Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Little Rock rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 2.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Arkansas rate. The unemployment rate in Little Rock peaked in April 2020 at 10.7% and is now 8.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in June 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Little Rock unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.8% | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Arkansas | 2.9% | +0.2 | -0.6 |
| Little Rock | 2.7% | +0.1 | -0.5 |
Unemployment Rate: Little Rock, Arkansas, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Little Rock, Arkansas Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Little Rock peaked in April 2020 at 37,981. There are now 28,067 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,103 in July 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 811. Little Rock employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Little Rock, Arkansas) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock | 9,914 | +509 | -1,679 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Little Rock, Arkansas Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Arkansas Unemployment Rate |
Little Rock Unemployment Rate |
Little Rock Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2023 |
3.9% | 3.1% | — | — |
| September 2023 |
3.8% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 9,914 |
| August 2023 |
3.8% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 9,405 |
| July 2023 |
3.5% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 9,103 |
| June 2023 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 9,181 |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 9,392 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 9,705 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 9,956 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 10,419 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 11,107 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 11,364 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 11,376 |
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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