Arkansas

International companies in Arkansas employ 59,100 U.S. workers. Approximately 30,800 of those jobs are in the manufacturing sector. With 529 international companies in the Natural State, global investment grows Arkansas’s economy. Discover how global investment is growing Arkansas’s economy and providing high-quality jobs in local communities.

Globally Connected

59,100 WORKERS

59,100 WORKERS

in Arkansas are employed as a result of global investment - an increase of 29.6 percent since 2016.

30,800 MFG WORKERS

30,800 MFG WORKERS

in Arkansas - 52.1 percent of all FDI jobs in the state - are in the manufacturing sector.

UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE, AND SWITZERLAND

UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE, AND SWITZERLAND

support the largest number of jobs in Arkansas among all international employers.

528 GLOBAL EMPLOYERS

528 GLOBAL EMPLOYERS

have operations in Arkansas.

FROM 2016 TO 2021, ARKANSAS’S FDI EMPLOYMENT INCREASED 

1 %

WHILE THE STATE’S OVERALL PRIVATE-SECTOR EMPLOYMENT INCREASED 

1 %

FDI Employment Gains Over the Past Five Years in Neighboring States