Van Buren, AR jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Van Buren
- Freezer Logistics CoordinatorSimmons Pet Food
- Operations SupervisorEcowaste Solutions
- Director of ProductBigTime Software
Employers hiring most in Van Buren
- BigTime Software1 open role
- Ecowaste Solutions1 open role
- Simmons Pet Food1 open role
Van Buren layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Van Buren in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Job fairs and business events in Van Buren
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Van Buren.
- FundingNov 17, 2026 · Van Buren, AR · Free
SBDC / SBA partner: Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Van Buren. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Southwest Arkansas Workforce Development Board
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Union County economy
4.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.6% the month before
15,723
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
38,368
people in Union County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$50,221
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Arkansas’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.