Little Rock Jobs

Little Rock is the capital and the most populous city of the State of Arkansas. It is also the county seat of Pulaski County and had a city population of 204,370 in the 2006 census estimates. It and North Little Rock, Arkansas are co-principal cities of the six-county Little Rock-North Little Rock, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area, an area with a population of 652,834 people, according to 2006 census estimates. The MSA is in turn included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas Combined Statistical Area, which had a population of 829,032 in the 2006 census estimates. Located near the geographic center of Arkansas, Little Rock derives its name from a small rock formation on the south bank of the Arkansas River called La Petite Roche . The "little rock" was used by early river traffic as a landmark and became a well-known river crossing.

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Among the most common occupations in Little Rock are Management, professional, and related occupations, 38%. Sales and office occupations, 29%. and Service occupations, 15%. Approximately 71 percent of workers in Little Rock, Arkansas work for companies, 19 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Little Rock Jobs are for general dentist jobs, store manager jobs, sales associate jobs, shift manager jobs, team member jobs and assistant manager jobs.

The leading industries in Little Rock, Arkansas are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 25%; Retail trade, 10%; and Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 10%. Simply Hired's Little Rock job listings indicate that the following industries in Little Rock are hiring the most workers: Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Misc Store Retailers and Outpatient Surgery Centers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Little Rock, Arkansas is $34,172, and the median income of households in Little Rock was $39,882.

Little Rock has an unemployment rate of 5.8%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Little Rock Trends data, the number of Little Rock, Arkansas jobs has decreased by 34% since May 2008.

Population of Little Rock Total population 176,924 Male 48.04% Female 51.96% Median age 36.0     Little Rock Housing Owner-occupied homes 59.7% Median cost of a home $119,900 Median mortgage payment $703 Renter-occupied homes 40.3% Vacant housing 10.1% Median monthly rent $662     Average Income Median for all workers $26,199 Median for all male full-time $39,260 Median for all female full-time $29,084     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 9% $150,000 to $199,999 3% $200,000 or more 3%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 6% High school graduate 24% Some college, no degree 24% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 23% Graduate degree 15%     Marital Status Never married 32% Currently married 44% Separated 3% Widowed 7% Divorced 14%     Race White 53% Black or African American 44% Asian 1% Other 2%     Little Rock Commute Carpool 11.0% Public transportation 0.9% Average travel time 17 minutes

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