Prairie County, AR

FIPS 05117 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Prairie County had an annual average of 1,562 jobs across 220 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,562

+2.3% YoY

Establishments

220

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$45,833

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 Prairie County, AR, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
561 NAICS 561 — — — —
611 NAICS 611 154 2 $967 $7.8M
921 NAICS 921 87 9 $686 $3.1M
111 NAICS 111 78 28 $954 $3.8M
441 NAICS 441 59 6 $1,095 $3.4M
722 NAICS 722 57 11 $443 $1.3M
424 NAICS 424 57 11 $1,475 $4.4M
457 NAICS 457 55 6 $581 $1.7M
238 NAICS 238 39 10 $963 $1.9M
115 NAICS 115 34 7 $1,817 $3.2M
112 NAICS 112 33 5 $1,098 $1.9M
922 NAICS 922 32 3 $2,565 $1.2M
811 NAICS 811 30 7 $657 $1.0M
624 NAICS 624 23 15 $750 $0.8M
491 NAICS 491 18 6 $987 $0.9M
237 NAICS 237 16 1 $671 $0.5M
928 NAICS 928 9 1 $1,421 $0.7M
926 NAICS 926 9 4 $1,528 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 8 3 $1,168 $0.5M
923 NAICS 923 7 1 $982 $0.4M
712 NAICS 712 3 1 $483 $0.1M
519 NAICS 519 1 1 $999 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

37

jobs · $60,772 avg pay

State Government

30

jobs · $43,788 avg pay

Local Government

287

jobs · $43,395 avg pay

Private

1,208

jobs · $45,982 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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