Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fayetteville fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2019 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points lower than the Arkansas rate. The unemployment rate in Fayetteville peaked in February 2010 at 6.8% and is now 4.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Fayetteville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Arkansas	3.8%	+0.1	0.0
Fayetteville	2.8%	0.0	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 7,854 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 1,027. Fayetteville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fayetteville, Arkansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fayetteville	7,868	-15	+267

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fayetteville, Arkansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arkansas Unemployment Rate	Fayetteville Unemployment Rate	Fayetteville Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.7%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	2.8%	7,868
January 2019	4.0%	3.7%	2.8%	7,883
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	2.8%	7,652
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	2.8%	7,597
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	2.7%	7,473
September 2018	3.7%	3.6%	2.5%	6,977
August 2018	3.8%	3.6%	2.5%	6,841
July 2018	3.9%	3.6%	2.5%	6,908
June 2018	4.0%	3.7%	2.6%	7,264
May 2018	3.8%	3.7%	2.7%	7,357
April 2018	3.9%	3.7%	2.9%	7,871