Ashley County, AR jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Ashley County economy
5.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.8% the month before
6,999
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
18,722
people in Ashley County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$44,481
median household income
Source: Census ACS
27%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Ashley County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Ashley County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Ashley County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Southeast Arkansas Workforce Development Board
Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln
Arkansas Workforce Center at Crossett
Crossett · Affiliate · 870-619-4737
Monday - Thursday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Friday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
Cities in Ashley County
Other Arkansas counties
Laid off or looking for work in Ashley County?
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Arkansas’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.