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Statistics · City
Labour force in Jacksonville
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
7 of 7 · Towns of Little Rock
Updated Nov 12, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
18 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
13,044
+2.2%
since 2024
Towns of Little Rock · 2025
7 of 7
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+12%
+0.2% a year on average
share of Arkansas
0.91%
Arkansas: 1,436,872 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+12% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Jacksonville 13,044
Arkansas 1.4M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Jacksonville · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
13,044 · 2025
First value
12,280 · 1990
Highest
13,376 · 2009
Lowest
11,626 · 2015
Average change
+0.2% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Jacksonville | Change | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13,044 | +2.2% | 1.4M |
| 2024 | 12,759 | +2.3% | 1.4M |
| 2023 | 12,467 | +1.3% | 1.4M |
| 2022 | 12,304 | +0.7% | 1.4M |
| 2021 | 12,213 | −2.0% | 1.3M |
| 2020 | 12,461 | −0.1% | 1.3M |
| 2019 | 12,470 | +0.7% | 1.4M |
| 2018 | 12,382 | −1.0% | 1.3M |
| 2017 | 12,501 | +0.1% | 1.3M |
| 2016 | 12,487 | +7.4% | 1.3M |
| 2015 | 11,626 | −0.6% | 1.3M |
| 2014 | 11,696 | −1.6% | 1.3M |
| 2013 | 11,884 | −1.0% | 1.3M |
| 2012 | 11,998 | −1.9% | 1.3M |
| 2011 | 12,234 | +3.7% | 1.4M |
| 2010 | 11,797 | −12% | 1.4M |
| 2009 | 13,376 | +0.4% | 1.4M |
| 2008 | 13,319 | +0.6% | 1.4M |
| 2007 | 13,246 | +0.8% | 1.4M |
| 2006 | 13,142 | −0.9% | 1.3M |
| 2005 | 13,264 | +1.5% | 1.3M |
| 2004 | 13,074 | +1.8% | 1.3M |
| 2003 | 12,843 | +0.0% | 1.3M |
| 2002 | 12,837 | −0.0% | 1.3M |
| 2001 | 12,838 | −0.3% | 1.3M |
| 2000 | 12,878 | +1.3% | 1.3M |
| 1999 | 12,708 | +0.2% | 1.3M |
| 1998 | 12,680 | +0.1% | 1.2M |
| 1997 | 12,663 | −0.3% | 1.2M |
| 1996 | 12,697 | +0.9% | 1.2M |
| 1995 | 12,580 | −0.0% | 1.2M |
| 1994 | 12,582 | +1.1% | 1.2M |
| 1993 | 12,450 | −0.9% | 1.2M |
| 1992 | 12,557 | +1.7% | 1.2M |
| 1991 | 12,353 | +0.6% | 1.1M |
| 1990 | 12,280 | 1.1M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Little Rock
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Rock | 99,742 | |
| 2 | Conway | 32,639 | |
| 3 | North Little Rock | 31,904 | |
| 4 | Benton | 18,013 | |
| 5 | Sherwood | 16,040 | |
| 6 | Cabot | 12,776 | |
| 7 | Jacksonville | 12,470 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2019
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Statistics: Jacksonville
GDP per person
$60,984
2024 · Arkansas
GDP per person (PPP)
$60,984
2024 · Arkansas
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024 · United States
Economic growth
2.8%
2024 · United States
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
4.9%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.2%
Sep 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
67.2%
2024 · Arkansas
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024 · United States
Household income per person
$54,137
2024 · Arkansas
Median household income
$80,734
2024 · United States