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Civilian labor force in Fort Smith, AR

Civilian labor force in Fort Smith, AR was 42,044 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 21 cities in 2025.

2025, persons42,044
Change on 2024+0.3%
Rank4th of 21Cities in Arkansas ranked
Series high42,9452007
Series low38,5761991

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Civilian labor force in Fort Smith, AR, 1990 to 2025

38K39K40K41K42K43K19901996200220082014202020251990: 38,603 persons1991: 38,576 persons1992: 39,210 persons1993: 39,771 persons1994: 40,727 persons1995: 40,862 persons1996: 40,988 persons1997: 41,058 persons1998: 40,986 persons1999: 41,531 persons2000: 39,197 persons2001: 39,350 persons2002: 39,415 persons2003: 39,379 persons2004: 39,994 persons2005: 41,170 persons2006: 41,832 persons2007: 42,945 persons2008: 42,869 persons2009: 42,296 persons2010: 41,183 persons2011: 41,155 persons2012: 41,036 persons2013: 40,577 persons2014: 39,994 persons2015: 40,211 persons2016: 42,207 persons2017: 42,065 persons2018: 41,880 persons2019: 42,063 persons2020: 41,725 persons2021: 41,008 persons2022: 41,531 persons2023: 41,659 persons2024: 41,922 persons2025: 42,044 persons38K40K42K44K19902002201420251990: 38,603 persons1991: 38,576 persons1992: 39,210 persons1993: 39,771 persons1994: 40,727 persons1995: 40,862 persons1996: 40,988 persons1997: 41,058 persons1998: 40,986 persons1999: 41,531 persons2000: 39,197 persons2001: 39,350 persons2002: 39,415 persons2003: 39,379 persons2004: 39,994 persons2005: 41,170 persons2006: 41,832 persons2007: 42,945 persons2008: 42,869 persons2009: 42,296 persons2010: 41,183 persons2011: 41,155 persons2012: 41,036 persons2013: 40,577 persons2014: 39,994 persons2015: 40,211 persons2016: 42,207 persons2017: 42,065 persons2018: 41,880 persons2019: 42,063 persons2020: 41,725 persons2021: 41,008 persons2022: 41,531 persons2023: 41,659 persons2024: 41,922 persons2025: 42,044 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 36 values
Periodpersons
202542,044
202441,922
202341,659
202241,531
202141,008
202041,725
201942,063
201841,880
201742,065
201642,207
201540,211
201439,994
201340,577
201241,036
201141,155
201041,183
200942,296
200842,869
200742,945
200641,832
200541,170
200439,994
200339,379
200239,415
200139,350
200039,197
199941,531
199840,986
199741,058
199640,988
199540,862
199440,727
199339,771
199239,210
199138,576
199038,603

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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.

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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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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, Fort Smith, AR, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Fort Smith, AR, 1990 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/fort-smith-ar. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Fort Smith, AR, 1990 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/fort-smith-ar.

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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, Fort Smith, AR, 1990 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/fort-smith-ar (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the civilian labor force in Fort Smith, AR?

Civilian labor force in Fort Smith, AR was 42,044 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 21 cities in 2025.

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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 Fort Smith, AR?

42,945 in 2007, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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