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Unemployed people in Little Rock, AR

Unemployed people in Little Rock, AR was 4,382 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 17.5% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 21 cities in 2025.

2025, persons4,382
Change on 2024+17.5%
Rank1st of 21Cities in Arkansas ranked
Series high7,7812010
Series low3,1362023

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Unemployed people in Little Rock, AR, 1990 to 2025

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 5,270 persons1991: 5,673 persons1992: 5,570 persons1993: 4,739 persons1994: 4,242 persons1995: 3,631 persons1996: 3,752 persons1997: 3,900 persons1998: 3,870 persons1999: 3,493 persons2000: 3,624 persons2001: 4,078 persons2002: 4,711 persons2003: 5,010 persons2004: 5,078 persons2005: 4,917 persons2006: 4,849 persons2007: 4,858 persons2008: 4,766 persons2009: 6,669 persons2010: 7,781 persons2011: 6,879 persons2012: 6,474 persons2013: 6,114 persons2014: 5,068 persons2015: 4,258 persons2016: 3,398 persons2017: 3,276 persons2018: 3,342 persons2019: 3,214 persons2020: 7,413 persons2021: 4,885 persons2022: 3,295 persons2023: 3,136 persons2024: 3,729 persons2025: 4,382 persons2,0004,0006,0008,00019902002201420251990: 5,270 persons1991: 5,673 persons1992: 5,570 persons1993: 4,739 persons1994: 4,242 persons1995: 3,631 persons1996: 3,752 persons1997: 3,900 persons1998: 3,870 persons1999: 3,493 persons2000: 3,624 persons2001: 4,078 persons2002: 4,711 persons2003: 5,010 persons2004: 5,078 persons2005: 4,917 persons2006: 4,849 persons2007: 4,858 persons2008: 4,766 persons2009: 6,669 persons2010: 7,781 persons2011: 6,879 persons2012: 6,474 persons2013: 6,114 persons2014: 5,068 persons2015: 4,258 persons2016: 3,398 persons2017: 3,276 persons2018: 3,342 persons2019: 3,214 persons2020: 7,413 persons2021: 4,885 persons2022: 3,295 persons2023: 3,136 persons2024: 3,729 persons2025: 4,382 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20254,382
20243,729
20233,136
20223,295
20214,885
20207,413
20193,214
20183,342
20173,276
20163,398
20154,258
20145,068
20136,114
20126,474
20116,879
20107,781
20096,669
20084,766
20074,858
20064,849
20054,917
20045,078
20035,010
20024,711
20014,078
20003,624
19993,493
19983,870
19973,900
19963,752
19953,631
19944,242
19934,739
19925,570
19915,673
19905,270

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/little-rock-ar.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/little-rock-ar (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Little Rock, AR?

Unemployed people in Little Rock, AR was 4,382 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 17.5% from 2024. That is the 1st 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Little Rock, AR?

7,781 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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