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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Union County, AR, BLS QCEW 2024.
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

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