Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fayetteville fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2019 to 2.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Arkansas rate. The unemployment rate in Fayetteville peaked in October 2010 at 6.8% and is now 4.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in June 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Fayetteville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Arkansas	3.4%	-0.1	-0.2
Fayetteville	2.5%	0.0	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 December 2010 at 15,625. There are now 8,713 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Fayetteville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fayetteville, Arkansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fayetteville	6,912	-87	-552

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fayetteville, Arkansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arkansas Unemployment Rate	Fayetteville Unemployment Rate	Fayetteville Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.4%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	2.5%	6,912
June 2019	3.7%	3.5%	2.5%	6,999
May 2019	3.6%	3.6%	2.6%	7,207
April 2019	3.6%	3.6%	2.7%	7,425
March 2019	3.8%	3.7%	2.8%	7,634
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	2.8%	7,758
January 2019	4.0%	3.7%	2.8%	7,692
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	2.8%	7,587
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	2.8%	7,590
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	2.8%	7,571