Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fayetteville rose 0.2 percentage points in October 2018 to 2.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Arkansas rate. The unemployment rate in Fayetteville peaked in February 2010 at 6.8% and is now 4.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Fayetteville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Arkansas	3.5%	0.0	-0.2
Fayetteville	2.7%	+0.2	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Fayetteville, Arkansas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Fayetteville, Arkansas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Fayetteville peaked in January 2011 at 15,722. There are now 8,249 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 6,841 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 632. Fayetteville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fayetteville, Arkansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fayetteville	7,473	+496	-247

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fayetteville, Arkansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arkansas Unemployment Rate	Fayetteville Unemployment Rate	Fayetteville Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.5%	2.7%	7,473
September 2018	3.7%	3.5%	2.5%	6,977
August 2018	3.9%	3.6%	2.5%	6,841
July 2018	3.9%	3.7%	2.5%	6,908
June 2018	4.0%	3.8%	2.6%	7,264
May 2018	3.8%	3.8%	2.7%	7,357
April 2018	3.9%	3.8%	2.9%	7,871
March 2018	4.1%	3.8%	2.9%	7,845
February 2018	4.1%	3.8%	2.8%	7,601
January 2018	4.1%	3.7%	2.9%	7,933
December 2017	4.1%	3.7%	2.9%	7,894