Benton County, AR jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meBenton County economy
3.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.3% the month before
176,262
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
294,541
people in Benton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$89,879
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Benton County ranks
Where Benton County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #4Best county job markets for job seekers90 / 100 · of 100
- #25Fastest-growing job markets+11.8% · of 100
Benton County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 11.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 16.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.0%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,837 jobs), hotels & food (+2,472 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−943 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Benton County
- 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.
Benton County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Benton County 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.
Employers hiring most in Benton 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.
- Walmart114 open roles
- Hearst6 open roles
- Uber Freight6 open roles
- VML4 open roles
- Arkansas Connections Academy3 open roles
- J M SMUCKER3 open roles
- Mars3 open roles
- Publicis Groupe3 open roles
- Reckitt Benckiser Group3 open roles
- Simmons Pet Food3 open roles
Colleges in Benton County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Brown University | Siloam Springs | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Ecclesia College | Springdale | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Benton County. 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).
- Northwest Arkansas Workforce Development Board
Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Washington
Cities in Benton County
Other Arkansas counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Arkansas’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Arkansas unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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