Employed residents in Fort Smith, AR

Employed residents in Fort Smith, AR was 40,361 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 21 cities in 2025.

2025, persons40,361

Change on 2024-0.3%

Rank4th of 21Cities in Arkansas ranked

Series high40,7632019

Series low35,7071991

Next release: Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

Employed residents in Fort Smith, AR, 1990 to 2025

persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.

All 36 values

Period	persons
2025	40,361
2024	40,497
2023	40,328
2022	40,371
2021	39,573
2020	39,323
2019	40,763
2018	40,465
2017	40,628
2016	40,727
2015	38,304
2014	37,734
2013	37,606
2012	37,973
2011	37,685
2010	38,056
2009	38,731
2008	40,512
2007	40,426
2006	39,641
2005	39,178
2004	37,884
2003	37,241
2002	37,495
2001	37,637
2000	37,736
1999	40,107
1998	39,340
1997	39,260
1996	39,014
1995	38,962
1994	38,733
1993	37,347
1992	36,419
1991	35,707
1990	35,798

Rankings

US cities by employed residents 1706 places
Cities in Arkansas by employed residents 21 places

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), 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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, 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

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/fort-smith-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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/fort-smith-ar.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/fort-smith-ar (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average: Employed residents, Fort Smith, AR, 1990 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/fort-smith-ar. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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What is the employed residents in Fort Smith, AR?

Employed residents in Fort Smith, AR was 40,361 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 4th 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Fort Smith, AR?

40,763 in 2019, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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