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Unemployment rate in Pulaski County
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Pulaski County | Change | Arkansas | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.2% | +0.7 pp | 4.1% | — | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +0.4 pp | 3.5% | — | 4.8% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | −0.2 pp | 3.2% | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | −1.5 pp | 3.2% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | −2.6 pp | 4.0% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +4.1 pp | 6.1% | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | −0.1 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% | −1.0 pp | 4.0% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | −0.9 pp | 5.0% | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | −1.0 pp | 5.9% | 6.2% | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | −0.2 pp | 7.0% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | −0.5 pp | 7.2% | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +0.1 pp | 7.9% | 9.0% | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +0.4 pp | 7.8% | 9.6% | 6.3% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +1.9 pp | 7.7% | 9.3% | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | −0.1 pp | 5.4% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | ±0.0 pp | 5.4% | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | −0.1 pp | 5.2% | 4.6% | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | −0.2 pp | 5.3% | 5.1% | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | ±0.0 pp | 5.6% | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +0.3 pp | 5.8% | 6.0% | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +0.6 pp | 5.3% | 5.8% | 6.4% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +0.5 pp | 4.8% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +0.3 pp | 4.2% | 4.0% | 6.1% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | −0.4 pp | 4.5% | 4.2% | 6.3% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | −0.1 pp | 5.0% | 4.5% | 6.2% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | +0.2 pp | 5.1% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | +0.1 pp | 5.2% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | −0.6 pp | 4.9% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | −0.6 pp | 5.4% | — | 5.8% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | −0.8 pp | 6.1% | — | 5.5% |
| 1992 | 5.6% | −0.2 pp | 7.0% | — | 5.3% |
| 1991 | 5.8% | +0.4 pp | 7.3% | — | 5.1% |
| 1990 | 5.4% | 6.8% | — | — |
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Arkansas
2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Arkansas County | 2.9% | |
| 3 | Ashley County | 5.3% | |
| 31 | Baxter County | 3.6% | |
| 73 | Benton County | 2.5% | |
| 65 | Boone County | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Bradley County | 4.7% | |
| 55 | Calhoun County | 3.1% | |
| 63 | Carroll County | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Chicot County | 4.9% | |
| 23 | Clark County | 3.9% | |
| 33 | Clay County | 3.6% | |
| 37 | Cleburne County | 3.5% | |
| 49 | Cleveland County | 3.2% | |
| 24 | Columbia County | 3.9% | |
| 50 | Conway County | 3.2% | |
| 67 | Craighead County | 2.8% | |
| 48 | Crawford County | 3.3% | |
| 20 | Crittenden County | 4.0% | |
| 56 | Cross County | 3.1% | |
| 32 | Dallas County | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Desha County | 5.0% | |
| 30 | Drew County | 3.7% | |
| 68 | Faulkner County | 2.8% | |
| 57 | Franklin County | 3.1% | |
| 16 | Fulton County | 4.2% | |
| … | |||
| 34 | Polk County | 3.6% | |
| 27 | Pope County | 3.8% | |
| 66 | Prairie County | 2.9% | |
| 58 | Pulaski County | 3.1% | |
| 45 | Randolph County | 3.4% | |
| 72 | Saline County | 2.6% | |
| 61 | Scott County | 3.0% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2023
The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.
Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.
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