Covered employment (QCEW) in Newton County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Newton County was 1,032 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.8% from 2024. That is the 75th highest of 75 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs1,032
Change on 2024+2.8%
Series high1,1472003
Series low9852022

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

9501,0001,0501,1001,15020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,123 jobs2002: 1,112 jobs2003: 1,147 jobs2004: 1,119 jobs2005: 1,126 jobs2006: 1,144 jobs2007: 1,118 jobs2008: 1,100 jobs2009: 1,092 jobs2010: 1,068 jobs2011: 1,097 jobs2012: 1,092 jobs2013: 1,081 jobs2014: 1,094 jobs2015: 1,114 jobs2016: 1,106 jobs2017: 1,084 jobs2018: 1,056 jobs2019: 1,054 jobs2020: 1,016 jobs2021: 989 jobs2022: 985 jobs2023: 985 jobs2024: 1,004 jobs2025: 1,032 jobs9501,0001,0501,1001,1502001201020252001: 1,123 jobs2002: 1,112 jobs2003: 1,147 jobs2004: 1,119 jobs2005: 1,126 jobs2006: 1,144 jobs2007: 1,118 jobs2008: 1,100 jobs2009: 1,092 jobs2010: 1,068 jobs2011: 1,097 jobs2012: 1,092 jobs2013: 1,081 jobs2014: 1,094 jobs2015: 1,114 jobs2016: 1,106 jobs2017: 1,084 jobs2018: 1,056 jobs2019: 1,054 jobs2020: 1,016 jobs2021: 989 jobs2022: 985 jobs2023: 985 jobs2024: 1,004 jobs2025: 1,032 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
20251,032
20241,004
2023985
2022985
2021989
20201,016
20191,054
20181,056
20171,084
20161,106
20151,114
20141,094
20131,081
20121,092
20111,097
20101,068
20091,092
20081,100
20071,118
20061,144
20051,126
20041,119
20031,147
20021,112
20011,123

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place2025
Newton County1,032
Arkansas1,305,532
United States155,732,363

Newton 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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  • 18K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Newton 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), Newton 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), Newton 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/newton-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), Newton 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/newton-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), Newton 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/newton-county-arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Newton County was 1,032 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.8% from 2024. That is the 75th highest of 75 counties in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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

1,147 jobs in 2003, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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