Covered employment (QCEW) in Prairie County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Prairie County was 1,437 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 8% from 2024. That is the 70th highest of 75 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs1,437

Change on 2024-8%

Rank70th of 75Counties in Arkansas ranked

Series high1,8052001

Series low1,3582011

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

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

Period	jobs
2025	1,437
2024	1,562
2023	1,528
2022	1,498
2021	1,491
2020	1,491
2019	1,465
2018	1,468
2017	1,543
2016	1,484
2015	1,519
2014	1,561
2013	1,508
2012	1,423
2011	1,358
2010	1,359
2009	1,439
2008	1,483
2007	1,452
2006	1,543
2005	1,588
2004	1,718
2003	1,733
2002	1,790
2001	1,805

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place	2025
Prairie County	1,437
Arkansas	1,305,532
United States	155,732,363

Prairie County compared with nearby places

Under 2,000
2,000 to 4,000
4,000 to 6,000
6,000 to 8,000
8,000 to 18K
18K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Prairie 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.

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Arkansas by covered employment (QCEW) 75 places

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), Prairie County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Prairie 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/prairie-county-arkansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), Prairie 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/prairie-county-arkansas.

Harvard

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), Prairie 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/prairie-county-arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Prairie County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Prairie County was 1,437 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 8% from 2024. That is the 70th 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 Prairie County?

1,805 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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