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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Labour force in Pulaski County

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 1 of 75 · Regions of Arkansas Updated Nov 12, 2026

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

Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+9.5% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Pulaski County 204K
Arkansas 1.4M

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

The series at a glance Pulaski County · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 203,637 · 2025
First value 186,165 · 1990
Highest 203,637 · 2025
Lowest 183,243 · 2003
Average change +0.3% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearPulaski CountyChange Arkansas
2025 203,637 +1.9% 1.4M
2024 199,910 +2.3% 1.4M
2023 195,475 +1.9% 1.4M
2022 191,865 +1.8% 1.4M
2021 188,380 −1.3% 1.3M
2020 190,804 −0.3% 1.3M
2019 191,353 +0.5% 1.4M
2018 190,322 −0.3% 1.3M
2017 190,864 +0.3% 1.3M
2016 190,200 +2.2% 1.3M
2015 186,038 +0.3% 1.3M
2014 185,430 −1.1% 1.3M
2013 187,489 −0.8% 1.3M
2012 189,067 +0.0% 1.3M
2011 189,045 −0.2% 1.4M
2010 189,419 −0.4% 1.4M
2009 190,156 −0.0% 1.4M
2008 190,238 +0.6% 1.4M
2007 189,126 +0.8% 1.4M
2006 187,628 −0.9% 1.3M
2005 189,346 +1.5% 1.3M
2004 186,545 +1.8% 1.3M
2003 183,243 −0.0% 1.3M
2002 183,280 −0.2% 1.3M
2001 183,606 −0.4% 1.3M
2000 184,388 −5.4% 1.3M
1999 194,862 +0.5% 1.3M
1998 193,988 +0.2% 1.2M
1997 193,687 −0.4% 1.2M
1996 194,396 +0.9% 1.2M
1995 192,696 +0.3% 1.2M
1994 192,037 +1.4% 1.2M
1993 189,426 −0.4% 1.2M
1992 190,150 +1.8% 1.2M
1991 186,846 +0.4% 1.1M
1990 186,165 1.1M

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

Ranking · Regions of Arkansas

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Pulaski County 186K
2 Benton County 122K
3 Washington County 115K
4 Faulkner County 59,903
5 Sebastian County 57,723
6 Saline County 55,989
7 Craighead County 50,993
8 Garland County 39,939
9 White County 34,532
10 Lonoke County 32,996
11 Pope County 29,759
12 Jefferson County 28,758
13 Crawford County 26,847
14 Crittenden County 21,410
15 Greene County 19,950
16 Miller County 19,907
17 Mississippi County 18,332
18 Union County 16,926
19 Baxter County 16,219
20 Boone County 15,841
21 Independence County 15,665
22 Hot Spring County 14,198
23 Carroll County 12,656
24 Johnson County 10,402
25 Poinsett County 10,061
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.