Pulaski County, AR
FIPS 05119 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Pulaski County had an annual average of 261,631 jobs across 14,314 establishments, paying $16.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
261,631
+1.9% YoY
Establishments
14,314
Total Wages
$16.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$63,505
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 29,065 | 20 | $2,123 | $2,423.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 18,461 | 1,006 | $456 | $437.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 15,043 | 1,363 | $1,683 | $1,306.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 15,001 | 901 | $879 | $607.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 14,108 | 226 | $1,055 | $723.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 13,581 | 1,809 | $1,848 | $1,193.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 8,813 | 700 | $932 | $299.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 8,241 | 433 | $2,621 | $719.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 7,869 | 548 | $1,629 | $666.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 6,412 | 597 | $1,298 | $432.9M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 6,292 | 37 | $847 | $277.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 6,210 | 123 | $602 | $192.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 5,630 | 132 | $1,922 | $562.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 5,510 | 190 | $1,308 | $374.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 4,928 | 57 | $2,176 | $362.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 4,523 | 203 | $1,433 | $336.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 4,521 | 45 | $1,972 | $323.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 4,013 | 90 | $799 | $166.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 3,828 | 58 | $2,039 | $237.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 3,660 | 188 | $1,331 | $253.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 3,652 | 314 | $2,159 | $322.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 3,092 | 73 | $2,318 | $211.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 3,036 | 93 | $1,341 | $192.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 2,989 | 191 | $877 | $97.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,921 | 580 | $1,166 | $176.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 2,833 | 51 | $2,485 | $320.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,506 | 106 | $839 | $109.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,494 | 278 | $604 | $78.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,489 | 311 | $1,033 | $133.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 2,330 | 308 | $1,602 | $194.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 2,296 | 247 | $476 | $56.8M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 2,210 | 39 | $905 | $104.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,125 | 111 | $585 | $58.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2,053 | 308 | $1,295 | $138.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 2,035 | 317 | $958 | $72.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,999 | 133 | $644 | $56.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,904 | 28 | $1,235 | $122.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,873 | 189 | $844 | $82.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,762 | 231 | $565 | $51.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1,747 | 11 | $1,449 | $122.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 1,634 | 218 | $3,695 | $313.9M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,627 | 38 | $1,458 | $123.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,483 | 145 | $1,078 | $83.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,302 | 27 | $1,361 | $92.2M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,246 | 13 | $1,141 | $73.9M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,226 | 106 | $1,208 | $77.0M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,206 | 30 | $1,078 | $45.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 1,193 | 75 | $1,159 | $68.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,123 | 24 | $1,310 | $76.5M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,052 | 17 | $1,534 | $83.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 848 | 15 | $1,929 | $56.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 816 | 43 | $1,266 | $53.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 796 | 69 | $1,308 | $53.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 795 | 54 | $1,779 | $73.5M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 783 | 58 | $685 | $21.2M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 728 | 12 | $1,351 | $23.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 651 | 44 | $1,155 | $39.0M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 468 | 25 | $1,336 | $32.5M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 461 | 8 | $1,120 | $26.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 446 | 128 | $1,982 | $45.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 427 | 17 | $1,652 | $18.3M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 424 | 3 | $1,583 | $34.9M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 350 | 15 | $1,028 | $18.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 348 | 28 | $1,086 | $19.7M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 306 | 16 | $955 | $15.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 305 | 20 | $1,190 | $18.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 279 | 214 | $978 | $14.2M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 265 | 4 | $2,043 | $28.1M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 230 | 13 | $1,241 | $14.8M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 165 | 1 | $1,455 | $12.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 111 | 12 | $675 | $3.9M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 85 | 4 | $2,161 | $8.0M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 61 | 4 | $964 | $3.1M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 51 | 7 | $666 | $1.8M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 49 | 11 | $1,811 | $4.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 24 | 6 | $912 | $1.1M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 10 | 1 | $555 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
10,063
jobs · $95,132 avg pay
State Government
26,610
jobs · $74,582 avg pay
Local Government
14,575
jobs · $56,279 avg pay
Private
210,383
jobs · $61,092 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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