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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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CBSA!30780=METRO("Little Rock, AR")

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metropolitan area spans 6 counties and had 769,258 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $54.2 billion that year.

Arkansas6 countiesPart of Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR
GDP, 2024$54.2B#81 of 387 · +5.1% nominal
Income per person, 2024$61,173#204 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.9%#168 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)89.4#302 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
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500K600K700K800K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$20B$40B$60B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 6 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate$6.4B11.8%13.7%
Government$8.4B15.5%11.1%
Manufacturing$3.4B6.3%9.5%
Finance & insurance$4.6B8.5%8.7%
Professional services$3.2B5.8%8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade$4.5B8.3%6.3%
Retail trade$4.7B8.6%5.9%
Information——5.7%
Construction$2.5B4.6%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food——3.1%
Administrative & waste services——3.0%
Other services——2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$466M0.9%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$331M0.6%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation——1.0%
Agriculture$132M0.2%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%5%10%15%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Faulkner CountyArkansasOutlying05045
Grant CountyArkansasOutlying05053
Lonoke CountyArkansasCentral05085
Perry CountyArkansasOutlying05105
Pulaski CountyArkansasCentral05119
Saline CountyArkansasCentral05125