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Cities in Arkansas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Centerton, AR had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 39 cities in 2023, at 75%. Forrest City, AR had the lowest, at 39.5%. The median was 62.3% and the figure for Arkansas was 58.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75Centerton, AR
Lowest39.5Forrest City, AR
Median62.339 cities
Arkansas58.3History

All cities, 2023

Centerton, AR: 75 %Centerton, AR75Bentonville, AR: 74.6 %Bentonville, AR74.6Pea Ridge, AR: 70.3 %Pea Ridge, AR70.3Lowell, AR: 69.8 %Lowell, AR69.8Rogers, AR: 69.7 %Rogers, AR69.7Marion, AR: 69.7 %Marion, AR69.7Bryant, AR: 68.7 %Bryant, AR68.7Springdale, AR: 67.9 %Springdale, AR67.9Benton, AR: 67.6 %Benton, AR67.6Maumelle, AR: 66.5 %Maumelle, AR66.5Fayetteville, AR: 65.4 %Fayetteville, AR65.4Cabot, AR: 65.4 %Cabot, AR65.4North Little Rock, AR: 65.3 %North Little Rock, AR65.3Blytheville, AR: 64.4 %Blytheville, AR64.4Little Rock, AR: 63.7 %Little Rock, AR63.7Siloam Springs, AR: 63.6 %Siloam Springs, AR63.6Farmington, AR: 63.5 %Farmington, AR63.5Jacksonville, AR: 63.4 %Jacksonville, AR63.4Conway, AR: 63.4 %Conway, AR63.4Jonesboro, AR: 62.3 %Jonesboro, AR62.3Sherwood, AR: 62.1 %Sherwood, AR62.1Fort Smith, AR: 61.8 %Fort Smith, AR61.8Russellville, AR: 60.5 %Russellville, AR60.5Paragould, AR: 60.1 %Paragould, AR60.1Van Buren, AR: 59.6 %Van Buren, AR59.6West Memphis, AR: 57.7 %West Memphis, AR57.7El Dorado, AR: 56 %El Dorado, AR56Batesville, AR: 55.9 %Batesville, AR55.9Hot Springs, AR: 55.1 %Hot Springs, AR55.1Texarkana, AR: 55.1 %Texarkana, AR55.1Camden, AR: 54 %Camden, AR54Magnolia, AR: 53.8 %Magnolia, AR53.8Pine Bluff, AR: 53.1 %Pine Bluff, AR53.1Harrison, AR: 52.9 %Harrison, AR52.9Searcy, AR: 52.8 %Searcy, AR52.8Bella Vista, AR: 52.5 %Bella Vista, AR52.5Mountain Home, AR: 48.2 %Mountain Home, AR48.2Malvern, AR: 42.4 %Malvern, AR42.4Forrest City, AR: 39.5 %Forrest City, AR39.5Centerton, AR: 75 %Centerton, AR75Bentonville, AR: 74.6 %Bentonville, AR74.6Pea Ridge, AR: 70.3 %Pea Ridge, AR70.3Lowell, AR: 69.8 %Lowell, AR69.8Rogers, AR: 69.7 %Rogers, AR69.7Marion, AR: 69.7 %Marion, AR69.7Bryant, AR: 68.7 %Bryant, AR68.7Springdale, AR: 67.9 %Springdale, AR67.9Benton, AR: 67.6 %Benton, AR67.6Maumelle, AR: 66.5 %Maumelle, AR66.5Fayetteville, AR: 65.4 %Fayetteville, AR65.4Cabot, AR: 65.4 %Cabot, AR65.4North Little Rock, AR: 65.3 %North Little Rock, AR65.3Blytheville, AR: 64.4 %Blytheville, AR64.4Little Rock, AR: 63.7 %Little Rock, AR63.7Siloam Springs, AR: 63.6 %Siloam Springs, AR63.6Farmington, AR: 63.5 %Farmington, AR63.5Jacksonville, AR: 63.4 %Jacksonville, AR63.4Conway, AR: 63.4 %Conway, AR63.4Jonesboro, AR: 62.3 %Jonesboro, AR62.3Sherwood, AR: 62.1 %Sherwood, AR62.1Fort Smith, AR: 61.8 %Fort Smith, AR61.8Russellville, AR: 60.5 %Russellville, AR60.5Paragould, AR: 60.1 %Paragould, AR60.1Van Buren, AR: 59.6 %Van Buren, AR59.6West Memphis, AR: 57.7 %West Memphis, AR57.7El Dorado, AR: 56 %El Dorado, AR56Batesville, AR: 55.9 %Batesville, AR55.9Hot Springs, AR: 55.1 %Hot Springs, AR55.1Texarkana, AR: 55.1 %Texarkana, AR55.1Camden, AR: 54 %Camden, AR54Magnolia, AR: 53.8 %Magnolia, AR53.8Pine Bluff, AR: 53.1 %Pine Bluff, AR53.1Harrison, AR: 52.9 %Harrison, AR52.9Searcy, AR: 52.8 %Searcy, AR52.8Bella Vista, AR: 52.5 %Bella Vista, AR52.5Mountain Home, AR: 48.2 %Mountain Home, AR48.2Malvern, AR: 42.4 %Malvern, AR42.4Forrest City, AR: 39.5 %Forrest City, AR39.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Centerton, AR75-1.9 pts
2Bentonville, AR74.6+1.8 pts
3Pea Ridge, AR70.3+1.1 pts
4Lowell, AR69.8+4 pts
5Rogers, AR69.7-0.6 pts
6Marion, AR69.7-0.4 pts
7Bryant, AR68.7-1 pts
8Springdale, AR67.9-0.3 pts
9Benton, AR67.6+0.9 pts
10Maumelle, AR66.5+2.2 pts
11Fayetteville, AR65.4-0.3 pts
12Cabot, AR65.4+1 pts
13North Little Rock, AR65.3+0.3 pts
14Blytheville, AR64.4-0.2 pts
15Little Rock, AR63.7-1.1 pts
16Siloam Springs, AR63.6+1.1 pts
17Farmington, AR63.5+3.7 pts
18Jacksonville, AR63.4-0.4 pts
19Conway, AR63.4+1.2 pts
20Jonesboro, AR62.3-0.6 pts
21Sherwood, AR62.1-0.5 pts
22Fort Smith, AR61.8+0.4 pts
23Russellville, AR60.5+1 pts
24Paragould, AR60.1-0.2 pts
25Van Buren, AR59.6+1.2 pts
26West Memphis, AR57.7-2.2 pts
27El Dorado, AR56+0.1 pts
28Batesville, AR55.9+1.1 pts
29Hot Springs, AR55.1+0.6 pts
30Texarkana, AR55.1+1.3 pts
31Camden, AR54+1.5 pts
32Magnolia, AR53.8+2.1 pts
33Pine Bluff, AR53.1+0.9 pts
34Harrison, AR52.9-2 pts
35Searcy, AR52.8+3 pts
36Bella Vista, AR52.5-0.9 pts
37Mountain Home, AR48.2-1.3 pts
38Malvern, AR42.4-1.5 pts
39Forrest City, AR39.5+0.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Arkansas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arkansas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/arkansas-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Arkansas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/arkansas-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arkansas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/arkansas-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Arkansas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/arkansas-cities?period=2023. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Centerton, AR, with 75% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Forrest City, AR, with 39.5% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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