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

There were 386,400 jobs in Little Rock, Arkansas in May 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 352,571 employed persons for the month. Little Rock added 1,800 jobs in May 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,037 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Little Rock job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 386,400 +1,800 +11,500
CPS 352,571 +1,037 +4,699

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 in May 2023 is at a new high of 386,400.

CPS employment in May 2023 for Little Rock is at a new high of 352,571.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through May 2023

Little Rock, Arkansas Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
May 2023 386,400 1,800 352,571 1,037
April 2023 384,600 2,400 351,534 789
March 2023 382,200 -1,400 350,745 572
February 2023 383,600 3,300 350,173 810
January 2023 380,300 -700 349,363 535
December 2022 381,000 600 348,828 73
November 2022 380,400 -400 348,755 323
October 2022 380,800 1,400 348,432 685
September 2022 379,400 1,600 347,747 545
August 2022 377,800 800 347,202 161
July 2022 377,000 1,900 347,041 -260
June 2022 375,100 200 347,301 -571