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Covered employment (QCEW) in Saline County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Saline County was 28,549 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.8% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 75 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs28,549
Change on 2024+3.8%
Rank8th of 75Counties in Arkansas ranked
Series high28,5492025
Series low18,7542001

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

18K20K22K24K26K28K30K20012005200920132017202120252001: 18,754 jobs2002: 19,007 jobs2003: 19,146 jobs2004: 18,940 jobs2005: 19,257 jobs2006: 20,165 jobs2007: 21,071 jobs2008: 21,334 jobs2009: 20,696 jobs2010: 20,807 jobs2011: 20,910 jobs2012: 21,365 jobs2013: 21,595 jobs2014: 22,027 jobs2015: 22,835 jobs2016: 23,492 jobs2017: 23,981 jobs2018: 24,697 jobs2019: 24,731 jobs2020: 24,628 jobs2021: 25,057 jobs2022: 26,247 jobs2023: 27,037 jobs2024: 27,501 jobs2025: 28,549 jobs17.5K20K22.5K25K27.5K30K2001201020252001: 18,754 jobs2002: 19,007 jobs2003: 19,146 jobs2004: 18,940 jobs2005: 19,257 jobs2006: 20,165 jobs2007: 21,071 jobs2008: 21,334 jobs2009: 20,696 jobs2010: 20,807 jobs2011: 20,910 jobs2012: 21,365 jobs2013: 21,595 jobs2014: 22,027 jobs2015: 22,835 jobs2016: 23,492 jobs2017: 23,981 jobs2018: 24,697 jobs2019: 24,731 jobs2020: 24,628 jobs2021: 25,057 jobs2022: 26,247 jobs2023: 27,037 jobs2024: 27,501 jobs2025: 28,549 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
202528,549
202427,501
202327,037
202226,247
202125,057
202024,628
201924,731
201824,697
201723,981
201623,492
201522,835
201422,027
201321,595
201221,365
201120,910
201020,807
200920,696
200821,334
200721,071
200620,165
200519,257
200418,940
200319,146
200219,007
200118,754

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place2025
Saline County28,549
Arkansas1,305,532
United States155,732,363

Saline 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. Saline 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), Saline 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), Saline 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/saline-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), Saline 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/saline-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), Saline 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/saline-county-arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Saline County was 28,549 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.8% from 2024. That is the 8th 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 Saline County?

28,549 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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