Jefferson County, AR jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Jefferson County economy
5.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.5% the month before
24,486
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
65,780
people in Jefferson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$48,552
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Jefferson County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.
- EquipmentShare2 open roles
- EquipmentShare.com2 open roles
- 9999 Suzano Packaging1 open role
- Bradley-Morris1 open role
- Saracen Casino Resort1 open role
- Suzano1 open role
- University of Arkansas System1 open role
Colleges in Jefferson County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Jefferson 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
Cities in Jefferson County
- Pine Bluff9 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.