North Little Rock Times

Faulkner County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,992 people out of the 123,191 living in Faulkner County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Faulkner County has decreased compared to the 3.5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Faulkner County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 59,468 people who had a job during that time, 494 were employed in the Armed Forces and 58,974 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,992	3.2%
Employed	59,468	96.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	58,974	96%
Employed in armed forces	494	0.8%