Polk County, AR

FIPS 05113 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Polk County had an annual average of 5,837 jobs across 486 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

5,837

-1.6% YoY

Establishments

486

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$42,866

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 Polk County, AR, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 608 6 $860 $24.9M
621 NAICS 621 412 36 $1,858 $20.6M
722 NAICS 722 403 32 $333 $7.0M
622 NAICS 622 299 1 $1,754 $27.3M
238 NAICS 238 190 26 $1,008 $10.0M
321 NAICS 321 189 5 $774 $7.6M
336 NAICS 336 138 6 $1,064 $7.6M
457 NAICS 457 129 12 $525 $3.5M
522 NAICS 522 124 11 $893 $5.7M
921 NAICS 921 113 10 $767 $3.3M
488 NAICS 488 109 9 $895 $5.1M
332 NAICS 332 87 7 $969 $4.4M
113 NAICS 113 80 12 $998 $4.1M
445 NAICS 445 75 5 $383 $1.5M
922 NAICS 922 72 5 $1,045 $3.0M
221 NAICS 221 67 5 $1,787 $4.8M
441 NAICS 441 66 12 $605 $2.1M
712 NAICS 712 63 2 $579 $1.9M
444 NAICS 444 61 6 $535 $1.7M
811 NAICS 811 60 18 $938 $2.9M
924 NAICS 924 59 5 $1,467 $4.3M
562 NAICS 562 49 4 $738 $1.9M
456 NAICS 456 46 4 $689 $1.6M
484 NAICS 484 41 14 $862 $1.8M
491 NAICS 491 38 6 $1,007 $2.0M
449 NAICS 449 38 4 $845 $1.7M
624 NAICS 624 30 2 $824 $1.3M
423 NAICS 423 25 13 $2,186 $2.9M
237 NAICS 237 25 1 $746 $1.0M
721 NAICS 721 24 5 $424 $0.5M
531 NAICS 531 23 11 $786 $1.0M
532 NAICS 532 22 6 $935 $1.1M
812 NAICS 812 22 8 $439 $0.5M
926 NAICS 926 17 4 $1,470 $1.1M
424 NAICS 424 13 5 $1,112 $0.8M
923 NAICS 923 11 1 $874 $0.5M
713 NAICS 713 9 5 $298 $0.1M
519 NAICS 519 7 1 $202 $0.1M
561 NAICS 561 3 1 $930 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

121

jobs · $71,626 avg pay

State Government

302

jobs · $33,983 avg pay

Local Government

963

jobs · $56,224 avg pay

Private

4,451

jobs · $39,805 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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