Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fayetteville fell 1.3 percentage points in May 2020 to 7.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.2 percentage points lower than the Arkansas rate. The unemployment rate in Fayetteville peaked in April 2020 at 8.6% and is now 1.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Fayetteville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Arkansas	9.5%	-1.3	+6.0
Fayetteville	7.3%	-1.3	+4.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 22,908. There are now 2,692 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Fayetteville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fayetteville, Arkansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fayetteville	20,216	-2,692	+13,080

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fayetteville, Arkansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arkansas Unemployment Rate	Fayetteville Unemployment Rate	Fayetteville Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.5%	7.3%	20,216
April 2020	14.7%	10.8%	8.6%	22,908
March 2020	4.4%	5.0%	3.6%	10,306
February 2020	3.5%	3.5%	2.5%	7,032
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	2.5%	7,113
December 2019	3.5%	3.5%	2.5%	7,064
November 2019	3.5%	3.5%	2.5%	7,099
October 2019	3.6%	3.5%	2.5%	7,133
September 2019	3.5%	3.6%	2.5%	7,161
August 2019	3.7%	3.6%	2.6%	7,171
July 2019	3.7%	3.6%	2.6%	7,155