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Employed residents in West Memphis, AR

Employed residents in West Memphis, AR was 8,833 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 21 cities in 2025.

2025, persons8,833
Change on 2024-0.2%
Rank21st of 21Cities in Arkansas ranked
Series high13,2251999
Series low8,7592021

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Employed residents in West Memphis, AR, 1990 to 2025

8,0009,00010K11K12K13K14K19901996200220082014202020251990: 12,649 persons1991: 12,245 persons1992: 12,183 persons1993: 12,228 persons1994: 12,495 persons1995: 12,740 persons1996: 12,743 persons1997: 12,942 persons1998: 13,080 persons1999: 13,225 persons2000: 10,944 persons2001: 10,669 persons2002: 10,550 persons2003: 10,456 persons2004: 10,609 persons2005: 10,856 persons2006: 10,741 persons2007: 10,761 persons2008: 10,721 persons2009: 10,232 persons2010: 10,169 persons2011: 10,035 persons2012: 9,946 persons2013: 9,805 persons2014: 9,857 persons2015: 9,898 persons2016: 9,432 persons2017: 9,337 persons2018: 9,277 persons2019: 9,295 persons2020: 8,795 persons2021: 8,759 persons2022: 8,933 persons2023: 8,934 persons2024: 8,849 persons2025: 8,833 persons8,00010K12K14K19902002201420251990: 12,649 persons1991: 12,245 persons1992: 12,183 persons1993: 12,228 persons1994: 12,495 persons1995: 12,740 persons1996: 12,743 persons1997: 12,942 persons1998: 13,080 persons1999: 13,225 persons2000: 10,944 persons2001: 10,669 persons2002: 10,550 persons2003: 10,456 persons2004: 10,609 persons2005: 10,856 persons2006: 10,741 persons2007: 10,761 persons2008: 10,721 persons2009: 10,232 persons2010: 10,169 persons2011: 10,035 persons2012: 9,946 persons2013: 9,805 persons2014: 9,857 persons2015: 9,898 persons2016: 9,432 persons2017: 9,337 persons2018: 9,277 persons2019: 9,295 persons2020: 8,795 persons2021: 8,759 persons2022: 8,933 persons2023: 8,934 persons2024: 8,849 persons2025: 8,833 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
20258,833
20248,849
20238,934
20228,933
20218,759
20208,795
20199,295
20189,277
20179,337
20169,432
20159,898
20149,857
20139,805
20129,946
201110,035
201010,169
200910,232
200810,721
200710,761
200610,741
200510,856
200410,609
200310,456
200210,550
200110,669
200010,944
199913,225
199813,080
199712,942
199612,743
199512,740
199412,495
199312,228
199212,183
199112,245
199012,649

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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, West Memphis, 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, West Memphis, 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/west-memphis-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, West Memphis, 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/west-memphis-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, West Memphis, 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/west-memphis-ar (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in West Memphis, AR?

Employed residents in West Memphis, AR was 8,833 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 21st 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 West Memphis, AR?

13,225 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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