DES Employment Service

State
Arizona
County
Pima County
City
Tucson
Postal Code
85714
Location
195 West Irvington Road
Phone
520-638-2358

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

DES Employment Service is under the Arizona Department of Labor. DES Employment Service is one of 8 Unemployment offices in Pima County County.

You will find DES Employment Service at 195 West Irvington Road, Tucson, Arizona, 85714.

Unemployment Statistics

The unemployment rate in Pima County is at 6%. People with Disability are the worst affected at 13%, 6% of the male population, and 7% of the female population.

How to Apply for Unemployment Insurance

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

You can apply to DES Employment Service through:

  • DES Employment Service’s mail by downloading and filling in the UB-105 Form
  • Online application to the DES Employment Service 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 Pima 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 Pima 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 Employment Service, 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 Employment Service makes payments through direct deposits or an Electronic Payment Card.

To maintain the benefits, you must file a claim weekly to DES Employment Service.

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

Call the DES Employment Service office at 520-638-2358 , from Monday to Friday, or visit their website.

Directions

Refer the map below to find the driving directions.