Columbia County, AR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Columbia County’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Columbia County economy

4.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.3% the month before
8,901
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
22,527
people in Columbia County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$47,363
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Columbia County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Columbia County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

Colleges in Columbia County

Colleges in Columbia County
College	City	Type	Students
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	Magnolia	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Columbia County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Southwest Arkansas Workforce Development Board
Calhoun, Columbia, Dallas, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, Ouachita, Sevier, Union

Arkansas Workforce Center at Magnolia
Magnolia · Affiliate · 870-234-3440
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
SAU Tech Adult Education - Columbia County
Magnolia · Affiliate · 870-234-3440
Mon, Tue 8:00am-8:00pm, Wed, Thur 8:00am-5:30pm, Fri 8:00am-12:00pm

Cities in Columbia County

Magnolia

Other Arkansas counties

All of Arkansas

Laid off or looking for work in Columbia County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: 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.