Camden, AR jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Sr Integration / Test EngineerL3HARRIS Technologies Integrated Systems L.P.
- Sr Integration / Test EngineerL3HARRIS Technologies
- Senior Specialist, Industrial EngineerL3HARRIS Technologies
- Lead, Quality Engineer- Automation 1L3HARRIS Technologies
- Camden Leadership Rotation ProgramL3HARRIS Technologies
- Industrial Manufacturing EngineerL3HARRIS Technologies
- Senior Specialist, Cyber IntelligenceL3HARRIS Technologies
- Specialist, Quality EngineerL3HARRIS Technologies
- Project Manager/Project EngineerL3HARRIS Technologies
- Lead, Quality Engineer - Continuous ImprovementL3HARRIS Technologies
Employers hiring most in Camden
- L3HARRIS Technologies52 open roles
- Harris Health Strategic Fund22 open roles
- Lockheed Martin Services6 open roles
- L3HARRIS Technologies Integrated Systems L.P.4 open roles
- Lockheed Martin Services3 open roles
- RTX2 open roles
- Defense Contract Management Agency1 open role
- Harris1 open role
- L3Harris Technologies1 open role
- Raytheon-Rafael Area Protection Systems (R2S)1 open role
Camden layoffs
No layoff notices naming Camden 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.
Ouachita 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 19.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 3.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.3%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,170 jobs)
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- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Camden. 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).
- Southwest Arkansas Workforce Development Board
Calhoun, Columbia, Dallas, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, Ouachita, Sevier, Union
Arkansas Workforce Center at Camden
Camden · Affiliate · 870-836-5024
Monday & Wednesday - 8:00 a.m.- 5:30 p.m., Tuesday & Thursday - 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Friday - 8:00 - Noon
Ouachita County economy
4.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.1% the month before
9,221
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
22,317
people in Ouachita County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$49,838
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Arkansas’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Arkansas unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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