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Total employment (jobs, BEA) in Arkansas

Total employment (jobs, BEA) in Arkansas was 1,811,561 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, jobs1,811,561
Change on 2024+0.8%
Rank34th of 51US states ranked
Series high1,811,5612025
Series low799,9171969

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Total employment (jobs, BEA) in Arkansas, 1969 to 2025

750K1M1.25M1.5M1.75M2M19691978198719962005201420251969: 799,917 jobs1970: 805,274 jobs1971: 830,624 jobs1972: 867,240 jobs1973: 901,673 jobs1974: 927,399 jobs1975: 904,885 jobs1976: 941,116 jobs1977: 981,263 jobs1978: 1,021,156 jobs1979: 1,031,309 jobs1980: 1,032,439 jobs1981: 1,026,248 jobs1982: 1,010,727 jobs1983: 1,039,399 jobs1984: 1,079,236 jobs1985: 1,098,411 jobs1986: 1,110,294 jobs1987: 1,136,620 jobs1988: 1,169,911 jobs1989: 1,189,148 jobs1990: 1,203,622 jobs1991: 1,230,169 jobs1992: 1,255,030 jobs1993: 1,301,238 jobs1994: 1,329,036 jobs1995: 1,382,418 jobs1996: 1,405,330 jobs1997: 1,427,163 jobs1998: 1,445,536 jobs1999: 1,460,374 jobs2000: 1,482,449 jobs2001: 1,482,587 jobs2002: 1,478,920 jobs2003: 1,482,026 jobs2004: 1,505,086 jobs2005: 1,537,671 jobs2006: 1,567,665 jobs2007: 1,582,826 jobs2008: 1,579,250 jobs2009: 1,542,904 jobs2010: 1,541,250 jobs2011: 1,561,929 jobs2012: 1,565,109 jobs2013: 1,569,628 jobs2014: 1,587,991 jobs2015: 1,611,671 jobs2016: 1,630,933 jobs2017: 1,641,425 jobs2018: 1,660,338 jobs2019: 1,666,492 jobs2020: 1,643,308 jobs2021: 1,689,774 jobs2022: 1,750,364 jobs2023: 1,775,854 jobs2024: 1,797,668 jobs2025: 1,811,561 jobs500K1M1.5M2M19691988200720251969: 799,917 jobs1970: 805,274 jobs1971: 830,624 jobs1972: 867,240 jobs1973: 901,673 jobs1974: 927,399 jobs1975: 904,885 jobs1976: 941,116 jobs1977: 981,263 jobs1978: 1,021,156 jobs1979: 1,031,309 jobs1980: 1,032,439 jobs1981: 1,026,248 jobs1982: 1,010,727 jobs1983: 1,039,399 jobs1984: 1,079,236 jobs1985: 1,098,411 jobs1986: 1,110,294 jobs1987: 1,136,620 jobs1988: 1,169,911 jobs1989: 1,189,148 jobs1990: 1,203,622 jobs1991: 1,230,169 jobs1992: 1,255,030 jobs1993: 1,301,238 jobs1994: 1,329,036 jobs1995: 1,382,418 jobs1996: 1,405,330 jobs1997: 1,427,163 jobs1998: 1,445,536 jobs1999: 1,460,374 jobs2000: 1,482,449 jobs2001: 1,482,587 jobs2002: 1,478,920 jobs2003: 1,482,026 jobs2004: 1,505,086 jobs2005: 1,537,671 jobs2006: 1,567,665 jobs2007: 1,582,826 jobs2008: 1,579,250 jobs2009: 1,542,904 jobs2010: 1,541,250 jobs2011: 1,561,929 jobs2012: 1,565,109 jobs2013: 1,569,628 jobs2014: 1,587,991 jobs2015: 1,611,671 jobs2016: 1,630,933 jobs2017: 1,641,425 jobs2018: 1,660,338 jobs2019: 1,666,492 jobs2020: 1,643,308 jobs2021: 1,689,774 jobs2022: 1,750,364 jobs2023: 1,775,854 jobs2024: 1,797,668 jobs2025: 1,811,561 jobs
jobs. Source: BEA, SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 57 values
Periodjobs
20251,811,561
20241,797,668
20231,775,854
20221,750,364
20211,689,774
20201,643,308
20191,666,492
20181,660,338
20171,641,425
20161,630,933
20151,611,671
20141,587,991
20131,569,628
20121,565,109
20111,561,929
20101,541,250
20091,542,904
20081,579,250
20071,582,826
20061,567,665
20051,537,671
20041,505,086
20031,482,026
20021,478,920
20011,482,587
20001,482,449
19991,460,374
19981,445,536
19971,427,163
19961,405,330
19951,382,418
19941,329,036
19931,301,238
19921,255,030
19911,230,169
19901,203,622
19891,189,148
19881,169,911
19871,136,620
19861,110,294
19851,098,411
19841,079,236
19831,039,399
19821,010,727
19811,026,248
19801,032,439
19791,031,309
19781,021,156
1977981,263
1976941,116
1975904,885
1974927,399
1973901,673
1972867,240
1971830,624
1970805,274
1969799,917

Compared with United States

Place2025
Arkansas1,811,561
United States218,324,700

Arkansas compared with nearby places

Alabama: 2,966,686 jobsAlaska: 472,008 jobsArizona: 4,455,141 jobsArkansas: 1,811,561 jobsCalifornia: 25,407,891 jobsColorado: 4,231,488 jobsConnecticut: 2,424,541 jobsDelaware: 678,218 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 896,204 jobsFlorida: 15,174,955 jobsGeorgia: 7,184,433 jobsHawaii: 925,451 jobsIdaho: 1,238,642 jobsIllinois: 8,197,037 jobsIndiana: 4,213,622 jobsIowa: 2,122,389 jobsKansas: 2,007,083 jobsKentucky: 2,718,290 jobsLouisiana: 2,831,737 jobsMaine: 898,379 jobsMaryland: 4,009,451 jobsMassachusetts: 5,020,627 jobsMichigan: 5,946,187 jobsMinnesota: 3,914,167 jobsMississippi: 1,713,294 jobsMissouri: 3,998,549 jobsMontana: 761,061 jobsNebraska: 1,410,465 jobsNevada: 2,163,825 jobsNew Hampshire: 942,254 jobsNew Jersey: 6,095,348 jobsNew Mexico: 1,183,906 jobsNew York: 13,498,360 jobsNorth Carolina: 6,864,520 jobsNorth Dakota: 605,276 jobsOhio: 7,394,537 jobsOklahoma: 2,466,719 jobsOregon: 2,671,758 jobsPennsylvania: 8,150,272 jobsRhode Island: 690,505 jobsSouth Carolina: 3,245,739 jobsSouth Dakota: 665,420 jobsTennessee: 4,633,711 jobsTexas: 20,639,097 jobsUtah: 2,458,247 jobsVermont: 439,349 jobsVirginia: 5,789,397 jobsWashington: 4,879,224 jobsWest Virginia: 910,570 jobsWisconsin: 3,855,203 jobsWyoming: 451,906 jobs
  • Under 900K
  • 900K to 1.8M
  • 1.8M to 2.7M
  • 2.7M to 4.2M
  • 4.2M to 6.6M
  • 6.6M and over
Total employment (jobs, BEA), 2025, jobs. Arkansas is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average annual number of full-time and part-time jobs located in a place, wage and salary jobs plus proprietors (self-employed and partners), farm and nonfarm. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 7010, nation and states.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice, and jobs are counted where they are, not where the worker lives. Broader than oews_employment, which leaves out the self-employed and farm workers. BEA stopped publishing county employment after 2022, so there is no county level.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states (Total employment (jobs, BEA), Arkansas, 1969 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip

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SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states, Total employment (jobs, BEA), Arkansas, 1969 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 30 Sept. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/total-employment-jobs/arkansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. Total employment (jobs, BEA), Arkansas, 1969 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/total-employment-jobs/arkansas.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states, Total employment (jobs, BEA), Arkansas, 1969 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/total-employment-jobs/arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis}},
  title = {{SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states: Total employment (jobs, BEA), Arkansas, 1969 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/total-employment-jobs/arkansas. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Total employment (jobs, BEA) in Arkansas was 1,811,561 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest total employment (jobs, BEA) in Arkansas?

1,811,561 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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