Drew County, AR jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Drew County economy
4.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.1% the month before
7,897
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
17,143
people in Drew County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$41,071
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Drew County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Drew County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Drew County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- Alleguard2 open roles
- Baptist Health Arkansas1 open role
- gpac1 open role
- Seaark Boats1 open role
- Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative1 open role
Colleges in Drew County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas at Monticello | Monticello | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Drew 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 Monticello
Monticello · Affiliate · 870-224-7075
8:00am to 4:30pm Monday to Thursday; 8:00am to 12:00pm Friday
Cities in Drew County
- Monticello5 jobs
Other Arkansas counties
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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.