Unemployment Rate in Newton County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.1%
Rank #1,365/3,222 · #19 in AR
58th
Newton 4.1%
AR 4.9% -16.8%
US 5.3% -22.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Newton County's unemployment rate of 4.1% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Newton County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,362 | Atascosa County, TX | 4.1% |
| #1,363 | Chisago County, MN | 4.1% |
| #1,364 | Rutland County, VT | 4.1% |
| #1,365 | Newton County, AR | 4.1% |
| #1,366 | Garfield County, UT | 4.1% |
| #1,367 | Aransas County, TX | 4.1% |
| #1,368 | Marengo County, AL | 4.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Newton County, Arkansas has a unemployment rate of 4.1%, ranking #1,365 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.9% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #19 of 75. This places it in the 58th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.