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Covered employment (QCEW) in Van Buren County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Van Buren County was 3,705 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.6% from 2024. That is the 50th highest of 75 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs3,705
Change on 2024-2.6%
Rank50th of 75Counties in Arkansas ranked
Series high3,9282015
Series low3,3292020

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Van Buren County, 2001 to 2025

3,2003,4003,6003,8004,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 3,796 jobs2002: 3,783 jobs2003: 3,759 jobs2004: 3,795 jobs2005: 3,742 jobs2006: 3,797 jobs2007: 3,757 jobs2008: 3,703 jobs2009: 3,501 jobs2010: 3,573 jobs2011: 3,829 jobs2012: 3,819 jobs2013: 3,835 jobs2014: 3,917 jobs2015: 3,928 jobs2016: 3,575 jobs2017: 3,594 jobs2018: 3,534 jobs2019: 3,412 jobs2020: 3,329 jobs2021: 3,548 jobs2022: 3,770 jobs2023: 3,825 jobs2024: 3,804 jobs2025: 3,705 jobs3,2003,4003,6003,8004,0002001201020252001: 3,796 jobs2002: 3,783 jobs2003: 3,759 jobs2004: 3,795 jobs2005: 3,742 jobs2006: 3,797 jobs2007: 3,757 jobs2008: 3,703 jobs2009: 3,501 jobs2010: 3,573 jobs2011: 3,829 jobs2012: 3,819 jobs2013: 3,835 jobs2014: 3,917 jobs2015: 3,928 jobs2016: 3,575 jobs2017: 3,594 jobs2018: 3,534 jobs2019: 3,412 jobs2020: 3,329 jobs2021: 3,548 jobs2022: 3,770 jobs2023: 3,825 jobs2024: 3,804 jobs2025: 3,705 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
20253,705
20243,804
20233,825
20223,770
20213,548
20203,329
20193,412
20183,534
20173,594
20163,575
20153,928
20143,917
20133,835
20123,819
20113,829
20103,573
20093,501
20083,703
20073,757
20063,797
20053,742
20043,795
20033,759
20023,783
20013,796

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place2025
Van Buren County3,705
Arkansas1,305,532
United States155,732,363

Van Buren 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. Van Buren 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), Van Buren 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), Van Buren 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/van-buren-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), Van Buren 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/van-buren-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), Van Buren 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/van-buren-county-arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Van Buren County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Van Buren County was 3,705 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.6% from 2024. That is the 50th 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 Van Buren County?

3,928 jobs in 2015, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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