Jonesboro, Arkansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jonesboro fell 0.7 percentage points in May 2020 to 8.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points lower than the Arkansas rate. The unemployment rate in Jonesboro peaked in April 2020 at 9.3% and is now 0.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Jonesboro unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Arkansas	9.6%	-1.2	+6.1
Jonesboro	8.6%	-0.7	+5.7

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: Jonesboro, Arkansas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Jonesboro, Arkansas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Jonesboro peaked in April 2020 at 6,059. There are now 408 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Jonesboro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Jonesboro	5,651	-408	+3,741

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jonesboro, Arkansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arkansas Unemployment Rate	Jonesboro Unemployment Rate	Jonesboro Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	8.0%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.6%	8.6%	5,651
April 2020	14.7%	10.8%	9.3%	6,059
March 2020	4.4%	5.0%	4.0%	2,730
February 2020	3.5%	3.5%	2.8%	1,875
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	2.8%	1,899
December 2019	3.5%	3.5%	2.8%	1,876
November 2019	3.5%	3.5%	2.8%	1,895
October 2019	3.6%	3.5%	2.9%	1,914
September 2019	3.5%	3.6%	2.9%	1,932
August 2019	3.7%	3.6%	2.9%	1,945
July 2019	3.7%	3.6%	3.0%	1,947