Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas Job Growth

There were 337,000 jobs in Little Rock, Arkansas in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 325,390 employed persons for the month. Little Rock lost 1,000 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 807 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Little Rock job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	337,000	-1,000	-1,000
CPS	325,390	+807	+605

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Little Rock, Arkansas Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Little Rock as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Little Rock, Arkansas

CES employment for Little Rock peaked in February 2008 at 349,700. Since then 12,700 jobs have been lost in Little Rock according to the employer survey. From a trough of 333,600 in February 2010, Little Rock has gained 3,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 329,613 for Little Rock in July 2008. 4,223 jobs have been lost in Little Rock since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 316,262, Little Rock has added 9,128 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Little Rock, Arkansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	337,000	-1,000	325,390	807
February 2012	338,000	-2,800	324,583	723
January 2012	340,800	1,500	323,860	2,459
December 2011	339,300	1,500	321,401	819
November 2011	337,800	1,400	320,582	1,255
October 2011	336,400	100	319,327	392
September 2011	336,300	300	318,935	-206
August 2011	336,000	-900	319,141	-1,373
July 2011	336,900	300	320,514	-1,529
June 2011	336,600	-2,100	322,043	-2,864
May 2011	338,700	-2,400	324,907	-1,066
April 2011	341,100	3,100	325,973	1,188
March 2011	338,000	1,000	324,785	2,049