Arkansas County, AR

FIPS 05001 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Arkansas County had an annual average of 9,514 jobs across 626 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

9,514

-7.8% YoY

Establishments

626

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$52,542

Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)

Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Arkansas County, AR, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
311 NAICS 311 1,341 7 $1,097 $76.5M
611 NAICS 611 444 4 $882 $19.9M
722 NAICS 722 423 37 $355 $7.8M
455 NAICS 455 278 10 $564 $8.2M
623 NAICS 623 240 6 $604 $7.5M
624 NAICS 624 237 63 $787 $6.2M
488 NAICS 488 219 13 $2,115 $24.0M
541 NAICS 541 195 27 $1,555 $15.6M
621 NAICS 621 171 28 $1,877 $16.7M
522 NAICS 522 148 9 $1,399 $10.8M
445 NAICS 445 145 12 $511 $3.9M
238 NAICS 238 134 23 $1,128 $7.8M
444 NAICS 444 133 11 $623 $4.3M
922 NAICS 922 129 8 $780 $5.0M
457 NAICS 457 118 14 $651 $4.0M
459 NAICS 459 110 9 $816 $4.7M
221 NAICS 221 92 8 $1,931 $7.1M
111 NAICS 111 91 34 $872 $4.1M
237 NAICS 237 87 7 $1,340 $4.7M
926 NAICS 926 83 4 $1,537 $6.5M
321 NAICS 321 81 3 $780 $3.3M
921 NAICS 921 80 11 $797 $3.1M
441 NAICS 441 79 12 $1,110 $4.6M
721 NAICS 721 74 12 $524 $2.0M
561 NAICS 561 55 16 $728 $2.1M
924 NAICS 924 53 7 $1,177 $2.7M
236 NAICS 236 52 7 $1,080 $2.9M
456 NAICS 456 48 6 $814 $2.1M
811 NAICS 811 45 22 $849 $2.0M
491 NAICS 491 36 9 $1,138 $2.1M
813 NAICS 813 19 5 $820 $0.8M
562 NAICS 562 16 1 $709 $0.6M
712 NAICS 712 13 2 $1,346 $0.8M
812 NAICS 812 12 4 $520 $0.3M
923 NAICS 923 11 2 $850 $0.5M
713 NAICS 713 11 1 $225 $0.1M
814 NAICS 814 8 8 $359 $0.1M
519 NAICS 519 6 1 $467 $0.2M
925 NAICS 925 5 1 $1,230 $0.3M
115 NAICS 115 3 1 $455 $0.1M
928 NAICS 928 2 1 $2,707 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

160

jobs · $72,193 avg pay

State Government

159

jobs · $41,583 avg pay

Local Government

705

jobs · $42,392 avg pay

Private

8,490

jobs · $53,217 avg pay

AR Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

4.3%

April 2026

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