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Civilian labor force in Benton, AR

Civilian labor force in Benton, AR was 20,793 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 21 cities in 2025.

2025, persons20,793
Change on 2024+1.8%
Rank10th of 21Cities in Arkansas ranked
Series high20,7932025
Series low11,3482000

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Civilian labor force in Benton, AR, 2000 to 2025

10K12K14K16K18K20K22K20002004200820122016202020252000: 11,348 persons2001: 11,409 persons2002: 11,506 persons2003: 11,654 persons2004: 12,065 persons2005: 12,483 persons2006: 12,738 persons2007: 12,886 persons2008: 13,166 persons2009: 13,171 persons2010: 15,283 persons2011: 15,385 persons2012: 15,604 persons2013: 15,802 persons2014: 15,818 persons2015: 16,191 persons2016: 17,204 persons2017: 17,573 persons2018: 17,791 persons2019: 18,013 persons2020: 17,789 persons2021: 17,990 persons2022: 18,908 persons2023: 19,735 persons2024: 20,419 persons2025: 20,793 persons10K12.5K15K17.5K20K22.5K20002009201820252000: 11,348 persons2001: 11,409 persons2002: 11,506 persons2003: 11,654 persons2004: 12,065 persons2005: 12,483 persons2006: 12,738 persons2007: 12,886 persons2008: 13,166 persons2009: 13,171 persons2010: 15,283 persons2011: 15,385 persons2012: 15,604 persons2013: 15,802 persons2014: 15,818 persons2015: 16,191 persons2016: 17,204 persons2017: 17,573 persons2018: 17,791 persons2019: 18,013 persons2020: 17,789 persons2021: 17,990 persons2022: 18,908 persons2023: 19,735 persons2024: 20,419 persons2025: 20,793 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 26 values
Periodpersons
202520,793
202420,419
202319,735
202218,908
202117,990
202017,789
201918,013
201817,791
201717,573
201617,204
201516,191
201415,818
201315,802
201215,604
201115,385
201015,283
200913,171
200813,166
200712,886
200612,738
200512,483
200412,065
200311,654
200211,506
200111,409
200011,348

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Benton, AR, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Benton, AR, 2000 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/benton-ar. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Benton, AR, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/benton-ar.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Benton, AR, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/benton-ar (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the civilian labor force in Benton, AR?

Civilian labor force in Benton, AR was 20,793 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 21 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Benton, AR?

20,793 in 2025, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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