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

There were 363,100 jobs in Little Rock, Arkansas in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 345,913 employed persons for the month. Little Rock added 400 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 442 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Little Rock job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	363,100	+400	+3,700
CPS	345,913	+442	+2,665

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Little Rock as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

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 November 2018 at 363,300. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Little Rock according to the employer survey. From a trough of 362,700 in January 2019, Little Rock has gained 400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 346,539 for Little Rock in December 2018. 626 jobs have been lost in Little Rock since then according to the household survey. From a January 2019 low of 345,471, Little Rock has added 442 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
February 2019	363,100	400	345,913	442
January 2019	362,700	-300	345,471	-1,068
December 2018	363,000	-300	346,539	1,154
November 2018	363,300	800	345,385	368
October 2018	362,500	-600	345,017	1,296
September 2018	363,100	300	343,721	286
August 2018	362,800	300	343,435	-803
July 2018	362,500	1,400	344,238	902
June 2018	361,100	700	343,336	627
May 2018	360,400	500	342,709	123
April 2018	359,900	200	342,586	-1,498
March 2018	359,700	300	344,084	836