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

There were 387,100 jobs in Little Rock, Arkansas in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 345,117 employed persons for the month. Little Rock lost 200 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,930 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Little Rock job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 387,100 -200 +9,700
CPS 345,117 +1,930 +5,029

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 December 2022 at 387,300. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Little Rock according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 350,220 for Little Rock in February 2020. 5,103 jobs have been lost in Little Rock since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 322,821, Little Rock has added 22,296 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Little Rock, Arkansas Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 387,100 -200 345,117 1,930
December 2022 387,300 700 343,187 384
November 2022 386,600 -500 342,803 -132
October 2022 387,100 1,700 342,935 180
September 2022 385,400 800 342,755 -39
August 2022 384,600 800 342,794 -118
July 2022 383,800 2,100 342,912 -76
June 2022 381,700 300 342,988 342
May 2022 381,400 700 342,646 396
April 2022 380,700 1,300 342,250 455
March 2022 379,400 900 341,795 487
February 2022 378,500 1,100 341,308 1,220