Benton, AR jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Benton

• Regulatory Compliance AnalystCable One
• Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)Universal Health Services
• Staff Accountant (Entry Level)Oldcastle APG
• Inside Sales RepresentativeSimonton Windows & Doors
• Accounts Payable Specialist IArcwood Environmental
• Plant ManagerEaton
• Relationship Banker Team Lead - Military Road BranchRegions Financial
• Branch Manager - Military RoadRegions Financial
• ACCOUNTING MANAGERStartupNWA
• ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALISTState of Arkansas

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Employers hiring most in Benton

1. Regions Financial2 open roles
2. Arcwood Environmental1 open role
3. Cable One1 open role
4. Eaton1 open role
5. Oldcastle APG1 open role
6. Simonton Windows & Doors1 open role
7. StartupNWA1 open role
8. State of Arkansas1 open role
9. Universal Health Services1 open role

Benton layoffs

No layoff notices naming Benton in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

Fulton County outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

• Private-sector jobs down 15.3% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 3.7% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 4.5%, down 0.9 points from a year ago

Learn and get funded in Benton

• Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
• Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
• Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
• Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Benton. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Laid off in Arkansas? How to file for unemployment in Arkansas (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

• North Central Arkansas Workforce Development Board

  Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp, Stone, Van Buren, White, Woodruff

Fulton County economy

• 4.5%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  5.4% the month before

• 4,236

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 12,239

  people in Fulton County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $38,941

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 31%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS