Pope County, AR
FIPS 05115 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Pope County had an annual average of 26,851 jobs across 1,765 establishments, paying $1.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
26,851
+0.1% YoY
Establishments
1,765
Total Wages
$1.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$50,325
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,707 | 118 | $407 | $57.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,441 | 25 | $967 | $115.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,436 | 10 | $1,053 | $133.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,178 | 149 | $855 | $52.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,047 | 73 | $880 | $47.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 978 | 124 | $867 | $31.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 758 | 23 | $1,608 | $51.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 731 | 24 | $512 | $19.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 697 | 114 | $1,132 | $41.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 684 | 12 | $1,170 | $41.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 672 | 149 | $1,307 | $35.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 570 | 39 | $1,154 | $34.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 496 | 17 | $609 | $15.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 480 | 42 | $1,003 | $25.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 434 | 49 | $1,270 | $28.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 362 | 56 | $945 | $17.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 360 | 41 | $1,607 | $23.8M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 347 | 11 | $875 | $15.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 346 | 19 | $602 | $10.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 331 | 11 | $948 | $15.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 306 | 28 | $502 | $8.0M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 298 | 4 | $1,105 | $17.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 252 | 50 | $1,089 | $14.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 238 | 39 | $443 | $5.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 230 | 7 | $1,477 | $17.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 228 | 14 | $1,347 | $16.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 216 | 26 | $695 | $7.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 199 | 21 | $405 | $4.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 184 | 45 | $929 | $8.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 184 | 9 | $1,961 | $18.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 156 | 66 | $668 | $5.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 126 | 31 | $974 | $3.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 125 | 22 | $380 | $2.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 124 | 23 | $814 | $5.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 124 | 20 | $971 | $6.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 118 | 8 | $1,298 | $8.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 110 | 8 | $1,008 | $5.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 110 | 7 | $1,666 | $8.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 94 | 9 | $1,150 | $5.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 92 | 15 | $956 | $4.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 84 | 8 | $746 | $3.2M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 83 | 12 | $1,043 | $4.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 73 | 10 | $644 | $2.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 72 | 5 | $1,118 | $4.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 55 | 5 | $976 | $2.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 48 | 1 | $404 | $1.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 46 | 2 | $420 | $1.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 43 | 4 | $1,756 | $2.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 32 | 8 | $1,492 | $1.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 19 | 4 | $568 | $0.6M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 15 | 1 | $699 | $0.5M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 10 | 5 | $1,627 | $0.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 8 | 1 | $1,136 | $0.4M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 5 | 1 | $620 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
271
jobs · $72,799 avg pay
State Government
1,333
jobs · $48,949 avg pay
Local Government
2,185
jobs · $46,037 avg pay
Private
23,062
jobs · $50,546 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