Human Resources Programs and Jobs in Little Rock Arkansas

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Situated in Pulaski County, Arkansas, Little Rock had a population of 183,133 as of 2008, a jump of three percent from the 2000 figures.

For those places that you must see if you're in Little Rock, make sure to check out the Clinton Presidential Center and Library in Downtown and the Arkansas State Capitol. For great seafood, Little Rock has Flying Fish of Little Rock and Brave New Restaurant. But whatever your cuisine of choice, you must sample Whole Hog Cafe & Catering for barbecue and Ashley's at the Capital for American food.

Relative to the rest of the country, it is more affordable to live in Little Rock. While the U.S. average for the cost of living index, a measure in the change of prices, is 100, the figure for Little Rock is 86.9. Luckily, with a lower cost of living comes lower home prices compared to the national average.

While many employment opportunities exist in Little Rock, the most popular for women are in the fields of health care, educational services and public administration, while the top industries for men are health care, technical services and construction.

People in Little Rock do not spend a lot of time in their cars getting to and from work. The average daily commute time is far less than a half hour and below the national average.

Little Rock's residents have varied educational backgrounds, with a large amount of the population having graduated from high school, about one-third of the population having earned a bachelor's degree and about a tenth possessing a graduate degree.

The unemployment rate in Little Rock is 6.1 percent, under the state unemployment rate of 7.3 percent.

More than half of the residents of Little Rock are affiliated with a religious congregation, with the most common being Southern Baptist Convention, United Methodist and Catholic. Little Rock is home to the Macedonia Spiritual Church, the Baseline Christian Church and the Baseline Missionary Baptist Church.