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Counties in Arkansas by covered employment (QCEW)

Pulaski County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 75 counties in 2014, at 242,214 jobs. Cleveland County had the lowest, at 1,023 jobs. The median was 5,811 jobs and the figure for Arkansas was 1,157,630 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest242,214Pulaski County
Lowest1,023Cleveland County
Median5,81175 counties
Arkansas1,157,630History

Map of counties, 2014

Arkansas County: 9,925 jobsAshley County: 7,120 jobsBaxter County: 14,257 jobsBenton County: 104,791 jobsBoone County: 13,476 jobsBradley County: 3,425 jobsCalhoun County: 2,603 jobsCarroll County: 10,376 jobsChicot County: 3,367 jobsClark County: 9,075 jobsClay County: 3,594 jobsCleburne County: 6,671 jobsCleveland County: 1,023 jobsColumbia County: 8,294 jobsConway County: 6,912 jobsCraighead County: 45,885 jobsCrawford County: 19,158 jobsCrittenden County: 16,485 jobsCross County: 5,016 jobsDallas County: 2,711 jobsDesha County: 4,551 jobsDrew County: 6,325 jobsFaulkner County: 40,107 jobsFranklin County: 4,333 jobsFulton County: 1,912 jobsGarland County: 36,085 jobsGrant County: 3,889 jobsGreene County: 15,159 jobsHempstead County: 7,768 jobsHot Spring County: 8,329 jobsHoward County: 7,069 jobsIndependence County: 14,504 jobsIzard County: 3,072 jobsJackson County: 5,231 jobsJefferson County: 28,376 jobsJohnson County: 8,345 jobsLafayette County: 1,236 jobsLawrence County: 4,128 jobsLee County: 1,995 jobsLincoln County: 2,972 jobsLittle River County: 3,530 jobsLogan County: 5,474 jobsLonoke County: 13,581 jobsMadison County: 3,189 jobsMarion County: 3,781 jobsMiller County: 12,904 jobsMississippi County: 18,737 jobsMonroe County: 2,276 jobsMontgomery County: 1,497 jobsNevada County: 2,381 jobsNewton County: 1,094 jobsOuachita County: 7,099 jobsPerry County: 1,220 jobsPhillips County: 5,811 jobsPike County: 2,333 jobsPoinsett County: 5,097 jobsPolk County: 6,045 jobsPope County: 26,587 jobsPrairie County: 1,561 jobsPulaski County: 242,214 jobsRandolph County: 4,653 jobsSt. Francis County: 7,848 jobsSaline County: 22,027 jobsScott County: 3,111 jobsSearcy County: 1,648 jobsSebastian County: 64,691 jobsSevier County: 4,853 jobsSharp County: 3,718 jobsStone County: 2,461 jobsUnion County: 17,894 jobsVan Buren County: 3,917 jobsWashington County: 95,945 jobsWhite County: 24,402 jobsWoodruff County: 1,891 jobsYell County: 6,504 jobs
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jobs, 2014. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Pulaski County: 242,214 jobsPulaski County242,214Benton County: 104,791 jobsBenton County104,791Washington County: 95,945 jobsWashington County95,945Sebastian County: 64,691 jobsSebastian County64,691Craighead County: 45,885 jobsCraighead County45,885Faulkner County: 40,107 jobsFaulkner County40,107Garland County: 36,085 jobsGarland County36,085Jefferson County: 28,376 jobsJefferson County28,376Pope County: 26,587 jobsPope County26,587White County: 24,402 jobsWhite County24,402Saline County: 22,027 jobsSaline County22,027Crawford County: 19,158 jobsCrawford County19,158Mississippi County: 18,737 jobsMississippi County18,737Union County: 17,894 jobsUnion County17,894Crittenden County: 16,485 jobsCrittenden County16,485Greene County: 15,159 jobsGreene County15,159Independence County: 14,504 jobsIndependence County14,504Baxter County: 14,257 jobsBaxter County14,257Lonoke County: 13,581 jobsLonoke County13,581Boone County: 13,476 jobsBoone County13,476Miller County: 12,904 jobsMiller County12,904Carroll County: 10,376 jobsCarroll County10,376Arkansas County: 9,925 jobsArkansas County9,925Clark County: 9,075 jobsClark County9,075Johnson County: 8,345 jobsJohnson County8,345Hot Spring County: 8,329 jobsHot Spring County8,329Columbia County: 8,294 jobsColumbia County8,294St. Francis County: 7,848 jobsSt. Francis County7,848Hempstead County: 7,768 jobsHempstead County7,768Ashley County: 7,120 jobsAshley County7,120Ouachita County: 7,099 jobsOuachita County7,099Howard County: 7,069 jobsHoward County7,069Conway County: 6,912 jobsConway County6,912Cleburne County: 6,671 jobsCleburne County6,671Yell County: 6,504 jobsYell County6,504Drew County: 6,325 jobsDrew County6,325Polk County: 6,045 jobsPolk County6,045Phillips County: 5,811 jobsPhillips County5,811Logan County: 5,474 jobsLogan County5,474Jackson County: 5,231 jobsJackson County5,231Pulaski County: 242,214 jobsPulaski County242,214Benton County: 104,791 jobsBenton County104,791Washington County: 95,945 jobsWashington County95,945Sebastian County: 64,691 jobsSebastian County64,691Craighead County: 45,885 jobsCraighead County45,885Faulkner County: 40,107 jobsFaulkner County40,107Garland County: 36,085 jobsGarland County36,085Jefferson County: 28,376 jobsJefferson County28,376Pope County: 26,587 jobsPope County26,587White County: 24,402 jobsWhite County24,402Saline County: 22,027 jobsSaline County22,027Crawford County: 19,158 jobsCrawford County19,158Mississippi County: 18,737 jobsMississippi County18,737Union County: 17,894 jobsUnion County17,894Crittenden County: 16,485 jobsCrittenden County16,485Greene County: 15,159 jobsGreene County15,159Independence County: 14,504 jobsIndependence County14,504Baxter County: 14,257 jobsBaxter County14,257Lonoke County: 13,581 jobsLonoke County13,581Boone County: 13,476 jobsBoone County13,476Miller County: 12,904 jobsMiller County12,904Carroll County: 10,376 jobsCarroll County10,376Arkansas County: 9,925 jobsArkansas County9,925Clark County: 9,075 jobsClark County9,075Johnson County: 8,345 jobsJohnson County8,345Hot Spring County: 8,329 jobsHot Spring County8,329Columbia County: 8,294 jobsColumbia County8,294St. Francis County: 7,848 jobsSt. Francis County7,848Hempstead County: 7,768 jobsHempstead County7,768Ashley County: 7,120 jobsAshley County7,120Ouachita County: 7,099 jobsOuachita County7,099Howard County: 7,069 jobsHoward County7,069Conway County: 6,912 jobsConway County6,912Cleburne County: 6,671 jobsCleburne County6,671Yell County: 6,504 jobsYell County6,504Drew County: 6,325 jobsDrew County6,325Polk County: 6,045 jobsPolk County6,045Phillips County: 5,811 jobsPhillips County5,811Logan County: 5,474 jobsLogan County5,474Jackson County: 5,231 jobsJackson County5,231
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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
jobs		Change on 2013
1Pulaski County242,214-0.3%
2Benton County104,791+6%
3Washington County95,945+2%
4Sebastian County64,691+0.7%
5Craighead County45,885+2.1%
6Faulkner County40,107-0.5%
7Garland County36,085+0.7%
8Jefferson County28,376-3.5%
9Pope County26,587+1.4%
10White County24,402-1.4%
11Saline County22,027+2%
12Crawford County19,158+0.4%
13Mississippi County18,737+2.6%
14Union County17,894+1.4%
15Crittenden County16,485+1.6%
16Greene County15,159+3.2%
17Independence County14,504-0.8%
18Baxter County14,257+1.2%
19Lonoke County13,581+1.7%
20Boone County13,476-1.4%
21Miller County12,904+1%
22Carroll County10,376+3.2%
23Arkansas County9,925+0.8%
24Clark County9,075-2%
25Johnson County8,345-1.7%
26Hot Spring County8,329+2%
27Columbia County8,294+0.9%
28St. Francis County7,848-0.4%
29Hempstead County7,768-0.1%
30Ashley County7,120-3.8%
31Ouachita County7,099-1.9%
32Howard County7,069-0.7%
33Conway County6,912+3.1%
34Cleburne County6,671-3.4%
35Yell County6,5040%
36Drew County6,325-0.7%
37Polk County6,045+1%
38Phillips County5,811-2.2%
39Logan County5,474-0%
40Jackson County5,231-0.4%
41Poinsett County5,097-0.6%
42Cross County5,0160%
43Sevier County4,853-0.7%
44Randolph County4,653-0.4%
45Desha County4,551-0.4%
46Franklin County4,333-0.9%
47Lawrence County4,128+0.2%
48Van Buren County3,917+2.1%
49Grant County3,889+2.1%
50Marion County3,781+3.3%
51Sharp County3,718+1.9%
52Clay County3,594-1%
53Little River County3,530-2.8%
54Bradley County3,425+1.4%
55Chicot County3,367+1.7%
56Madison County3,189-0.9%
57Scott County3,111+0.6%
58Izard County3,072-0.2%
59Lincoln County2,972-0.2%
60Dallas County2,7110%
61Calhoun County2,603-1.3%
62Stone County2,461-1.5%
63Nevada County2,381-0.3%
64Pike County2,333+3.2%
65Monroe County2,276+0.9%
66Lee County1,995-1.1%
67Fulton County1,912-1.7%
68Woodruff County1,891-0.2%
69Searcy County1,648-0.4%
70Prairie County1,561+3.5%
71Montgomery County1,497-4%
72Lafayette County1,236-2.2%
73Perry County1,220-2.9%
74Newton County1,094+1.2%
75Cleveland County1,023-3.2%

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2014/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 (Counties in Arkansas by covered employment (QCEW), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/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, Counties in Arkansas by covered employment (QCEW), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/arkansas-counties?period=2014. 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. Counties in Arkansas by covered employment (QCEW), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/arkansas-counties?period=2014.

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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, Counties in Arkansas by covered employment (QCEW), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/arkansas-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Pulaski County, with 242,214 jobs in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Cleveland County, with 1,023 jobs in 2014.

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