Little Rock, Arkansas Metro Area

MSA: Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
counties: Faulkner, Grant, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, Saline

Population (2017 estimate): 738,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.6%

NFP Employment (2017): 359,000
Average Earnings (2017): $40,860

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,1.1000,1.7,
2013,0.6000,1.6,
2014,0.3000,1.9,
2015,1.3000,2.1,
2016,1.3000,1.8,
2017,1.1000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,6.3000,2.3,
2013,1.9000,2.0,
2014,-1.4000,2.3,
2015,-2.5000,2.4,
2016,0.7000,2.0,
2017,4.3000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,6.7000,8.1000,
2013,6.4000,7.4000,
2014,5.4000,6.2000,
2015,4.5000,5.3000,
2016,3.5000,4.9000,
2017,3.3000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,39690.00,42068.00,
2013,40450.00,42900.00,
2014,39870.00,43888.00,
2015,38880.00,44928.00,
2016,39160.00,45812.00,
2017,40860.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	19,840	58.2	1.2	$74,800
Business and Financial Operations	17,310	50.8	1.0	$54,210
IT and Mathematical	10,910	32.0	1.1	$66,210
Architecture and Engineering	4,210	12.4	0.7	$63,680
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	2,230	6.5	0.8	$52,110
Community and Social Services	4,290	12.6	0.9	$37,480
Legal and Judicial	3,030	8.9	1.2	$59,880
Education, Training, and Library	17,120	50.2	0.8	$47,420
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	3,100	9.1	0.7	$39,010
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	28,110	82.5	1.4	$55,190
Healthcare Support	10,410	30.5	1.1	$24,590
Protective Services	8,150	23.9	1.0	$33,100
Food Preparation and Serving Related	30,130	88.4	1.0	$19,130
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	10,610	31.1	1.0	$20,580
Personal Care and Services	10,840	31.8	1.0	$19,790
Sales and Related	37,330	109.5	1.1	$23,960
Office and Administrative Support	54,500	159.9	1.0	$30,810
Construction and Extraction	13,420	39.4	1.0	$35,020
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	14,340	42.1	1.1	$37,550
Production	17,840	52.3	0.8	$33,420
Transportation and Material Moving	22,440	65.8	1.0	$27,990