Pine Bluff, Arkansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Pine Bluff fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 9.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.9 percentage points higher than the Arkansas rate. The unemployment rate in Pine Bluff peaked in June 2011 at 10.5% and is now 1.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Pine Bluff 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
Pine Bluff	9.3%	-0.2	-0.5

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: Pine Bluff, Arkansas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Pine Bluff, Arkansas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Pine Bluff peaked in September 2011 at 4,580. There are now 437 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Pine Bluff employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Pine Bluff, Arkansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Pine Bluff	4,143	-61	-129

Number of Unemployed Persons

Pine Bluff, Arkansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arkansas Unemployment Rate	Pine Bluff Unemployment Rate	Pine Bluff Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.2%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.4%	9.3%	4,143
February 2012	8.3%	7.6%	9.5%	4,204
January 2012	8.3%	7.6%	9.6%	4,209
December 2011	8.5%	7.8%	9.9%	4,275
November 2011	8.7%	7.9%	10.2%	4,442
October 2011	8.9%	8.0%	10.4%	4,554
September 2011	9.0%	8.1%	10.5%	4,580
August 2011	9.1%	8.1%	10.5%	4,563
July 2011	9.1%	8.2%	10.5%	4,566
June 2011	9.1%	8.1%	10.5%	4,531
May 2011	9.0%	8.1%	10.1%	4,390
April 2011	9.0%	8.0%	10.0%	4,328