Little Rock, AR jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meJobs in Little Rock
- Branch Manager - Climate SolutionsUnited Rentals
- Regional Director - New ConstructionLexicon
- ESSHQ ManagerPRF Technologies
- Pharmacist Manager - Sam's PharmacyWalmart
- Bridge Engineer IIIHNTB
- Sr. Project DeveloperTrane Technologies
- Ag Banking Portfolio Manager IISimmons Bank
- Real Estate Operations CoordinatorRayonier
- Operations Supervisor, JackpocketDraftkings
- Manager, SubcontractsL3Harris
Employers hiring most in Little Rock
- Bank OZK20 open roles
- State of Arkansas16 open roles
- Arkansas Childrens Hospital8 open roles
- Arkansas Children's7 open roles
- Entergy7 open roles
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock7 open roles
- Amazon6 open roles
- Arkansas Electric Cooperative6 open roles
- Simmons Bank5 open roles
- Arkansas Children's4 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Little Rock
- Bank OZK1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Little Rock layoffs
No layoff notices naming Little Rock in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Little Rock
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| University of Arkansas Grantham | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Arkansas Baptist College | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Philander Smith University | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Job fairs and business events in Little Rock
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Little Rock.
- Starting a businessNov 17, 2026 · Little Rock, AR · Free
SBDC / SBA partner: Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center
Conferences in Little Rock
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Little Rock. No dates announced yet for the next edition.
- ARCPA Annual Accounting & Auditing Conference
Usually August (next dates not announced) · Little Rock, AR
Paid ticket, price not listed
- SAIR Annual Conference
Usually October (next dates not announced) · Little Rock, AR
Paid ticket. Fees not listed on the home page; next edition Nov 13-16, 2027 in Houston.
Where Little Rock ranks
Where Little Rock placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #9Best college towns for entry-level and junior jobs41% · of 100
- #9Best cities for entry-level and junior jobs39% · of 100
Pulaski County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 4.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.8%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,914 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+1,691 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Little Rock
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Little Rock. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Arkansas? How to file for unemployment in Arkansas (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Central Arkansas Workforce Development Board
Faulkner, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline
- Little Rock Workforce Development Board
City: Little Rock
Arkansas Workforce Center at Little Rock
Little Rock · Comprehensive · 501-682-0228
8:00am to 4:30pm Monday - Friday
Pulaski County economy
3.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.3% the month before
207,463
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
398,949
people in Pulaski County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,385
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Arkansas’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Arkansas unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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