Chicot County, AR jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Chicot County economy
5.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.5% the month before
3,207
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
9,997
people in Chicot County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$39,683
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Chicot County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Chicot 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 Chicot 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 Lake Village
Lake Village · Affiliate · 870-619-4744
Monday - Thursday, 8am -4:30pm; Friday 8:00-12:00
Other Arkansas counties
Laid off or looking for work in Chicot County?
See what to do first and the jobs open near you.
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.