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

There were 366,000 jobs in Little Rock, Arkansas in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 346,492 employed persons for the month. Little Rock lost 200 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 244 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Little Rock job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	366,000	-200	+3,500
CPS	346,492	+244	+2,903

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 September 2019 at 366,200. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Little Rock according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 347,052 for Little Rock in July 2019. 560 jobs have been lost in Little Rock since then according to the household survey. From a September 2019 low of 346,248, Little Rock has added 244 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
October 2019	366,000	-200	346,492	244
September 2019	366,200	900	346,248	-302
August 2019	365,300	500	346,550	-502
July 2019	364,800	-500	347,052	66
June 2019	365,300	100	346,986	666
May 2019	365,200	800	346,320	757
April 2019	364,400	700	345,563	435
March 2019	363,700	300	345,128	729
February 2019	363,400	700	344,399	483
January 2019	362,700	-300	343,916	325
December 2018	363,000	-300	343,591	-25
November 2018	363,300	800	343,616	27