Arkansas City Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Arkansas City, Kansas: the American Job Center in the city, and 1 more within 25 miles. Staff there help with finding work, training and your next steps.
✓ From the U.S. Department of Labor's list ✓ Address, phone and hours
About your claim
Unemployment Contact Center, toll-free, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Wednesday and Friday; 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Thursday
Call 1-800-292-6333Jobareer is not the state. This is KDOL's number, from its own website.
The office in Arkansas City
Cowley Workforce Center
American Job Center, some services
221 West Chestnut Ave
Arkansas City, KS 67005 · Directions
Phone: 620-441-5313
Hours: Only Open on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9am-4:30pm By appointment book at www.workforce-ks.com
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 15, 2026.
Near Arkansas City
Sumner County Workforce Center
American Job Center, some services · 24 miles away
215 S Washington
Wellington, KS 67152 · Directions
Phone: 3167716633
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 to Noon and 1:00 to 5:00 Appointments on Monday and Wednesdays Only. Book at www.workforce-ks.com
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 15, 2026.
Can I file for unemployment at these offices?
These are American Job Centers, a network funded by the U.S. Department of Labor and run locally. Whether you can file or fix a claim there depends on the state. Here is what KDOL says about filing:
"Apply online through the Claimant Self Service Portal at KansasUI.gov, as soon as you become unemployed but only after your last day of work is over. Your claim starts the week you file, not the week you became unemployed."
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026. File a claim on the agency's site.
Before you go
Hours change, and some centers see people by appointment. Call the center before you go. More about unemployment in Kansas: how to file, the weekly claim and how much it pays, and every phone number.
Where this comes from
The centers, their addresses, phones and hours are from the U.S. Department of Labor's American Job Center finder (CareerOneStop), as each center last updated it. Jobareer is not part of any state agency and cannot see or change your claim.
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