Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 266,043 | - | 5.6 | - |
| 1991 | 265,076 | -0.4 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
| 1992 | 272,592 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | 278,985 | 2.3 | 4.9 | -1.1 |
| 1994 | 289,018 | 3.6 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| 1995 | 295,804 | 2.3 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 1996 | 300,367 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 300,964 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| 1998 | 302,761 | 0.6 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| 1999 | 307,449 | 1.5 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| 2000 | 300,692 | -2.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| 2001 | 297,641 | -1.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| 2002 | 297,254 | -0.1 | 4.8 | 0.7 |
| 2003 | 296,218 | -0.3 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| 2004 | 306,128 | 3.3 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| 2005 | 317,480 | 3.7 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| 2006 | 319,950 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 324,405 | 1.4 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 287,299 | 3.5 | 4.0 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 291,170 | 3.9 | 4.0 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 294,664 | 4.3 | 3.4 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 295,030 | 3.2 | 3.4 | -1.0 |
| May | 294,943 | 2.0 | 3.3 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 299,678 | 2.9 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 299,346 | 1.8 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 298,212 | 1.3 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 296,780 | 1.2 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 297,084 | 1.6 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 298,538 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 296,904 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| 1996-Jan | 291,488 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 295,548 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 296,599 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 298,688 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| May | 301,007 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 305,308 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 305,066 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 303,726 | 1.8 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 302,365 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 302,159 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 301,973 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 300,473 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| 1997-Jan | 292,706 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 296,194 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 300,049 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 301,783 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| May | 303,061 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 304,620 | -0.2 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 305,492 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 304,040 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 301,279 | -0.4 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 300,336 | -0.6 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 301,515 | -0.2 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 300,488 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| 1998-Jan | 294,789 | 0.7 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 297,535 | 0.5 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 299,988 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 303,050 | 0.4 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| May | 303,419 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 305,956 | 0.4 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 306,160 | 0.2 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 305,149 | 0.4 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 303,864 | 0.9 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 303,352 | 1.0 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 305,139 | 1.2 | 3.0 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 304,728 | 1.4 | 3.0 | -0.5 |
| 1999-Jan | 300,689 | 2.0 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 302,827 | 1.8 | 3.4 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 305,578 | 1.9 | 3.0 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 306,275 | 1.1 | 2.9 | -0.6 |
| May | 307,638 | 1.4 | 2.9 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 311,191 | 1.7 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 311,162 | 1.6 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 309,024 | 1.3 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 307,761 | 1.3 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 307,741 | 1.4 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 310,058 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 309,446 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| 2000-Jan | 297,859 | -0.9 | 4.3 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 300,531 | -0.8 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 301,499 | -1.3 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 303,591 | -0.9 | 3.4 | 0.5 |
| May | 301,890 | -1.9 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 306,602 | -1.5 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 304,595 | -2.1 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 301,922 | -2.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 298,972 | -2.9 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 298,181 | -3.1 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 297,430 | -4.1 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 295,236 | -4.6 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| 2001-Jan | 294,100 | -1.3 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 296,393 | -1.4 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 296,313 | -1.7 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 299,118 | -1.5 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| May | 298,447 | -1.1 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 302,220 | -1.4 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 303,657 | -0.3 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 298,438 | -1.2 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 297,442 | -0.5 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 296,235 | -0.7 | 3.7 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 295,339 | -0.7 | 4.1 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 293,993 | -0.4 | 4.4 | 1.2 |
| 2002-Jan | 288,250 | -2.0 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 294,173 | -0.7 | 5.2 | 1.3 |
| Mar | 295,703 | -0.2 | 5.0 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 298,502 | -0.2 | 4.7 | 0.9 |
| May | 298,511 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 301,762 | -0.2 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 301,371 | -0.8 | 5.2 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 299,375 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 301,027 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 297,396 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 296,255 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 294,724 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| 2003-Jan | 288,279 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 293,168 | -0.3 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 294,106 | -0.5 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 297,534 | -0.3 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| May | 296,445 | -0.7 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 299,701 | -0.7 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 300,660 | -0.2 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 297,609 | -0.6 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 296,630 | -1.5 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 294,567 | -1.0 | 4.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 296,370 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 299,545 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| 2004-Jan | 294,503 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 297,634 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 301,365 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 304,632 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| May | 304,965 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 309,505 | 3.3 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 311,126 | 3.5 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 309,842 | 4.1 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 308,837 | 4.1 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 308,610 | 4.8 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 310,078 | 4.6 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 312,435 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| 2005-Jan | 304,911 | 3.5 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 310,050 | 4.2 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 314,666 | 4.4 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 317,414 | 4.2 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| May | 317,327 | 4.1 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 320,519 | 3.6 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 322,307 | 3.6 | 4.9 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 322,125 | 4.0 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 319,157 | 3.3 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 318,988 | 3.4 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 321,229 | 3.6 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 321,063 | 2.8 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| 2006-Jan | 313,762 | 2.9 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 315,809 | 1.9 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 318,971 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 317,900 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| May | 319,584 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 323,383 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 324,424 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 321,923 | -0.1 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 319,294 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 320,257 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 321,063 | -0.1 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 323,028 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| 2007-Jan | 317,085 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 317,896 | 0.7 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 322,429 | 1.1 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 324,335 | 2.0 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| May | 325,812 | 1.9 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 331,188 | 2.4 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 331,354 | 2.1 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 326,174 | 1.3 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 323,918 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 323,522 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 324,701 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 324,442 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 2008-Jan | 317,994 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 318,610 | 0.2 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 321,880 | -0.2 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 327,262 | 0.9 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| May | 329,934 | 1.3 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 334,105 | 0.9 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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