Little River County, AR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Little River County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Little River County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.3% the month before
5,191
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
11,959
people in Little River County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$52,241
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Little River County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Little River 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 Little River 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

Cities in Little River County

Ashdown4 jobs

Other Arkansas counties

All of Arkansas

Laid off or looking for work in Little River 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.