Unemployment Rate in Arkansas County, AR

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
8.1% +53.6% vs nat'l
Rank #2,965 of 3,222
8th percentile

How Arkansas County Compares

Arkansas County
8.1%
Arkansas Average
8.1%
Rank #66 of 75 in state
National
5.3%
53.6% above

National Distribution

Where Arkansas County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Arkansas County: 8.1%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,962 Caguas Municipio, PR 8.1%
#2,963 San Germán Municipio, PR 8.1%
#2,964 Knox County, KY 8.1%
#2,965 Arkansas County, AR 8.1%
#2,966 Philadelphia County, PA 8.1%
#2,967 Franklin Parish, LA 8.2%
#2,968 Toa Baja Municipio, PR 8.2%
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Unemployment Rate in Arkansas County, Arkansas

Arkansas County, Arkansas has a unemployment rate of 8.1%, which ranks #2,965 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 53.6% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within Arkansas, Arkansas County ranks #66 of 75 out of 75 counties. This places it in the 8th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.