Union County, AR
FIPS 05139 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Union County had an annual average of 16,449 jobs across 1,165 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
16,449
-1.5% YoY
Establishments
1,165
Total Wages
$1.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$61,646
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,203 | 11 | $910 | $55.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,084 | 71 | $354 | $20.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 867 | 104 | $2,017 | $45.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 756 | 12 | $1,591 | $58.8M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 753 | 10 | $1,392 | $54.5M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 683 | 9 | $2,009 | $71.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 652 | 44 | $1,458 | $49.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 603 | 19 | $1,290 | $40.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 534 | 17 | $517 | $14.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 475 | 10 | $713 | $17.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 421 | 38 | $1,390 | $30.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 383 | 10 | $1,135 | $22.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 380 | 39 | $819 | $15.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 333 | 14 | $684 | $11.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 318 | 38 | $1,445 | $23.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 309 | 25 | $1,152 | $18.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 306 | 26 | $869 | $13.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 266 | 10 | $2,223 | $14.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 226 | 12 | $462 | $5.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 219 | 32 | $434 | $4.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 206 | 9 | $2,553 | $22.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 190 | 12 | $836 | $3.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 185 | 36 | $675 | $6.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 185 | 30 | $951 | $9.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 183 | 20 | $1,309 | $12.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 179 | 10 | $1,774 | $12.8M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 140 | 21 | $1,026 | $7.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 121 | 18 | $732 | $4.6M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 115 | 4 | $957 | $5.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 110 | 20 | $527 | $3.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 105 | 12 | $395 | $2.2M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 102 | 10 | $1,064 | $5.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 94 | 18 | $612 | $3.0M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 86 | 23 | $1,260 | $5.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 76 | 9 | $1,218 | $4.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 74 | 3 | $936 | $3.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 69 | 24 | $841 | $3.0M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 68 | 12 | $1,223 | $4.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 54 | 11 | $545 | $1.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 47 | 3 | $1,092 | $2.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 44 | 21 | $789 | $1.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 44 | 6 | $821 | $1.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 38 | 4 | $1,103 | $2.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 29 | 2 | $1,711 | $2.2M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 26 | 7 | $1,062 | $1.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 25 | 20 | $556 | $0.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 14 | 1 | $580 | $0.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 13 | 1 | $418 | $0.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 13 | 2 | $578 | $0.4M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 9 | 4 | $434 | $0.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 8 | 2 | $1,219 | $0.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 8 | 4 | $884 | $0.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 7 | 3 | $679 | $0.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 4 | 1 | $1,003 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
143
jobs · $80,160 avg pay
State Government
407
jobs · $46,586 avg pay
Local Government
1,633
jobs · $42,277 avg pay
Private
14,266
jobs · $64,110 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