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Employed residents in Little Rock, AR

Employed residents in Little Rock, AR was 102,416 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 21 cities in 2025.

2025, persons102,416
Change on 2024+1.2%
Rank1st of 21Cities in Arkansas ranked
Series high102,4162025
Series low89,0932003

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Employed residents in Little Rock, AR, 1990 to 2025

85K90K95K100K105K19901996200220082014202020251990: 92,411 persons1991: 92,362 persons1992: 94,201 persons1993: 94,656 persons1994: 96,527 persons1995: 97,485 persons1996: 98,256 persons1997: 97,735 persons1998: 97,924 persons1999: 98,762 persons2000: 91,009 persons2001: 90,173 persons2002: 89,399 persons2003: 89,093 persons2004: 90,720 persons2005: 92,309 persons2006: 91,494 persons2007: 92,253 persons2008: 92,910 persons2009: 91,045 persons2010: 91,042 persons2011: 90,609 persons2012: 91,239 persons2013: 90,461 persons2014: 90,234 persons2015: 91,508 persons2016: 95,826 persons2017: 96,337 persons2018: 95,998 persons2019: 96,528 persons2020: 92,169 persons2021: 93,642 persons2022: 97,028 persons2023: 99,284 persons2024: 101,188 persons2025: 102,416 persons85K90K95K100K105K19902002201420251990: 92,411 persons1991: 92,362 persons1992: 94,201 persons1993: 94,656 persons1994: 96,527 persons1995: 97,485 persons1996: 98,256 persons1997: 97,735 persons1998: 97,924 persons1999: 98,762 persons2000: 91,009 persons2001: 90,173 persons2002: 89,399 persons2003: 89,093 persons2004: 90,720 persons2005: 92,309 persons2006: 91,494 persons2007: 92,253 persons2008: 92,910 persons2009: 91,045 persons2010: 91,042 persons2011: 90,609 persons2012: 91,239 persons2013: 90,461 persons2014: 90,234 persons2015: 91,508 persons2016: 95,826 persons2017: 96,337 persons2018: 95,998 persons2019: 96,528 persons2020: 92,169 persons2021: 93,642 persons2022: 97,028 persons2023: 99,284 persons2024: 101,188 persons2025: 102,416 persons
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
Periodpersons
2025102,416
2024101,188
202399,284
202297,028
202193,642
202092,169
201996,528
201895,998
201796,337
201695,826
201591,508
201490,234
201390,461
201291,239
201190,609
201091,042
200991,045
200892,910
200792,253
200691,494
200592,309
200490,720
200389,093
200289,399
200190,173
200091,009
199998,762
199897,924
199797,735
199698,256
199597,485
199496,527
199394,656
199294,201
199192,362
199092,411

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. 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.

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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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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Little Rock, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Little Rock, 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/little-rock-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, Little Rock, 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/little-rock-ar.

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

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employed residents in Little Rock, AR?

Employed residents in Little Rock, AR was 102,416 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 1st 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Little Rock, AR?

102,416 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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