Desha County, AR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Desha County’s unemployment rate is 6.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Desha County economy

6.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
7.5% the month before
3,878
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
11,041
people in Desha County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$36,064
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Desha County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Desha 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 Desha 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

Other Arkansas counties

All of Arkansas

Laid off or looking for work in Desha County?

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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.