Craighead County, AR

FIPS 05031 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Craighead County had an annual average of 55,053 jobs across 3,005 establishments, paying $2.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

55,053

+2% YoY

Establishments

3,005

Total Wages

$2.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,690

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 Craighead County, AR, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 5,314 247 $431 $119.0M
622 NAICS 622 5,151 7 $1,223 $327.5M
611 NAICS 611 5,067 41 $1,096 $258.9M
621 NAICS 621 4,019 284 $1,635 $341.6M
311 NAICS 311 2,678 10 $1,144 $159.3M
561 NAICS 561 2,657 148 $861 $82.3M
624 NAICS 624 2,553 117 $885 $76.9M
333 NAICS 333 1,949 7 $1,194 $121.0M
238 NAICS 238 1,924 190 $1,218 $121.8M
455 NAICS 455 1,766 40 $531 $48.8M
623 NAICS 623 1,298 20 $787 $47.6M
541 NAICS 541 1,282 253 $1,337 $89.1M
423 NAICS 423 1,273 112 $1,281 $84.8M
441 NAICS 441 924 64 $1,183 $56.8M
484 NAICS 484 868 69 $1,177 $53.2M
459 NAICS 459 799 82 $544 $22.6M
424 NAICS 424 794 45 $1,449 $59.8M
445 NAICS 445 750 24 $548 $21.4M
522 NAICS 522 699 70 $1,671 $52.4M
444 NAICS 444 636 35 $823 $27.2M
922 NAICS 922 592 11 $1,911 $35.3M
713 NAICS 713 579 28 $453 $13.0M
531 NAICS 531 540 125 $875 $24.6M
456 NAICS 456 504 56 $860 $22.5M
332 NAICS 332 460 16 $1,202 $28.8M
811 NAICS 811 452 83 $1,024 $24.1M
237 NAICS 237 437 34 $1,170 $25.5M
812 NAICS 812 418 68 $613 $13.3M
492 NAICS 492 411 8 $747 $16.0M
457 NAICS 457 408 45 $614 $13.0M
458 NAICS 458 403 41 $486 $10.2M
327 NAICS 327 402 11 $1,243 $26.0M
721 NAICS 721 401 22 $450 $9.4M
921 NAICS 921 398 18 $2,122 $19.8M
524 NAICS 524 377 71 $1,382 $27.1M
236 NAICS 236 371 64 $1,225 $23.6M
449 NAICS 449 346 48 $846 $15.2M
221 NAICS 221 344 5 $1,949 $30.7M
488 NAICS 488 339 18 $1,219 $21.5M
551 NAICS 551 330 15 $1,647 $28.3M
335 NAICS 335 293 3 $1,190 $18.1M
493 NAICS 493 288 11 $1,107 $16.6M
517 NAICS 517 224 12 $1,743 $20.3M
326 NAICS 326 189 4 $1,100 $10.8M
562 NAICS 562 174 10 $903 $8.1M
491 NAICS 491 163 12 $1,395 $11.8M
532 NAICS 532 162 28 $1,016 $8.6M
111 NAICS 111 150 65 $832 $6.5M
115 NAICS 115 140 30 $1,240 $9.0M
516 NAICS 516 126 4 $1,024 $6.7M
323 NAICS 323 95 12 $812 $4.0M
813 NAICS 813 91 28 $719 $3.4M
339 NAICS 339 88 8 $700 $3.2M
923 NAICS 923 74 2 $1,637 $5.1M
926 NAICS 926 72 6 $1,861 $6.3M
924 NAICS 924 67 6 $1,538 $4.3M
711 NAICS 711 43 8 $295 $0.7M
425 NAICS 425 40 16 $1,427 $2.9M
519 NAICS 519 36 1 $665 $1.2M
513 NAICS 513 27 6 $820 $1.2M
928 NAICS 928 19 1 $1,223 $1.2M
814 NAICS 814 16 17 $287 $0.2M
712 NAICS 712 5 1 $643 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

337

jobs · $81,212 avg pay

State Government

2,663

jobs · $54,404 avg pay

Local Government

4,310

jobs · $49,062 avg pay

Private

47,743

jobs · $51,567 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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