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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
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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
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Calhoun County | 2,071 | |
| 74 | Lafayette County | 2,292 | |
| 73 | Lee County | 2,349 | |
| 72 | Nevada County | 2,519 | |
| 71 | Newton County | 2,646 | |
| 70 | Monroe County | 2,653 | |
| 69 | Dallas County | 2,709 | |
| 68 | Woodruff County | 2,920 | |
| 67 | Cleveland County | 2,961 | |
| 66 | Montgomery County | 3,069 | |
| 65 | Searcy County | 3,085 | |
| 64 | Chicot County | 3,170 | |
| 63 | Lincoln County | 3,311 | |
| 62 | Prairie County | 3,685 | |
| 61 | Bradley County | 3,860 | |
| 60 | Fulton County | 3,957 | |
| 59 | Desha County | 4,072 | |
| 58 | Stone County | 4,100 | |
| 57 | Scott County | 4,168 | |
| 56 | Izard County | 4,227 | |
| 55 | Perry County | 4,302 | |
| 54 | Pike County | 4,349 | |
| 53 | Phillips County | 4,867 | |
| 52 | Howard County | 4,961 | |
| 51 | Little River County | 5,091 | |
| … | |||
| 4 | Saline County | 66,782 | |
| 3 | Washington County | 134K | |
| 2 | Benton County | 163K | |
| 1 | Pulaski County | 200K |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2024
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