These Are The 10 Best Places Places In Arkansas To Get A Job

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If you’re starting to look for a job in Arkansas, you’ve come to the right place.

You might think off the top of your head that Little Rock would be an excellent place to find a job. And while the capital does offer many opportunities, it isn’t the best in the state according to the data.

Here at Zippia, we aim to answer questions like this using cold hard facts and analysis. So we set our sights on determining the best place in Arkansas to find a job.

After analyzing all 44 plus places in Arkansas, we came up with this list as the best places for jobs in the Natural State:

So listen up Newport as we explain how we created this ranking, you could learn some things from the rest of the state.

How We Determined The Best Places For Jobs In Natural State

We first researched detailed data on all places in Arkansas. However, in order to properly compare places in an apples-to-apples manner, we set a minimum population threshold of 5,000 people.

This left us with 44 places in Arkansas to analyze.

We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 44, with one being the best.

We took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score being crowned the winner of the title “Best Place For Jobs In Arkansas”.

The criteria we looked at were:

Unemployment rate
Recent job growth
Future job growth
Median household income

Sources of criteria include the the BLS and Sperling’s Best Places.

If your city or town isn’t among the top 10, jump down to the bottom of the post to see a detailed chart and a downloadable file of all the data.

Otherwise, learn how these cities moved up the career ladder.

1. Berryville

Population: 5,321Unemployment Rate: 4.50%
Recent Job Growth: 2.72%
Future Job Growth: 40.90%

2. Jonesboro

Population: 67,550Unemployment Rate: 5.40%
Recent Job Growth: 1.53%
Future Job Growth: 37.70%

3. Springdale

Population: 70,087Unemployment Rate: 4.20%
Recent Job Growth: 0.07%
Future Job Growth: 35.90%

4. Bentonville

Population: 35,635Unemployment Rate: 4.40%
Recent Job Growth: 0.07%
Future Job Growth: 35.70%

5. Farmington

Population: 5,974Unemployment Rate: 4.50%
Recent Job Growth: 0.07%
Future Job Growth: 35.60%

6. Centerton

Population: 9,395 Unemployment Rate: 4.50%
Recent Job Growth: 0.07%
Future Job Growth: 35.60%

7. Lowell

Population: 7,377Unemployment Rate: 4.50%
Recent Job Growth: 0.07%
Future Job Growth: 35.60%

8. Trumann

Population: 7,218Unemployment Rate: 6.30%
Recent Job Growth: 1.53%
Future Job Growth: 36.80%

9. Arkadelphia

Population: 10,779Unemployment Rate: 6.10%
Recent Job Growth: 1.22%
Future Job Growth: 36.30%

10. Harrison

Population: 13,026Unemployment Rate: 6.10%
Recent Job Growth: 1.07%
Future Job Growth: 36.00%

Detailed List Of The Best Places In Arkansas For Jobs

City	Rank	Population	Unemployment Rate	Recent Job Growth	Future Job Growth
Berryville	1	5,321	4.50%	2.72%	40.90%
Jonesboro	2	67,550	5.40%	1.53%	37.70%
Springdale	3	70,087	4.20%	0.07%	35.90%
Bentonville	4	35,635	4.40%	0.07%	35.70%
Farmington	5	5,974	4.50%	0.07%	35.60%
Centerton	6	9,395	4.50%	0.07%	35.60%
Lowell	7	7,377	4.50%	0.07%	35.60%
Trumann	8	7,218	6.30%	1.53%	36.80%
Arkadelphia	9	10,779	6.10%	1.22%	36.30%
Harrison	10	13,026	6.10%	1.07%	36.00%
Rogers	11	56,208	4.50%	0.07%	35.60%
Fayetteville	12	74,191	4.60%	0.07%	35.50%
Stuttgart	13	9,313	4.90%	0.08%	35.30%
Clarksville	14	9,170	5.80%	0.11%	34.40%
Paragould	15	26,222	6.90%	1.11%	35.30%
Malvern	16	10,468	5.40%	-0.18%	34.20%
Benton	17	30,736	4.90%	-0.94%	33.20%
Beebe	18	7,347	7.50%	0.80%	34.10%
Bryant	19	17,172	5.00%	-0.94%	33.10%
Hope	20	10,085	5.80%	-0.17%	33.90%
Searcy	21	22,873	7.50%	0.80%	34.10%
Camden	22	12,066	8.00%	0.91%	33.80%
Morrilton	23	6,753	6.40%	0.09%	33.80%
Cabot	24	23,670	5.20%	-0.94%	32.90%
Maumelle	25	16,965	5.60%	-0.94%	32.50%
Sherwood	26	29,406	5.60%	-0.94%	32.50%
Batesville	27	10,252	7.40%	-0.14%	32.30%
Conway	28	59,664	5.80%	-0.94%	32.30%
Texarkana	29	29,972	6.80%	-0.87%	31.50%
Russellville	30	28,068	5.90%	-1.27%	31.60%
Pocahontas	31	6,617	7.50%	-0.49%	31.50%
Warren	32	5,997	8.10%	-0.33%	31.20%
Greenwood	33	8,940	5.60%	-1.70%	31.00%
Mena	34	5,735	6.60%	-1.09%	31.20%
Monticello	35	9,599	8.70%	-0.29%	30.70%
Jacksonville	36	28,551	6.90%	-0.94%	31.20%
Alma	37	5,384	5.90%	-1.70%	30.70%
Magnolia	38	11,707	6.80%	-1.84%	29.50%
Wynne	39	8,372	6.60%	-2.13%	29.10%
Crossett	40	5,493	9.80%	-1.09%	28.00%
Marion	41	12,166	9.70%	-1.14%	28.00%
Blytheville	42	15,614	9.10%	-1.61%	27.70%
Osceola	43	7,726	9.10%	-1.61%	27.70%
Newport	44	7,848	8.60%	-3.78%	23.80%

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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