc.). Confirm with officer whether supervision conditions restrict entry into gaming environments before applying.
Hot Springs area includes casino and gaming-adjacent employment (Oaklawn, etc.). Confirm with officer whether supervision conditions restrict entry into gaming environments before applying.
Restriction check required
Region 7 — Southeast Arkansas
Counties: Jefferson, Lincoln, Drew, Desha, Ashley, Chicot, Arkansas, Monroe, Lee, Phillips
Southeast Arkansas employment centers on Pine Bluff, Monticello, and the Delta corridor. Manufacturing, paper and timber, agriculture, healthcare support, and local government offer the most stable entry points. Transportation planning is critical — public transit is limited in this region.
Second-chance employers — Southeast AR
Georgia-Pacific — Crossett Paper & Timber
Search current postings for paper-manufacturing, operations, production, maintenance, and facilities opportunities in Crossett. Openings and hiring requirements vary by position; confirm directly.
Search current postings for paper-manufacturing, operations, production, maintenance, and facilities opportunities in Crossett. Openings and hiring requirements vary by position; confirm directly.
Paper / timber manufacturing lane
Everidge — Pine Bluff Manufacturing
Search current postings for refrigeration manufacturing, fabrication, production, and welding-support opportunities associated with Pine Bluff. Openings, work location, and hiring requirements must be confirmed directly.
Search current postings for refrigeration manufacturing, fabrication, production, and welding-support opportunities associated with Pine Bluff. Openings, work location, and hiring requirements must be confirmed directly.
Manufacturing entry lane
PotlatchDeltic — Monticello / Timber Operations
Search current postings for timber, wood-products, production, maintenance, and support opportunities associated with Drew County. Openings, work location, and hiring requirements must be confirmed directly.
Search current postings for timber, wood-products, production, maintenance, and support opportunities associated with Drew County. Openings, work location, and hiring requirements must be confirmed directly.
Timber industry lane
Forrest City / Delta manufacturing employers
St. Francis and Arkansas counties have manufacturing and agricultural processing employers. Use the Forrest City Workforce Center and ARJobLink to find current openings.
St. Francis and Arkansas counties have manufacturing and agricultural processing employers. Use the Forrest City Workforce Center and ARJobLink to find current openings.
Delta employer search
Workforce, staffing & reentry — Southeast AR
Arkansas Workforce Center — Pine Bluff
Public workforce services may include job-search assistance, WIOA training referrals, resume support, Career Readiness Certification, and employer connections. Confirm current services before visiting.
Public workforce services may include job-search assistance, WIOA training referrals, resume support, Career Readiness Certification, and employer connections. Confirm current services before visiting.
Jefferson County access
Arkansas Workforce Center — Monticello
Job search, WIOA training, and employer connections for Drew and surrounding Southeast counties.
Job search, WIOA training, and employer connections for Drew and surrounding Southeast counties.
Drew County access
Arkansas Workforce Center — Forrest City (EACC Campus)
Workforce and WIOA training access at the East Arkansas Community College campus. Job search and employment support for St. Francis and Cross counties.
Workforce and WIOA training access at the East Arkansas Community College campus. Job search and employment support for St. Francis and Cross counties.
St. Francis County access
Kelly — Pine Bluff Area
Staffing assignments may include manufacturing, clerical, and industrial work in or near Jefferson County. Availability, office coverage, screening, and background requirements depend on the position and client employer.
Staffing assignments may include manufacturing, clerical, and industrial work in or near Jefferson County. Availability, office coverage, screening, and background requirements depend on the position and client employer.
Manufacturing + clerical staffing
Arkansas Workforce Center — Lake Village
Job search and workforce access for Chicot, Desha, and southern Delta counties. Confirm hours before visiting.
Job search and workforce access for Chicot, Desha, and southern Delta counties. Confirm hours before visiting.
Southern Delta access
Region 8 — Southwest Arkansas
Counties: Miller, Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Sevier, Lafayette, Columbia, Union, Ouachita
Southwest Arkansas is anchored by Texarkana, Camden, Magnolia, and El Dorado. Manufacturing, paper/timber, oil and gas support, defense-adjacent production, retail, and healthcare offer practical search lanes. Search current employer postings to confirm which facilities are hiring, and confirm supervision conditions before applying for any route or delivery role.
Second-chance employers — Southwest AR
Amazon — Texarkana Area Opportunities
Search the employer's current postings for package-handling and delivery-support opportunities. Availability, work location, pay, driving requirements, and background review vary by role; confirm directly before applying.
Search the employer's current postings for package-handling and delivery-support opportunities. Availability, work location, pay, driving requirements, and background review vary by role; confirm directly before applying.
Warehouse + delivery search lane
Domtar Paper Mill — Ashdown
Search current postings for paper-manufacturing, mill, maintenance, operations, and facilities-support opportunities in Ashdown. Openings and hiring requirements vary by position; confirm directly.
Search current postings for paper-manufacturing, mill, maintenance, operations, and facilities-support opportunities in Ashdown. Openings and hiring requirements vary by position; confirm directly.
Paper mill manufacturing lane
Cintas — Texarkana Area
Opportunities may include industrial laundry, uniform services, production, route support, and warehouse work. Openings, work location, driving requirements, and background review vary by position; confirm directly.
Opportunities may include industrial laundry, uniform services, production, route support, and warehouse work. Openings, work location, driving requirements, and background review vary by position; confirm directly.
Industrial service employer
Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies Company — Camden
The Camden site has manufacturing, technical, facilities, engineering, and support positions. Security, background, citizenship, and other requirements vary significantly by job; review each posting and confirm eligibility before applying.
The Camden site has manufacturing, technical, facilities, engineering, and support positions. Security, background, citizenship, and other requirements vary significantly by job; review each posting and confirm eligibility before applying.
Defense — confirm eligibility first
Workforce, staffing & reentry — Southwest AR
Arkansas Workforce Center — Hope
WIOA job training, resume, Career Readiness Certification, and employer connections for Hempstead, Nevada, and Clark counties.
WIOA job training, resume, Career Readiness Certification, and employer connections for Hempstead, Nevada, and Clark counties.
Hempstead County access
Express Employment Professionals — Texarkana
Staffing assignments may include warehouse, industrial, and CDL-support work in the Texarkana area. Availability, licensing, screening, and background requirements depend on the position and client employer.
Staffing assignments may include warehouse, industrial, and CDL-support work in the Texarkana area. Availability, licensing, screening, and background requirements depend on the position and client employer.
Industrial + CDL staffing
Arkansas Workforce Center — Camden
Public workforce and adult-education services may include job-search assistance, training referrals, and employer connections. Confirm current services and office hours before visiting.
Public workforce and adult-education services may include job-search assistance, training referrals, and employer connections. Confirm current services and office hours before visiting.
Ouachita County access
Southwest AR — practical search lanes
Best first searches: paper and timber manufacturing, warehouse and logistics, retail, healthcare support, trades helper roles, transportation support, oil and gas service (Union/Columbia counties), and food service.
Best first searches: paper and timber manufacturing, warehouse and logistics, retail, healthcare support, trades helper roles, transportation support, oil and gas service (Union/Columbia counties), and food service.
Regional job strategy
Statewide workforce anchorWIOA / reentry-friendly
Arkansas Workforce Centers — Statewide Network
Arkansas Workforce Centers are the primary public entry points for job seekers statewide. Services include job matching, resume writing, interview preparation, WIOA training referrals, Federal Bonding Program access, Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) support for employers, and Career Readiness Certification. Reentry-specific support is available through Mobile Workforce Units that serve individuals within 30 days of release.
Locations statewide — every region ARJobLink online portal Mobile units serve pre-release individuals
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Sponsor or strengthen this Arkansas employment directory
OACRA is building county-by-county employment infrastructure for justice-involved Arkansans. Workforce partners, second-chance employers, training providers, nonprofits, and sponsors can help improve regional depth, accuracy, and long-term directory maintenance across all 75 Arkansas counties.
County-by-county coverage Employer + reentry program listings Built for ongoing updates
OACRA note: This directory is for educational and organizational purposes only. OACRA is not a government agency, law firm, probation office, parole office, or clinical provider. This page does not provide legal advice, employment guarantees, supervision approval, or eligibility determinations. Employer hiring policies change frequently — always verify directly with the employer before applying.
Supervision reminder: Individuals on probation, parole, pretrial release, or community supervision should follow their court orders, release conditions, officer instructions, and agency requirements. Confirm travel, worksite access, schedule, driving restrictions, licensing, documentation requirements, and background clearance before accepting employment or training enrollment.
Background check note: Directory inclusion does not establish an employer's current criminal-record policy or guarantee consideration or hiring. Openings and screening requirements can change and may depend on the position, location, offense, time elapsed, licensing rules, and client-employer requirements. Confirm directly before applying.
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