Unemployment Rate in Howard County, AR

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.4% +1.2% vs nat'l
Rank #2,232 of 3,222
31th percentile

How Howard County Compares

Howard County
5.4%
Arkansas Average
5.4%
Rank #37 of 75 in state
National
5.3%
1.2% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Howard County: 5.4%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,229 Hettinger County, ND 5.4%
#2,230 Alameda County, CA 5.4%
#2,231 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK 5.4%
#2,232 Howard County, AR 5.4%
#2,233 Howard County, TX 5.4%
#2,234 Douglas County, OR 5.4%
#2,235 Morgan County, IL 5.4%
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Unemployment Rate in Howard County, Arkansas

Howard County, Arkansas has a unemployment rate of 5.4%, which ranks #2,232 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 1.2% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within Arkansas, Howard County ranks #37 of 75 out of 75 counties. This places it in the 31th 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.