Independence County, AR

FIPS 05063 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Independence County had an annual average of 17,613 jobs across 958 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

17,613

+1.3% YoY

Establishments

958

Total Wages

$0.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,641

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 Independence County, AR, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,280 21 $967 $57.3M
311 NAICS 311 1,242 3 $921 $59.5M
621 NAICS 621 1,183 96 $1,414 $87.0M
624 NAICS 624 1,156 44 $933 $36.2M
722 NAICS 722 1,105 69 $357 $20.5M
455 NAICS 455 592 18 $528 $16.3M
522 NAICS 522 460 24 $1,321 $31.6M
237 NAICS 237 440 15 $1,096 $20.8M
238 NAICS 238 414 43 $1,177 $25.3M
484 NAICS 484 400 33 $1,217 $25.3M
444 NAICS 444 297 18 $693 $10.7M
327 NAICS 327 258 3 $1,118 $15.0M
441 NAICS 441 234 20 $1,101 $13.4M
221 NAICS 221 207 11 $2,364 $22.6M
445 NAICS 445 201 12 $643 $6.7M
112 NAICS 112 192 16 $1,231 $12.3M
457 NAICS 457 185 24 $468 $4.5M
459 NAICS 459 177 24 $419 $3.9M
811 NAICS 811 172 27 $957 $8.5M
423 NAICS 423 154 23 $1,071 $8.6M
922 NAICS 922 139 8 $930 $5.4M
456 NAICS 456 136 13 $782 $5.5M
321 NAICS 321 121 7 $875 $5.5M
921 NAICS 921 113 12 $612 $3.0M
332 NAICS 332 103 9 $1,019 $5.4M
524 NAICS 524 87 22 $1,157 $5.3M
449 NAICS 449 86 14 $586 $2.6M
812 NAICS 812 85 16 $459 $2.0M
721 NAICS 721 77 8 $308 $1.2M
713 NAICS 713 62 6 $591 $1.6M
517 NAICS 517 56 6 $1,108 $3.2M
491 NAICS 491 56 12 $1,173 $3.4M
532 NAICS 532 52 11 $933 $2.5M
323 NAICS 323 51 4 $733 $2.0M
561 NAICS 561 50 3 $857 $1.8M
485 NAICS 485 49 1 $829 $2.1M
236 NAICS 236 48 14 $915 $2.3M
458 NAICS 458 47 21 $364 $0.9M
531 NAICS 531 45 21 $914 $2.2M
926 NAICS 926 39 3 $1,737 $3.0M
813 NAICS 813 26 10 $767 $1.1M
923 NAICS 923 26 3 $1,566 $1.7M
562 NAICS 562 22 2 $760 $0.9M
523 NAICS 523 22 8 $2,257 $2.6M
924 NAICS 924 22 5 $1,479 $1.5M
519 NAICS 519 13 1 $527 $0.4M
622 NAICS 622 11 — $1,573 $0.9M
814 NAICS 814 4 6 $303 $0.1M
488 NAICS 488 3 1 $1,100 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

101

jobs · $71,220 avg pay

State Government

596

jobs · $44,898 avg pay

Local Government

1,450

jobs · $40,890 avg pay

Private

15,466

jobs · $49,366 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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