Desha County, AR
FIPS 05041 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Desha County had an annual average of 4,131 jobs across 433 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
4,131
-6% YoY
Establishments
433
Total Wages
$0.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$47,366
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 | 396 | 3 | $878 | $17.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 284 | 23 | $333 | $4.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 277 | 66 | $749 | $6.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 200 | 11 | $694 | $6.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 194 | 60 | $765 | $7.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 133 | 6 | $598 | $4.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 113 | 5 | $1,374 | $8.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 113 | 1 | $1,047 | $6.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 101 | 4 | $1,402 | $7.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 70 | 7 | $444 | $1.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 68 | 5 | $1,193 | $4.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 66 | 9 | $1,837 | $4.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 53 | 22 | $885 | $2.4M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 52 | 13 | $1,270 | $3.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 50 | 10 | $783 | $2.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 43 | 9 | $944 | $2.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 42 | 15 | $915 | $2.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 35 | 4 | $832 | $1.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 30 | 8 | $650 | $1.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 24 | 10 | $1,101 | $1.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 24 | 5 | $1,026 | $1.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 20 | 3 | $1,173 | $1.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 20 | 5 | $396 | $0.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 19 | 5 | $361 | $0.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 15 | 4 | $1,089 | $0.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 15 | 4 | $368 | $0.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 14 | 5 | $300 | $0.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 14 | 3 | $528 | $0.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 12 | 6 | $364 | $0.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 11 | 3 | $1,216 | $0.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 9 | 1 | $1,174 | $0.6M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 9 | 1 | $637 | $0.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 9 | 2 | $1,497 | $0.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 8 | 4 | $352 | $0.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 7 | 1 | $682 | $0.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 7 | 1 | $1,740 | $0.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
43
jobs · $56,322 avg pay
State Government
110
jobs · $39,548 avg pay
Local Government
694
jobs · $44,532 avg pay
Private
3,284
jobs · $48,095 avg pay
AR Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.3%
April 2026
Other AR Counties
The largest counties in AR by total employment.
- Pulaski County 261,631 jobs
- Benton County 144,544 jobs
- Washington County 120,673 jobs
- Sebastian County 67,665 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 56,976 jobs
- Craighead County 55,053 jobs
- Faulkner County 45,513 jobs
- Garland County 38,005 jobs