Jonesboro, Arkansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jonesboro fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2018 to 3.2%. 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 5.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.0% in January 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Jonesboro unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Arkansas	3.8%	0.0	+0.2
Jonesboro	3.2%	0.0	+0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May 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 4,873. There are now 2,803 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,928 in February 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 142. Jonesboro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Jonesboro	2,070	-1	+80

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jonesboro, Arkansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arkansas Unemployment Rate	Jonesboro Unemployment Rate	Jonesboro Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	3.8%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	3.8%	3.2%	2,070
March 2018	4.1%	3.8%	3.2%	2,071
February 2018	4.1%	3.8%	3.1%	2,019
January 2018	4.1%	3.7%	3.2%	2,030
December 2017	4.1%	3.7%	3.1%	2,005
November 2017	4.1%	3.7%	3.2%	2,043
October 2017	4.1%	3.7%	3.2%	2,081
September 2017	4.2%	3.7%	3.3%	2,114
August 2017	4.4%	3.7%	3.3%	2,123
July 2017	4.3%	3.7%	3.3%	2,096
June 2017	4.3%	3.7%	3.2%	2,057