Families
Change in Total Jobs
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Annual Change in Total Jobs
2019
Arkansas County4.6%
Ashley County-0.9%
Baxter County0.1%
Benton County2.4%
Boone County1.4%
Bowie County, Texas0.8%
Bradley County0.4%
Calhoun County3.5%
Carroll County1.9%
Chicot County-1.1%
Clark County0.1%
Clay County-1.5%
Cleburne County1.4%
Cleveland County-1.0%
Columbia County2.1%
Conway County2.2%
Craighead County2.2%
Crawford County1.1%
Crittenden County1.7%
Cross County0.8%
Dallas County-0.4%
Desha County0.1%
Drew County0.5%
Faulkner County1.7%
Franklin County2.4%
Fulton County3.6%
Garland County1.8%
Grant County1.7%
Greene County1.0%
Hempstead County-0.6%
Hot Spring County0.3%
Howard County-2.8%
Independence County1.8%
Izard County1.2%
Jackson County0.9%
Jefferson County-1.2%
Johnson County-0.6%
Lafayette County-0.0%
Lawrence County0.2%
Lee County-0.5%
Lincoln County0.8%
Little River County2.5%
Logan County-2.2%
Lonoke County0.5%
Madison County1.4%
Marion County3.3%
Miller County2.3%
Mississippi County1.1%
Monroe County0.7%
Montgomery County-1.6%
Nevada County1.6%
Newton County0.7%
Ouachita County-1.0%
Perry County-0.5%
Phillips County-1.7%
Pike County0.9%
Poinsett County0.5%
Polk County0.8%
Pope County0.0%
Prairie County0.9%
Pulaski County0.7%
Randolph County2.3%
Saline County1.1%
Scott County-0.1%
Searcy County0.7%
Sebastian County-0.7%
Sevier County-0.8%
Sharp County-0.7%
St. Francis County-0.6%
Stone County-0.2%
Union County-0.9%
Van Buren County-1.5%
Washington County1.7%
White County0.5%
Woodruff County-0.3%
Yell County0.1%

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




Total Jobs
2019
Arkansas County13,892
Ashley County9,280
Baxter County21,834
Benton County167,561
Boone County20,942
Bowie County, Texas56,069
Bradley County5,171
Calhoun County3,387
Carroll County16,340
Chicot County4,568
Clark County12,823
Clay County5,503
Cleburne County11,248
Cleveland County1,935
Columbia County11,555
Conway County10,149
Craighead County71,272
Crawford County27,882
Crittenden County23,957
Cross County7,844
Dallas County3,389
Desha County6,531
Drew County9,342
Faulkner County61,179
Franklin County7,408
Fulton County4,139
Garland County54,293
Grant County6,461
Greene County21,584
Hempstead County10,597
Hot Spring County12,423
Howard County8,602
Independence County21,843
Izard County5,438
Jackson County7,372
Jefferson County35,983
Johnson County11,271
Lafayette County2,150
Lawrence County6,536
Lee County3,387
Lincoln County4,478
Little River County5,026
Logan County8,146
Lonoke County23,172
Madison County6,638
Marion County6,449
Miller County19,063
Mississippi County23,099
Monroe County3,430
Montgomery County2,944
Nevada County3,713
Newton County2,671
Ouachita County9,522
Perry County2,790
Phillips County8,222
Pike County4,466
Poinsett County8,512
Polk County9,585
Pope County35,218
Prairie County2,948
Pulaski County333,381
Randolph County8,680
Saline County40,405
Scott County4,685
Searcy County3,506
Sebastian County84,870
Sevier County7,129
Sharp County6,080
St. Francis County10,622
Stone County5,046
Union County23,794
Van Buren County6,057
Washington County153,934
White County36,156
Woodruff County2,792
Yell County9,443

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis



NATIONAL RANKING
42
OUT OF 51
2019

STATE TREND

Increasing

1%
2019
1% = 16,575
Jobs

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 1.0% from 2018 to 2019, less than the 1.8% increase nationally. Since 2009, the number of jobs in Arkansas rose 5.9%, also lagging a 13.1% national increase. In 2019, the strongest job growth within the state was in Arkansas County, which had a 4.6% rise, followed by Fulton County at 3.6%. Twenty-four of the state's 75 counties experienced a decline in jobs from 2018 to 2019, with the largest decreases in Howard (-2.8%), Logan (-2.2%) and Phillips (-1.7%) counties.

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
2001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Arkansas0.0%-0.2%0.2%1.6%2.2%2.0%1.0%-0.2%-2.3%-0.1%1.3%0.2%0.3%1.2%1.5%1.2%0.7%1.0%1.0%

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




Total Jobs
2001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Arkansas1,482,5871,478,9291,482,0351,505,0951,537,6801,567,6821,582,8581,579,2831,542,9441,541,2721,561,9481,565,1421,569,2491,587,4141,610,8051,629,4971,640,4111,657,5111,673,743

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis






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INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Access to Quality Seats for Infants and Toddlers Increasing
Access to Quality Childcare Seats for Preschoolers Maintaining
Grade 3 Reading Decreasing
Grade 8 Math Maintaining
Graduation Rate Increasing
Remediation Rate Decreasing
Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Imagination Libraries Increasing
Infant Mortality Maintaining
Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Student Drug Usage Decreasing
Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Physically Inactive Adults Maintaining
Smoking Rate Decreasing
Flouridated Water Increasing
Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Oral Health Increasing
Life Expectancy Decreasing
Routine Check-ups Increasing
Births to Teens Decreasing
Female-headed Households Increasing
Children Living in Poverty Increasing
People Living in Poverty Increasing
Elderly Living in Poverty Decreasing
Median Household Income Maintaining
Unemployment Rate Increasing
Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Food Insecurity Decreasing
Incarceration Rate Increasing
Homelessness Decreasing
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Cost of Rent Increasing
Households Below ALICE Threshold Not Applicable
Child Care Costs for Toddlers Not Applicable
Medical Debt Not Applicable
Voter Participation Rate Decreasing
Charitable Giving Increasing
Volunteering Increasing
Group Participation Increasing
Connection to Neighbors Decreasing
Local Voting Not Applicable
Change in Population Increasing
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Change in Population by Age Not Applicable
Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Life Expectancy Decreasing
Female-headed Households Increasing
Children Living in Poverty Increasing
People Living in Poverty Increasing
Elderly Living in Poverty Decreasing
Median Household Income Maintaining
Unemployment Rate Increasing
Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Incarceration Rate Increasing
Medical Debt Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable


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