Lawrence County, AR jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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3.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
6,896
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
16,265
people in Lawrence County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$44,164
median household income
Source: Census ACS
26%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Lawrence County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Baptist University | Walnut Ridge | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lawrence County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Northeast Arkansas Workforce Development Board
Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, Randolph
Cities in Lawrence County
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.