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Which counties in Arkansas are adding jobs fastest?

Franklin County (+33.1%), Woodruff County (+24.8%) and Searcy County (+23.8%) added private-sector jobs fastest in Arkansas between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated

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Arkansas counties ranked by private-sector job growth
RankCountyChange 2018–23Private jobs 2023Residents
1Franklin County+33.1%4,42917,725
2Woodruff County+24.8%1,4295,710
3Searcy County+23.8%1,3897,848
4Madison County+17.6%3,00818,410
5Prairie County+14.7%1,0767,923
6Randolph County+14.6%4,11718,876
7Saline County+14.1%25,592133,288
8Benton County+13.1%140,001332,554
9Craighead County+12.1%48,791116,957
10Pulaski County+10.8%235,849404,611
11Newton County+10.5%6657,026
12Independence County+10.4%16,20638,785
13Chicot County+10.4%2,1649,107
14Sevier County+10.3%4,14315,758
15Washington County+9.9%101,087271,213
16Montgomery County+9.2%9348,579
17Lawrence County+8.4%3,28916,273
18Lonoke County+8.4%12,36576,664
19Stone County+8.0%2,22412,703
20Baxter County+6.9%14,39742,982
21Sharp County+6.9%2,83318,122
22Johnson County+6.9%7,87726,225
23Crittenden County+5.9%14,12246,210
24Grant County+5.2%3,51118,756
25White County+4.8%23,54380,085
26Faulkner County+4.3%37,718133,979
27Arkansas County+4.2%9,07215,836
28Cleburne County+4.0%5,83625,672
29Carroll County+3.4%8,68729,263
30Pope County+3.3%23,88464,976
31Howard County+2.9%6,02012,306
32Conway County+2.9%4,82221,393
33Ouachita County+2.5%7,97321,731
34Drew County+2.1%5,27117,054
35Jackson County+2.0%3,60916,741
36Clark County+1.4%6,97320,938
37Logan County+1.3%3,85621,633
38Garland County+1.2%35,32599,695
39Marion County+1.1%2,76117,593
40Union County+0.9%15,85136,926
41Polk County+0.8%4,99519,486
42Boone County+0.7%12,56638,628
43Calhoun County+0.7%4274,632
44Yell County+0.5%4,95019,956
45Poinsett County+0.4%3,77922,483
46Hot Spring County+0.2%5,76133,451
47Van Buren County−0.7%3,27916,238
48Pike County−1.4%2,0329,964
49Desha County−1.7%3,2839,984
50Sebastian County−2.0%60,727130,641
51Clay County−2.8%2,37414,052
52Lee County−2.9%8688,029
53Lafayette County−3.5%6305,888
54Cleveland County−3.5%6267,224
55Cross County−4.4%3,64616,186
56Fulton County−4.6%1,38812,492
57Miller County−4.6%10,92242,357
58Lincoln County−4.8%1,46312,764
59Bradley County−4.9%2,3759,828
60Hempstead County−5.7%5,83919,080
61Greene County−6.1%14,01947,411
62Columbia County−6.2%6,67721,894
63Mississippi County−6.6%15,36937,828
64Jefferson County−6.9%18,26962,987
65Little River County−8.0%2,51411,763
66Crawford County−8.3%15,23062,657
67Izard County−12.3%1,77314,405
68Scott County−12.4%1,7999,965
69Nevada County−12.7%1,7167,942
70St. Francis County−13.5%4,81321,800
71Dallas County−14.2%1,9986,011
72Perry County−14.5%67810,309
73Phillips County−14.8%3,33114,255
74Ashley County−18.7%4,41817,831
75Monroe County−30.9%1,2456,244

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Arkansas has the fastest job growth?

Franklin County: +33.1%, ahead of Woodruff County (+24.8%) and Searcy County (+23.8%), of 75 Arkansas counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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