SW Arkansas Times

Ouachita County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 567 people out of the 22,858 living in Ouachita County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Ouachita County has decreased compared to the 7.5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Ouachita County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 8,474 people who had a job during that time, 5 were employed in the Armed Forces and 8,469 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	567	6.3%
Employed	8,474	93.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	8,469	93.7%
Employed in armed forces	5	0.1%