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Covered employment (QCEW) in Hempstead County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Hempstead County was 7,764 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 27th highest of 75 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs7,764
Change on 2024+1.8%
Rank27th of 75Counties in Arkansas ranked
Series high9,3602001
Series low7,3672021

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Hempstead County, 2001 to 2025

7,0007,5008,0008,5009,0009,50020012005200920132017202120252001: 9,360 jobs2002: 9,353 jobs2003: 9,194 jobs2004: 8,645 jobs2005: 8,350 jobs2006: 8,366 jobs2007: 8,228 jobs2008: 7,988 jobs2009: 8,083 jobs2010: 7,980 jobs2011: 8,402 jobs2012: 8,506 jobs2013: 7,777 jobs2014: 7,768 jobs2015: 7,719 jobs2016: 7,822 jobs2017: 7,790 jobs2018: 7,875 jobs2019: 7,783 jobs2020: 7,411 jobs2021: 7,367 jobs2022: 7,805 jobs2023: 7,777 jobs2024: 7,628 jobs2025: 7,764 jobs7,0007,5008,0008,5009,0009,5002001201020252001: 9,360 jobs2002: 9,353 jobs2003: 9,194 jobs2004: 8,645 jobs2005: 8,350 jobs2006: 8,366 jobs2007: 8,228 jobs2008: 7,988 jobs2009: 8,083 jobs2010: 7,980 jobs2011: 8,402 jobs2012: 8,506 jobs2013: 7,777 jobs2014: 7,768 jobs2015: 7,719 jobs2016: 7,822 jobs2017: 7,790 jobs2018: 7,875 jobs2019: 7,783 jobs2020: 7,411 jobs2021: 7,367 jobs2022: 7,805 jobs2023: 7,777 jobs2024: 7,628 jobs2025: 7,764 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodjobs
20257,764
20247,628
20237,777
20227,805
20217,367
20207,411
20197,783
20187,875
20177,790
20167,822
20157,719
20147,768
20137,777
20128,506
20118,402
20107,980
20098,083
20087,988
20078,228
20068,366
20058,350
20048,645
20039,194
20029,353
20019,360

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place2025
Hempstead County7,764
Arkansas1,305,532
United States155,732,363

Hempstead County compared with nearby places

Arkansas County: 9,093 jobsAshley County: 6,040 jobsBaxter County: 16,448 jobsBenton County: 150,665 jobsBoone County: 14,123 jobsBradley County: 3,401 jobsCalhoun County: 3,439 jobsCarroll County: 10,708 jobsChicot County: 2,670 jobsClark County: 8,716 jobsClay County: 3,023 jobsCleburne County: 6,575 jobsCleveland County: 1,051 jobsColumbia County: 7,979 jobsConway County: 6,346 jobsCraighead County: 55,451 jobsCrawford County: 17,862 jobsCrittenden County: 17,907 jobsCross County: 4,711 jobsDallas County: 2,657 jobsDesha County: 3,967 jobsDrew County: 6,325 jobsFaulkner County: 45,993 jobsFranklin County: 4,924 jobsFulton County: 1,796 jobsGarland County: 38,517 jobsGrant County: 4,601 jobsGreene County: 15,401 jobsHempstead County: 7,764 jobsHot Spring County: 7,627 jobsHoward County: 5,732 jobsIndependence County: 17,752 jobsIzard County: 2,949 jobsJackson County: 5,084 jobsJefferson County: 24,907 jobsJohnson County: 7,860 jobsLafayette County: 1,047 jobsLawrence County: 4,131 jobsLee County: 1,558 jobsLincoln County: 2,510 jobsLittle River County: 3,041 jobsLogan County: 5,055 jobsLonoke County: 15,977 jobsMadison County: 3,619 jobsMarion County: 3,078 jobsMiller County: 12,088 jobsMississippi County: 19,773 jobsMonroe County: 1,737 jobsMontgomery County: 1,283 jobsNevada County: 1,970 jobsNewton County: 1,032 jobsOuachita County: 6,807 jobsPerry County: 1,077 jobsPhillips County: 4,333 jobsPike County: 2,453 jobsPoinsett County: 5,347 jobsPolk County: 5,758 jobsPope County: 26,837 jobsPrairie County: 1,437 jobsPulaski County: 262,676 jobsRandolph County: 6,419 jobsSt. Francis County: 6,705 jobsSaline County: 28,549 jobsScott County: 2,980 jobsSearcy County: 1,490 jobsSebastian County: 67,700 jobsSevier County: 4,936 jobsSharp County: 3,950 jobsStone County: 2,632 jobsUnion County: 16,056 jobsVan Buren County: 3,705 jobsWashington County: 122,001 jobsWhite County: 26,591 jobsWoodruff County: 2,039 jobsYell County: 6,405 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Hempstead County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Covered employment (QCEW), Hempstead County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Hempstead County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/hempstead-county-arkansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (QCEW), Hempstead County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/hempstead-county-arkansas.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Hempstead County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/hempstead-county-arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Hempstead County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Hempstead County was 7,764 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 27th highest of 75 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Hempstead County?

9,360 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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