Clark County’s unemployment rate for September 2026, not seasonally adjusted, was at 4.2%, according to a preliminary county-by-county report released by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services.
According to the report, Clark County had a labor force of 10,062 persons with 9,641 employed and 421 unemployed. The unemployment rate remained unchanged since the August report. The labor force grew by 211 persons from 9,851.
The unemployment rate for the neighboring counties surveyed from August to September are listed with their county seat in parentheses: i.e., Clark County (Arkadelphia):
Hot Spring County (Malvern) reported 3.9% of its 13,432 available workers were without jobs, compared to 3.8% in August.
Dallas County (Fordyce) reported 3.8% of its 2,786 available workers were without jobs, compared to 3.9% in August.
Ouachita County (Camden) reported 4.3% of its 9,221 available workers were without jobs, compared to 4.5% in August.
Nevada County (Prescott) reported 5.8% of its 2,656 available workers were without jobs, compared to 6% in August.
Pike County (Murfreesboro) reported 4% of its 4,175 available workers were without jobs, no change since August.
Montgomery County (Mt. Ida) reported 4.3% of its 3,163 available workers were without jobs, compared to 4.2% in August.
Statewide, Arkansas’ seasonally adjusted jobless rate was at 3.9% in September, no change from August. There were more than 1.45 million available workers in Arkansas. Across the U.S., 7.1 million of the nation’s 170.2 million available workers, or 4.2% of the workforce, were jobless in September.
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