DES Career Center

State
Arizona
County
Cochise County
City
Bisbee
Postal Code
85603
Location
207 Bisbee Road
Phone
520-432-5415

The DES Career Center is a government agency responsible for running the unemployment compensation program and unemployment insurance available in Cochise County County. This DES Career Center’s program makes financial payments to successful applicants.

DES Career Center is under the Arizona Department of Labor. DES Career Center is one of 8 Unemployment offices in Cochise County County.

You will find DES Career Center at 207 Bisbee Road, Bisbee, Arizona, 85603.

Unemployment Statistics

The unemployment rate in Cochise County is at 6%. People with Disability are the worst affected at 12%, 6% of the male population, and 7% of the female population.

How to Apply for Unemployment Insurance

DES Career Center claims that you qualify for UI benefits if you lose your job through no fault of yours.

You can apply to DES Career Center through:

  • DES Career Center’s mail by downloading and filling in the UB-105 Form
  • Online application to the DES Career Center from noon on Sunday through to 6:00 pm on Friday.

Necessary Information for UI Application

  1. Social Security Number
  2. Government-Issued ID number or Driver’s License
  3. Alien Registration Number, if applicable
  4. Mailing address
  5. Employment history
  • Name and contact information of the immediate former employer(s) in the last 1.5 years.
  • Copy number 4 of DD Form 214 if Cochise County Count citizen has been an ex-military during the previous 1.5 years.
  • The last day of formal employment
  • Start date of any pension
  • Name and contact information of your Cochise County Count union hall, if applicable
  • The monthly benefit amount of any pension
  • SF 8 or SF 50 for former Federal Civilian service in the last 1.5 years

Upon a successful application to the DES Career Center, you will receive the following documents:

  • Certificate of Understanding UB-99Y

Sign and mail back to the returning address.

  • Wage Statement UB-107
  • UIB-1240 A guide to UI

The DES Career Center makes payments through direct deposits or an Electronic Payment Card.

To maintain the benefits, you must file a claim weekly to DES Career Center.

Besides UI, the DES Career Center registers the applicants in the Arizona jobs database, which increases your chances of landing a job.

Call the DES Career Center office at 520-432-5415 , from Monday to Friday, or visit their website.

Directions

Refer the map below to find the driving directions.