Washington County, AR
FIPS 05143 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Washington County had an annual average of 120,673 jobs across 7,052 establishments, paying $7.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
120,673
+2.2% YoY
Establishments
7,052
Total Wages
$7.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$59,680
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 13,423 | 98 | $1,441 | $810.9M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 12,427 | 608 | $426 | $275.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 7,113 | 47 | $991 | $366.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 6,760 | 611 | $1,465 | $514.9M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 6,473 | 11 | $1,879 | $490.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 5,755 | 446 | $1,236 | $369.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 5,102 | 414 | $1,035 | $203.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 4,960 | 898 | $1,423 | $367.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 4,300 | 48 | $2,950 | $659.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 4,149 | 116 | $1,211 | $261.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 3,149 | 236 | $873 | $102.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 3,139 | 48 | $568 | $92.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 2,890 | 84 | $1,026 | $154.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 2,611 | 38 | $767 | $104.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 2,424 | 195 | $1,931 | $243.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 2,141 | 119 | $1,185 | $131.9M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,869 | 38 | $1,293 | $125.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,608 | 226 | $1,794 | $150.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,547 | 125 | $2,351 | $189.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,473 | 132 | $1,582 | $121.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,438 | 18 | $2,338 | $106.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,393 | 160 | $506 | $36.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 1,384 | 412 | $1,006 | $72.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,380 | 158 | $1,144 | $82.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,234 | 55 | $796 | $51.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,153 | 72 | $829 | $28.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,115 | 180 | $715 | $41.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,057 | 113 | $514 | $28.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 954 | 24 | $2,504 | $49.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 914 | 16 | $1,254 | $59.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 871 | 71 | $579 | $26.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 847 | 10 | $1,809 | $48.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 789 | 73 | $836 | $34.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 783 | 44 | $1,424 | $54.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 771 | 149 | $1,494 | $59.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 708 | 79 | $537 | $19.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 694 | 19 | $2,101 | $63.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 597 | 76 | $927 | $28.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 531 | 79 | $1,646 | $26.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 527 | 18 | $1,070 | $29.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 477 | 18 | $1,340 | $33.3M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 440 | 14 | $961 | $22.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 408 | 32 | $1,225 | $25.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 405 | 14 | $1,168 | $24.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 404 | 20 | $1,059 | $22.2M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 399 | 5 | $1,390 | $28.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 321 | 37 | $1,681 | $27.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 302 | 32 | $969 | $15.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 285 | 33 | $1,205 | $17.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 283 | 15 | $781 | $11.5M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 253 | 81 | $2,754 | $36.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 240 | 17 | $1,641 | $20.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 222 | 12 | $1,280 | $14.8M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 205 | 12 | $1,013 | $10.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 171 | 18 | $1,592 | $14.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 155 | 6 | $803 | $6.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 145 | 35 | $2,696 | $20.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 140 | 52 | $1,394 | $10.1M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 139 | 14 | $1,191 | $8.6M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 126 | 4 | $1,022 | $6.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 116 | 3 | $566 | $3.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 107 | 5 | $1,541 | $6.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 93 | 4 | $1,328 | $6.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 59 | 61 | $545 | $1.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 50 | 6 | $1,651 | $3.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 45 | 12 | $795 | $1.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 43 | 2 | $794 | $1.8M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 27 | 6 | $793 | $1.1M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 24 | 1 | $1,190 | $1.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 16 | 6 | $972 | $0.8M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 10 | 2 | $1,644 | $0.9M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 9 | 6 | $1,546 | $0.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,541
jobs · $93,293 avg pay
State Government
7,426
jobs · $70,826 avg pay
Local Government
9,157
jobs · $52,884 avg pay
Private
101,549
jobs · $58,637 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
- 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
- Saline County 27,501 jobs