Hot Springs, Arkansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hot Springs fell 1.4 percentage points in July 2020 to 9.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.3 percentage points higher than the Arkansas rate. The unemployment rate in Hot Springs peaked in April 2020 at 16.4% and is now 7.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Hot Springs unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	10.2%	-0.9	+6.5
Arkansas	7.1%	-1.0	+3.5
Hot Springs	9.4%	-1.4	+5.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2020 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Hot Springs, Arkansas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Hot Springs, Arkansas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Hot Springs peaked in April 2020 at 6,509. There are now 2,730 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Hot Springs employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Hot Springs, Arkansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Hot Springs	3,779	-601	+2,228

Number of Unemployed Persons

Hot Springs, Arkansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arkansas Unemployment Rate	Hot Springs Unemployment Rate	Hot Springs Unemployed
August 2020	8.4%	7.4%	—	—
July 2020	10.2%	7.1%	9.4%	3,779
June 2020	11.1%	8.1%	10.8%	4,380
May 2020	13.3%	9.6%	13.8%	5,813
April 2020	14.7%	10.8%	16.4%	6,509
March 2020	4.4%	5.0%	5.0%	2,120
February 2020	3.5%	3.5%	3.6%	1,479
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	3.6%	1,490
December 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.6%	1,477
November 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.6%	1,496
October 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.7%	1,515
September 2019	3.5%	3.6%	3.7%	1,534