Who needs an unemployment insurance account, new hire reporting and workers’ compensation in Arkansas?
Issued by Arkansas Division of Workforce Services; Arkansas New Hire Registry (Division of Workforce Services); Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission, at step 6 of 6 in the opening sequence: before the first hire.
Every kind of business in Arkansas
The Arkansas table lists this for every kind of business.
Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt. Report each new hire or rehire within 20 days through the Division’s New Hire Registry.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 6 of 6: Before the first hire
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Arkansas Division of Workforce Services; Arkansas New Hire Registry (Division of Workforce Services); Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission.
Sources and dates
Division of Workforce Services employer UI information (2026 rates and wage base); Workers’ Compensation Commission basic facts; Arkansas Code 11-9-102. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees (two for building or building repair work), and the Commission tells smaller employers to check before assuming they are exempt.
Arkansas Division of Workforce Services; Arkansas New Hire Registry (Division of Workforce Services); Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission.
Step 6 of 6, before the first hire. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space, get the permits for your kind of business and alcohol permits.
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