Benton County, AR

FIPS 05007 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Benton County had an annual average of 144,544 jobs across 8,443 establishments, paying $11.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

144,544

+3.7% YoY

Establishments

8,443

Total Wages

$11.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$81,978

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 Benton County, AR, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — — — —
722 NAICS 722 12,652 596 $469 $308.4M
541 NAICS 541 9,760 1,240 $1,693 $858.3M
611 NAICS 611 8,377 125 $1,051 $410.7M
311 NAICS 311 6,930 40 $1,006 $362.7M
484 NAICS 484 6,592 130 $1,635 $560.5M
561 NAICS 561 5,589 567 $1,028 $298.5M
238 NAICS 238 5,446 588 $1,189 $336.9M
621 NAICS 621 4,798 572 $1,435 $358.1M
624 NAICS 624 3,802 231 $970 $117.6M
455 NAICS 455 3,492 61 $574 $104.2M
622 NAICS 622 3,464 24 $1,470 $264.9M
424 NAICS 424 3,394 298 $2,623 $462.8M
423 NAICS 423 2,746 298 $1,827 $260.9M
493 NAICS 493 2,427 17 $904 $114.1M
445 NAICS 445 2,393 95 $600 $74.7M
326 NAICS 326 2,102 12 $1,253 $137.0M
236 NAICS 236 2,020 289 $1,388 $145.8M
623 NAICS 623 1,961 36 $747 $76.1M
441 NAICS 441 1,952 101 $1,223 $124.2M
713 NAICS 713 1,662 108 $492 $41.9M
522 NAICS 522 1,661 175 $1,724 $148.9M
459 NAICS 459 1,542 167 $542 $43.5M
444 NAICS 444 1,434 67 $822 $61.3M
922 NAICS 922 1,324 21 $1,738 $84.5M
721 NAICS 721 1,216 65 $614 $38.8M
488 NAICS 488 1,193 47 $1,205 $68.2M
531 NAICS 531 1,189 417 $1,190 $73.6M
237 NAICS 237 1,176 45 $1,362 $80.4M
811 NAICS 811 1,164 179 $1,059 $64.1M
812 NAICS 812 1,108 215 $780 $36.9M
921 NAICS 921 1,040 27 $1,074 $52.8M
425 NAICS 425 1,036 186 $2,389 $128.7M
457 NAICS 457 887 88 $698 $32.2M
524 NAICS 524 856 147 $1,519 $67.6M
458 NAICS 458 853 86 $420 $18.6M
221 NAICS 221 827 37 $1,867 $70.8M
456 NAICS 456 810 62 $887 $37.4M
449 NAICS 449 785 70 $958 $39.1M
332 NAICS 332 733 31 $1,394 $53.1M
712 NAICS 712 716 18 $1,363 $34.0M
492 NAICS 492 690 18 $683 $24.5M
337 NAICS 337 588 20 $936 $28.6M
112 NAICS 112 537 26 $1,681 $46.9M
813 NAICS 813 432 80 $978 $22.0M
336 NAICS 336 395 11 $1,270 $26.1M
333 NAICS 333 357 10 $1,224 $22.7M
491 NAICS 491 333 18 $1,295 $22.4M
532 NAICS 532 306 52 $931 $14.8M
513 NAICS 513 283 29 $1,690 $24.9M
711 NAICS 711 280 23 $425 $6.2M
518 NAICS 518 269 52 $1,751 $24.5M
327 NAICS 327 240 13 $1,320 $16.5M
323 NAICS 323 207 21 $1,058 $11.4M
312 NAICS 312 205 14 $1,792 $19.1M
322 NAICS 322 205 6 $1,404 $14.9M
512 NAICS 512 197 25 $785 $8.0M
321 NAICS 321 158 9 $729 $6.0M
926 NAICS 926 147 7 $1,473 $11.1M
814 NAICS 814 126 109 $1,141 $7.5M
519 NAICS 519 108 4 $713 $4.0M
339 NAICS 339 92 15 $1,120 $5.3M
925 NAICS 925 45 3 $1,446 $3.4M
924 NAICS 924 44 7 $1,644 $2.2M
923 NAICS 923 39 1 $946 $1.9M
325 NAICS 325 29 4 $896 $1.3M
928 NAICS 928 21 3 $2,200 $2.4M
562 NAICS 562 20 1 $1,041 $1.1M
533 NAICS 533 7 3 $1,913 $0.7M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

538

jobs · $71,762 avg pay

State Government

1,111

jobs · $39,899 avg pay

Local Government

9,155

jobs · $55,294 avg pay

Private

133,740

jobs · $84,195 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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