2019 | |
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Arkansas County | 4.6% |
Ashley County | -0.9% |
Baxter County | 0.1% |
Benton County | 2.4% |
Boone County | 1.4% |
Bowie County, Texas | 0.8% |
Bradley County | 0.4% |
Calhoun County | 3.5% |
Carroll County | 1.9% |
Chicot County | -1.1% |
Clark County | 0.1% |
Clay County | -1.5% |
Cleburne County | 1.4% |
Cleveland County | -1.0% |
Columbia County | 2.1% |
Conway County | 2.2% |
Craighead County | 2.2% |
Crawford County | 1.1% |
Crittenden County | 1.7% |
Cross County | 0.8% |
Dallas County | -0.4% |
Desha County | 0.1% |
Drew County | 0.5% |
Faulkner County | 1.7% |
Franklin County | 2.4% |
Fulton County | 3.6% |
Garland County | 1.8% |
Grant County | 1.7% |
Greene County | 1.0% |
Hempstead County | -0.6% |
Hot Spring County | 0.3% |
Howard County | -2.8% |
Independence County | 1.8% |
Izard County | 1.2% |
Jackson County | 0.9% |
Jefferson County | -1.2% |
Johnson County | -0.6% |
Lafayette County | -0.0% |
Lawrence County | 0.2% |
Lee County | -0.5% |
Lincoln County | 0.8% |
Little River County | 2.5% |
Logan County | -2.2% |
Lonoke County | 0.5% |
Madison County | 1.4% |
Marion County | 3.3% |
Miller County | 2.3% |
Mississippi County | 1.1% |
Monroe County | 0.7% |
Montgomery County | -1.6% |
Nevada County | 1.6% |
Newton County | 0.7% |
Ouachita County | -1.0% |
Perry County | -0.5% |
Phillips County | -1.7% |
Pike County | 0.9% |
Poinsett County | 0.5% |
Polk County | 0.8% |
Pope County | 0.0% |
Prairie County | 0.9% |
Pulaski County | 0.7% |
Randolph County | 2.3% |
Saline County | 1.1% |
Scott County | -0.1% |
Searcy County | 0.7% |
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 County | 1.7% |
White County | 0.5% |
Woodruff County | -0.3% |
Yell County | 0.1% |
Notes: Rate is percentage change from previous year
2019 | |
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Arkansas County | 13,892 |
Ashley County | 9,280 |
Baxter County | 21,834 |
Benton County | 167,561 |
Boone County | 20,942 |
Bowie County, Texas | 56,069 |
Bradley County | 5,171 |
Calhoun County | 3,387 |
Carroll County | 16,340 |
Chicot County | 4,568 |
Clark County | 12,823 |
Clay County | 5,503 |
Cleburne County | 11,248 |
Cleveland County | 1,935 |
Columbia County | 11,555 |
Conway County | 10,149 |
Craighead County | 71,272 |
Crawford County | 27,882 |
Crittenden County | 23,957 |
Cross County | 7,844 |
Dallas County | 3,389 |
Desha County | 6,531 |
Drew County | 9,342 |
Faulkner County | 61,179 |
Franklin County | 7,408 |
Fulton County | 4,139 |
Garland County | 54,293 |
Grant County | 6,461 |
Greene County | 21,584 |
Hempstead County | 10,597 |
Hot Spring County | 12,423 |
Howard County | 8,602 |
Independence County | 21,843 |
Izard County | 5,438 |
Jackson County | 7,372 |
Jefferson County | 35,983 |
Johnson County | 11,271 |
Lafayette County | 2,150 |
Lawrence County | 6,536 |
Lee County | 3,387 |
Lincoln County | 4,478 |
Little River County | 5,026 |
Logan County | 8,146 |
Lonoke County | 23,172 |
Madison County | 6,638 |
Marion County | 6,449 |
Miller County | 19,063 |
Mississippi County | 23,099 |
Monroe County | 3,430 |
Montgomery County | 2,944 |
Nevada County | 3,713 |
Newton County | 2,671 |
Ouachita County | 9,522 |
Perry County | 2,790 |
Phillips County | 8,222 |
Pike County | 4,466 |
Poinsett County | 8,512 |
Polk County | 9,585 |
Pope County | 35,218 |
Prairie County | 2,948 |
Pulaski County | 333,381 |
Randolph County | 8,680 |
Saline County | 40,405 |
Scott County | 4,685 |
Searcy County | 3,506 |
Sebastian County | 84,870 |
Sevier County | 7,129 |
Sharp County | 6,080 |
St. Francis County | 10,622 |
Stone County | 5,046 |
Union County | 23,794 |
Van Buren County | 6,057 |
Washington County | 153,934 |
White County | 36,156 |
Woodruff County | 2,792 |
Yell County | 9,443 |
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.
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Arkansas | 0.0% | -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% |
Notes: Rate is percentage change from previous year
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Arkansas | 1,482,587 | 1,478,929 | 1,482,035 | 1,505,095 | 1,537,680 | 1,567,682 | 1,582,858 | 1,579,283 | 1,542,944 | 1,541,272 | 1,561,948 | 1,565,142 | 1,569,249 | 1,587,414 | 1,610,805 | 1,629,497 | 1,640,411 | 1,657,511 | 1,673,743 |
INDICATORS | TREND | STATE |
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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 |