Faulkner County, AR jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meFaulkner County economy
3.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
69,334
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
126,001
people in Faulkner County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$65,071
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Faulkner 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 8.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 8.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.4%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,032 jobs), construction (+713 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: information (−349 jobs)
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Faulkner County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Faulkner 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 Faulkner 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.
- Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology2 open roles
- Snap-on2 open roles
- Acxiom1 open role
- Brookdale Senior Living1 open role
- Cintas1 open role
- Confidential1 open role
- Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers1 open role
- Future State Careers1 open role
- International Paper1 open role
- King Asphalt1 open role
Colleges in Faulkner County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Central Arkansas | Conway | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Hendrix College | Conway | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Central Baptist College | Conway | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Faulkner 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).
- Central Arkansas Workforce Development Board
Faulkner, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline
Arkansas Workforce Center at Conway
Conway · Comprehensive · 501-730-9894
8:00am to 4:30pm Monday - Friday
Cities in Faulkner County
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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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