Boone County, AR
FIPS 05009 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Boone County had an annual average of 14,330 jobs across 989 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
14,330
-1.7% YoY
Establishments
989
Total Wages
$0.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$48,349
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,247 | 15 | $884 | $52.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,171 | 58 | $388 | $23.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 987 | 25 | $1,562 | $80.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 895 | 59 | $1,236 | $57.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 722 | 1 | $1,292 | $48.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 657 | 88 | $1,524 | $40.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 617 | 45 | $869 | $17.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 580 | 18 | $558 | $16.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 464 | 32 | $1,033 | $24.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 434 | 11 | $760 | $17.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 427 | 53 | $1,099 | $24.4M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 378 | 6 | $983 | $19.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 319 | 19 | $490 | $8.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 314 | 3 | $957 | $15.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 267 | 13 | $1,269 | $13.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 262 | 18 | $476 | $6.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 260 | 18 | $1,038 | $14.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 253 | 11 | $674 | $8.9M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 217 | 66 | $924 | $10.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 204 | 23 | $1,637 | $13.2M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 194 | 8 | $961 | $9.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 175 | 33 | $855 | $7.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 137 | 10 | $1,130 | $8.0M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 127 | 5 | $1,104 | $7.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 124 | 7 | $1,010 | $6.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 122 | 13 | $1,835 | $9.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 112 | 16 | $998 | $3.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 100 | 5 | $1,098 | $5.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 100 | 3 | $1,575 | $3.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 97 | 14 | $545 | $2.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 96 | 15 | $1,052 | $5.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 94 | 10 | $347 | $1.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 92 | 36 | $1,585 | $3.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 87 | 22 | $1,052 | $4.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 70 | 4 | $1,047 | $3.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 70 | 8 | $1,002 | $3.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 70 | 8 | $1,051 | $3.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 65 | 7 | $1,354 | $4.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 61 | 6 | $1,050 | $3.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 56 | 7 | $797 | $2.3M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 52 | 6 | $1,152 | $3.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 51 | 12 | $746 | $2.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 47 | 7 | $959 | $2.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 46 | 10 | $313 | $0.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 46 | 10 | $3,664 | $8.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 43 | 10 | $847 | $1.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 28 | 3 | $1,581 | $1.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 26 | 4 | $749 | $1.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 17 | 6 | $1,524 | $1.0M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 16 | 1 | $465 | $0.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 16 | 4 | $1,041 | $0.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 13 | 4 | $383 | $0.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 8 | 4 | $1,622 | $0.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 8 | 8 | $406 | $0.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 5 | 1 | $1,144 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
146
jobs · $73,761 avg pay
State Government
744
jobs · $43,744 avg pay
Local Government
2,154
jobs · $50,887 avg pay
Private
11,286
jobs · $47,842 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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