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Unemployment rate in North Little Rock

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 2 of 7 · Towns of Little Rock Updated Nov 13, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 1990 – 2025 percent · North Little Rock · Arkansas · United States · World
−0.6 pp since 2015
North Little Rock Arkansas United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
North Little Rock
4.3%
Arkansas
4.1%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance North Little Rock · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 4.3% · 2025
First value 5.6% · 1990
Highest 8.1% · 2020
Lowest 3.2% · 2023
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearNorth Little RockChange ArkansasUnited StatesWorld
2025 4.3% +0.7 pp 4.1% — 4.8%
2024 3.6% +0.4 pp 3.5% — 4.8%
2023 3.2% −0.2 pp 3.2% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.4% −1.5 pp 3.2% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.9% −3.2 pp 4.0% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 8.1% +4.7 pp 6.1% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.4% ±0.0 pp 3.5% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.4% ±0.0 pp 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 3.4% −0.1 pp 3.7% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 3.5% −1.4 pp 4.0% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 4.9% −0.9 pp 5.0% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 5.8% −1.0 pp 5.9% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 6.8% −0.1 pp 7.0% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 6.9% −0.6 pp 7.2% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 7.5% −0.2 pp 7.9% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 7.7% +1.4 pp 7.8% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 6.3% +1.8 pp 7.7% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 4.5% −0.1 pp 5.4% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 4.6% ±0.0 pp 5.4% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 4.6% −0.1 pp 5.2% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 4.7% −0.2 pp 5.3% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 4.9% ±0.0 pp 5.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 4.9% +0.3 pp 5.8% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 4.6% +0.6 pp 5.3% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 4.0% +0.5 pp 4.8% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.5% ±0.0 pp 4.2% 4.0% 6.1%
1999 3.5% −0.4 pp 4.5% 4.2% 6.3%
1998 3.9% −0.1 pp 5.0% 4.5% 6.2%
1997 4.0% +0.2 pp 5.1% 4.9% 6.0%
1996 3.8% +0.1 pp 5.2% 5.4% 6.0%
1995 3.7% −0.7 pp 4.9% 5.6% 5.9%
1994 4.4% −0.5 pp 5.4% — 5.8%
1993 4.9% −0.9 pp 6.1% — 5.5%
1992 5.8% −0.2 pp 7.0% — 5.3%
1991 6.0% +0.4 pp 7.3% — 5.1%
1990 5.6% 6.8% — —

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Little Rock

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Jacksonville 4.9%
2 North Little Rock 4.3%
3 Little Rock 4.1%
4 Sherwood 3.8%
5 Conway 3.6%
6 Benton 3.3%
7 Cabot 3.3%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.