Ouachita County, AR

FIPS 05103 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Ouachita County had an annual average of 7,058 jobs across 569 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

7,058

-3.1% YoY

Establishments

569

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,298

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 Ouachita County, AR, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 797 5 $916 $35.0M
321 NAICS 321 436 7 $1,256 $28.5M
722 NAICS 722 417 31 $338 $7.3M
621 NAICS 621 361 38 $2,235 $42.0M
624 NAICS 624 325 69 $819 $9.9M
237 NAICS 237 288 3 $895 $13.2M
623 NAICS 623 284 4 $717 $10.6M
484 NAICS 484 247 21 $888 $11.4M
922 NAICS 922 167 10 $907 $7.5M
457 NAICS 457 141 18 $420 $3.1M
423 NAICS 423 139 14 $944 $6.8M
445 NAICS 445 136 10 $442 $3.1M
238 NAICS 238 136 31 $936 $6.6M
424 NAICS 424 114 5 $1,160 $6.9M
522 NAICS 522 109 14 $985 $5.6M
221 NAICS 221 105 6 $1,646 $7.6M
921 NAICS 921 101 11 $902 $2.4M
441 NAICS 441 84 10 $661 $2.9M
459 NAICS 459 65 15 $548 $1.8M
811 NAICS 811 57 16 $816 $2.4M
491 NAICS 491 56 5 $1,230 $3.6M
322 NAICS 322 54 3 $785 $2.2M
456 NAICS 456 54 8 $738 $2.1M
113 NAICS 113 53 12 $1,492 $4.1M
444 NAICS 444 51 6 $590 $1.6M
212 NAICS 212 49 3 $1,148 $2.9M
721 NAICS 721 44 4 $372 $0.9M
213 NAICS 213 42 6 $895 $1.9M
458 NAICS 458 42 6 $358 $0.8M
562 NAICS 562 40 2 $608 $1.3M
928 NAICS 928 39 1 $1,808 $3.7M
524 NAICS 524 36 9 $1,039 $1.9M
924 NAICS 924 36 6 $1,138 $2.1M
211 NAICS 211 36 5 $1,375 $2.6M
115 NAICS 115 29 6 $1,003 $1.5M
813 NAICS 813 27 5 $576 $0.8M
713 NAICS 713 12 4 $323 $0.2M
923 NAICS 923 11 1 $992 $0.6M
712 NAICS 712 11 1 $518 $0.3M
561 NAICS 561 9 1 $610 $0.3M
519 NAICS 519 5 1 $420 $0.1M
926 NAICS 926 3 3 $1,157 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

102

jobs · $74,805 avg pay

State Government

592

jobs · $42,185 avg pay

Local Government

946

jobs · $43,069 avg pay

Private

5,418

jobs · $49,388 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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