Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Little Rock fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 6.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Arkansas rate. The unemployment rate in Little Rock peaked in September 2011 at 7.4% and is now 0.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Little Rock 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
Little Rock	6.6%	-0.1	-0.1

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: Little Rock, Arkansas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Little Rock, Arkansas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Little Rock peaked in September 2011 at 25,328. There are now 2,177 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Little Rock employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Little Rock, Arkansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Little Rock	23,151	-161	-183

Number of Unemployed Persons

Little Rock, Arkansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arkansas Unemployment Rate	Little Rock Unemployment Rate	Little Rock Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.2%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.4%	6.6%	23,151
February 2012	8.3%	7.6%	6.7%	23,312
January 2012	8.3%	7.6%	6.7%	23,424
December 2011	8.5%	7.8%	6.9%	23,911
November 2011	8.7%	7.9%	7.1%	24,647
October 2011	8.9%	8.0%	7.3%	25,304
September 2011	9.0%	8.1%	7.4%	25,328
August 2011	9.1%	8.1%	7.3%	25,105
July 2011	9.1%	8.2%	7.2%	24,840
June 2011	9.1%	8.1%	7.1%	24,524
May 2011	9.0%	8.1%	6.8%	23,818
April 2011	9.0%	8.0%	6.7%	23,414