Faulkner County, AR
FIPS 05045 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Faulkner County had an annual average of 45,513 jobs across 3,251 establishments, paying $2.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
45,513
+2.6% YoY
Establishments
3,251
Total Wages
$2.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$49,974
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | — | — | — |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 5,177 | 250 | $411 | $110.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 4,565 | 46 | $1,194 | $246.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,403 | 308 | $1,211 | $214.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,413 | 163 | $958 | $120.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,111 | 273 | $1,027 | $112.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,717 | 38 | $544 | $48.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,691 | 133 | $873 | $46.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,430 | 346 | $1,425 | $94.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,063 | 65 | $1,116 | $61.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,006 | 1 | $698 | $36.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,001 | 107 | $1,437 | $74.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 748 | 87 | $442 | $17.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 741 | 32 | $1,376 | $51.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 705 | 14 | $555 | $20.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 666 | 105 | $929 | $32.2M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 644 | 6 | $1,277 | $42.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 638 | 30 | $697 | $23.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 634 | 13 | $2,145 | $36.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 626 | 63 | $1,380 | $44.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 616 | 92 | $1,290 | $41.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 585 | 58 | $489 | $14.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 483 | 94 | $743 | $14.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 465 | 28 | $1,063 | $25.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 406 | 48 | $697 | $14.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 397 | 103 | $1,189 | $24.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 394 | 31 | $1,204 | $24.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 389 | 137 | $761 | $15.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 361 | 12 | $1,951 | $36.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 308 | 7 | $1,319 | $21.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 302 | 40 | $508 | $8.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 270 | 27 | $410 | $5.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 257 | 47 | $1,166 | $15.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 256 | 11 | $835 | $11.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 255 | 34 | $807 | $10.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 232 | 13 | $1,490 | $17.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 219 | 15 | $1,152 | $13.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 186 | 14 | $1,241 | $10.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 172 | 6 | $1,132 | $10.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 157 | 9 | $1,202 | $9.8M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 114 | 16 | $1,072 | $6.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 112 | 8 | $1,009 | $5.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 111 | 7 | $1,738 | $6.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 98 | 25 | $1,148 | $5.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 92 | 1 | $1,110 | $5.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 87 | 2 | $630 | $2.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 84 | 6 | $1,229 | $5.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 77 | 3 | $1,121 | $4.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 62 | 9 | $1,013 | $3.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 38 | 1 | $597 | $1.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 37 | 3 | $1,631 | $2.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 37 | 6 | $610 | $1.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 35 | 18 | $1,679 | $3.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 25 | 8 | $971 | $1.3M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 22 | 7 | $695 | $0.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 17 | 5 | $1,684 | $1.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 14 | 6 | $629 | $0.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 10 | 14 | $364 | $0.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 6 | 1 | $1,210 | $0.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 6 | 1 | $1,208 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
235
jobs · $69,385 avg pay
State Government
2,954
jobs · $51,486 avg pay
Local Government
3,340
jobs · $53,506 avg pay
Private
38,984
jobs · $49,440 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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