Pulaski County, AR jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Pulaski County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 246 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Pulaski County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
207,304
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 layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Pulaski County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN 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 OZK14 open roles
Arkansas Children's11 open roles
Amazon7 open roles
Arkansas Children's7 open roles
Arkansas Childrens Hospital6 open roles
Arkansas Electric Cooperative5 open roles
Nexstar Media Group5 open roles
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers5 open roles
GPAC4 open roles
Veterans Health Administration4 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

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 nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Jackson Theological Seminary	North Little Rock	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Philander Smith University	Little Rock	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Conferences in Pulaski County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Pulaski County. 1 with dates announced.

SAIR Annual Conference
Oct 24 to Oct 27, 2026 · Little Rock, AR
Paid ticket. Fees not listed on the home page; next edition Nov 13-16, 2027 in Houston.

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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.

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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Laid off or looking for work in Pulaski County?

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Arkansas’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.