Pulaski County, AR jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near mePulaski 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
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)
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- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Pulaski County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Pulaski County 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.
Employers hiring most in Pulaski County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- Bank OZK18 open roles
- State of Arkansas16 open roles
- Simmons Bank11 open roles
- Arkansas Children's8 open roles
- Arkansas Children's7 open roles
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock7 open roles
- Amazon6 open roles
- Arkansas Electric Cooperative6 open roles
- Entergy6 open roles
- Terracon Consultants6 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Pulaski County
- 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.
Colleges in Pulaski County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Little Rock | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| University of Arkansas Grantham | LIttle Rock | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Little Rock | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Arkansas Baptist College | Little Rock | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Jackson Theological Seminary | North Little Rock | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Philander Smith University | Little Rock | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Conferences in Pulaski County
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Pulaski County. 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.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Pulaski County. 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
Arkansas Workforce Center at North Little Rock Pulaski County
North Little Rock · Affiliate · 501-376-4119
8:00am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday
Cities in Pulaski County
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Arkansas’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Arkansas unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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