Hot Springs, Arkansas Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hot Springs fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2021 to 6.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.7 percentage points higher than the Arkansas rate. The unemployment rate in Hot Springs peaked in April 2020 at 16.4% and is now 10.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.2% in December 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.0 percentage points. You can also compare Hot Springs unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
| Arkansas | 4.5% | -0.1 | +0.7 |
| Hot Springs | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.6 |
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 3,905 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,197 in December 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 407. Hot Springs employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Hot Springs, Arkansas) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs | 2,604 | -13 | +1,125 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Hot Springs, Arkansas Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Arkansas Unemployment Rate |
Hot Springs Unemployment Rate |
Hot Springs Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 4.5% | 6.2% | 2,604 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 4.6% | 6.3% | 2,617 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 2,197 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.3% | 7.8% | 3,230 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.6% | 7.9% | 3,245 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 5.9% | 9.7% | 4,074 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 6.5% | 10.3% | 4,302 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 7.1% | 9.5% | 3,792 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 7.8% | 10.8% | 4,380 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 8.5% | 13.8% | 5,813 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 10.0% | 16.4% | 6,509 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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