Families
Change in Total Jobs
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Annual Change in Total Jobs
2024
Arkansas County-7.8%
Ashley County1.2%
Baxter County0.6%
Benton County3.7%
Boone County-1.7%
Bradley County-0.6%
Calhoun County7.0%
Carroll County-0.9%
Chicot County-2.5%
Clark County3.0%
Clay County1.3%
Cleburne County1.1%
Cleveland County-3.4%
Columbia County1.1%
Conway County-3.6%
Craighead County1.9%
Crawford County0.9%
Crittenden County2.1%
Cross County1.6%
Dallas County0.3%
Desha County-6.0%
Drew County-0.7%
Faulkner County2.6%
Franklin County1.7%
Fulton County-4.1%
Garland County0.1%
Grant County7.2%
Greene County-1.4%
Hempstead County-1.9%
Hot Spring County-1.7%
Howard County-3.1%
Independence County1.3%
Izard County3.0%
Jackson County1.2%
Jefferson County-2.4%
Johnson County-3.9%
Lafayette County7.0%
Lawrence County-1.6%
Lee County-4.9%
Lincoln County-0.3%
Little River County1.4%
Logan County-1.7%
Lonoke County2.4%
Madison County4.2%
Marion County-4.8%
Miller County0.1%
Mississippi County11.9%
Monroe County-3.6%
Montgomery County-2.6%
Nevada County-8.0%
Newton County1.9%
Ouachita County-3.1%
Perry County2.2%
Phillips County0.9%
Pike County-1.1%
Poinsett County-1.4%
Polk County-1.6%
Pope County0.1%
Prairie County2.2%
Pulaski County1.9%
Randolph County5.3%
Saline County1.7%
Scott County-3.5%
Searcy County-4.9%
Sebastian County1.2%
Sevier County0.3%
Sharp County1.2%
St. Francis County-0.1%
Stone County1.1%
Union County-1.5%
Van Buren County-0.5%
Washington County2.2%
White County4.1%
Woodruff County0.1%
Yell County0.6%

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Notes: Rate is percentage change from previous year




Total Jobs
2024
Arkansas County9,514
Ashley County5,759
Baxter County16,171
Benton County144,544
Boone County14,330
Bradley County3,600
Calhoun County3,268
Carroll County10,760
Chicot County2,663
Clark County8,618
Clay County3,120
Cleburne County6,524
Cleveland County1,045
Columbia County8,106
Conway County6,503
Craighead County55,053
Crawford County19,290
Crittenden County16,197
Cross County4,761
Dallas County2,595
Desha County4,132
Drew County6,337
Faulkner County45,513
Franklin County4,972
Fulton County1,775
Garland County38,005
Grant County4,601
Greene County15,663
Hempstead County7,628
Hot Spring County7,969
Howard County6,139
Independence County17,612
Izard County2,949
Jackson County5,130
Jefferson County25,233
Johnson County8,068
Lafayette County1,074
Lawrence County3,983
Lee County1,623
Lincoln County2,666
Little River County3,083
Logan County5,089
Lonoke County15,597
Madison County3,680
Marion County3,239
Miller County12,301
Mississippi County20,139
Monroe County1,761
Montgomery County1,276
Nevada County1,877
Newton County1,004
Ouachita County7,057
Perry County1,038
Phillips County4,531
Pike County2,603
Poinsett County5,164
Polk County5,837
Pope County26,851
Prairie County1,562
Pulaski County261,631
Randolph County6,201
Saline County27,501
Scott County3,110
Searcy County1,407
Sebastian County67,665
Sevier County4,945
Sharp County3,954
St. Francis County6,723
Stone County2,658
Union County16,449
Van Buren County3,804
Washington County120,673
White County26,169
Woodruff County1,981
Yell County6,547

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis



NATIONAL RANKING
20
OUT OF 51
2024

STATE TREND

Increasing

1.3%
2024
1% = 12,785
Jobs
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What does this measure?

The net growth or decline in total jobs, shown as a percentage gain or loss from the previous year.

Why is this important?

Job growth is a key indicator of economic health and vitality and reveals whether and by how much an economy is expanding. In addition to the number of jobs, the quality of jobs should be considered; this is reflected in measures of average salary.

How is Arkansas doing?

Jobs in the state increased by 1.3% from 2023 to 2024, similar to the 1.2% increase nationally. Since 2014, the number of jobs in Arkansas rose 12%, close to the 13% national increase. The strongest job growth within the state was in Mississippi County, which had a 12% increase from 2023, followed by Grant, Calhoun and Lafayette, all about 7%. Nearly 45% of the state's 75 counties experienced a decline in jobs from 2023 to 2024, with the largest decreases in Nevada and Arkansas counties (about -8%).

Notes about the data

County employment estimates are reported by place of work, not place of residence.




Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis


Annual Change in Total Jobs
201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Arkansas0.0%0.5%0.6%-0.0%1.0%1.7%1.2%0.7%0.9%0.6%-3.6%2.4%3.8%2.4%1.3%
United States0.0%1.2%1.8%1.7%2.0%2.1%1.7%1.4%1.6%1.4%-6.1%3.4%4.3%2.1%1.2%

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Notes: Rate is percentage change from previous year






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INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Education: Access to Quality Slots for Infants and Toddlers Increasing
Education: Access to Quality Child Care Slots for Preschoolers Increasing
Education: Grade 3 Reading Maintaining
Education: Grade 8 Math Increasing
Education: Graduation Rate Increasing
Education: Remediation Rate Increasing
Education: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Education: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Education: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Education: Imagination Libraries Increasing
Health: Low Birth Weight Babies Maintaining
Health: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Health: Physically Inactive Adults Decreasing
Health: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Health: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Health: Oral Health Increasing
Health: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Health: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Health: Overdose Deaths Maintaining
Families: Teen Births Decreasing
Families: Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Families: People Living in Poverty Decreasing
Families: Elderly Living in Poverty Increasing
Families: Median Household Income Maintaining
Families: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Families: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Families: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Families: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Families: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Families: Food Deserts Not Applicable
Families: Homelessness Decreasing
Families: Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Families: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Families: Households Below ALICE Threshold Not Applicable
Families: Overall Housing Cost Burden Decreasing
Families: Child Care Costs for Toddlers Increasing
Families: Medical Debt Decreasing
Families: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Families: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Community: Voter Participation Rate Decreasing
Community: Charitable Giving Increasing
Community: Volunteering Increasing
Community: Group Participation Increasing
Community: Connection to Neighbors Decreasing
Community: Local Voting Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population Increasing
Demographics: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population by Age Not Applicable
Equity: Grade 3 Reading Maintaining
Equity: Grade 8 Math Increasing
Equity: Graduation Rate Increasing
Equity: Remediation Rate Increasing
Equity: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Equity: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Equity: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Equity: Low Birth Weight Babies Maintaining
Equity: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Equity: Physically Inactive Adults Decreasing
Equity: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Equity: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Equity: Oral Health Increasing
Equity: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Equity: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Equity: Teen Births Decreasing
Equity: Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Equity: People Living in Poverty Decreasing
Equity: Elderly Living in Poverty Increasing
Equity: Median Household Income Maintaining
Equity: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Equity: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Equity: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Equity: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Equity: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Equity: Homelessness Decreasing
Equity: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Equity: Medical Debt Decreasing
Equity: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Equity: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Equity: Volunteering Increasing
Equity: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable




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