Jonesboro, Arkansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jonesboro fell 0.0 percentage points in August 2019 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Arkansas rate. The unemployment rate in Jonesboro peaked in February 2011 at 8.2% and is now 5.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in June 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Jonesboro unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Arkansas	3.4%	0.0	-0.2
Jonesboro	2.8%	0.0	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 March 2011 at 4,864. There are now 3,010 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,828 in June 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 26. Jonesboro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Jonesboro	1,854	+21	-192

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jonesboro, Arkansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arkansas Unemployment Rate	Jonesboro Unemployment Rate	Jonesboro Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	3.5%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.4%	2.8%	1,854
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	2.8%	1,833
June 2019	3.7%	3.5%	2.8%	1,828
May 2019	3.6%	3.6%	2.9%	1,858
April 2019	3.6%	3.6%	2.9%	1,902
March 2019	3.8%	3.7%	3.0%	1,974
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	3.1%	2,034
January 2019	4.0%	3.7%	3.2%	2,041
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.2%	2,051
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.2%	2,051
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.2%	2,050