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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
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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
203,637
+1.9%
since 2024
Regions of Arkansas · 2025
1 of 75
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+9.5%
+0.3% a year on average
share of Arkansas
14.2%
Arkansas: 1,436,872 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+9.5% since 2015
0
100K
200K
300K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
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
| Year | Pulaski County | Change | 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.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Arkansas County | 9,493 | |
| 36 | Ashley County | 8,362 | |
| 19 | Baxter County | 16,219 | |
| 2 | Benton County | 122K | |
| 20 | Boone County | 15,841 | |
| 58 | Bradley County | 4,556 | |
| 75 | Calhoun County | 2,420 | |
| 23 | Carroll County | 12,656 | |
| 64 | Chicot County | 3,726 | |
| 28 | Clark County | 9,621 | |
| 47 | Clay County | 6,296 | |
| 29 | Cleburne County | 9,615 | |
| 67 | Cleveland County | 3,357 | |
| 30 | Columbia County | 9,557 | |
| 35 | Conway County | 8,644 | |
| 7 | Craighead County | 50,993 | |
| 13 | Crawford County | 26,847 | |
| 14 | Crittenden County | 21,410 | |
| 39 | Cross County | 8,100 | |
| 72 | Dallas County | 2,974 | |
| 54 | Desha County | 5,555 | |
| 40 | Drew County | 8,080 | |
| 4 | Faulkner County | 59,903 | |
| 41 | Franklin County | 7,412 | |
| 56 | Fulton County | 4,759 | |
| … | |||
| 37 | Polk County | 8,326 | |
| 11 | Pope County | 29,759 | |
| 63 | Prairie County | 3,728 | |
| 1 | Pulaski County | 186K | |
| 49 | Randolph County | 6,182 | |
| 6 | Saline County | 55,989 | |
| 59 | Scott County | 4,527 | |
| … |
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.
Economy & jobs
Pulaski County in numbers
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
4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
3.8%
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