Jonesboro, Arkansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jonesboro fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Arkansas rate. The unemployment rate in Jonesboro peaked in August 2011 at 7.8% and is now 0.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Jonesboro unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Arkansas	7.4%	-0.2	-0.6
Jonesboro	7.0%	-0.2	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Jonesboro, Arkansas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Jonesboro, Arkansas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Jonesboro peaked in September 2011 at 4,497. There are now 293 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,107 in December 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 97. Jonesboro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Jonesboro	4,204	-29	-121

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jonesboro, Arkansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arkansas Unemployment Rate	Jonesboro Unemployment Rate	Jonesboro Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.2%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.4%	7.0%	4,204
February 2012	8.3%	7.6%	7.2%	4,233
January 2012	8.3%	7.6%	7.1%	4,157
December 2011	8.5%	7.8%	7.2%	4,107
November 2011	8.7%	7.9%	7.4%	4,269
October 2011	8.9%	8.0%	7.7%	4,446
September 2011	9.0%	8.1%	7.8%	4,497
August 2011	9.1%	8.1%	7.8%	4,491
July 2011	9.1%	8.2%	7.7%	4,452
June 2011	9.1%	8.1%	7.6%	4,434
May 2011	9.0%	8.1%	7.4%	4,339
April 2011	9.0%	8.0%	7.3%	4,288