Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Little Rock rose 1.2 percentage points in March 2020 to 4.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Arkansas rate. The unemployment rate in Little Rock peaked in January 2011 at 7.4% and is now 3.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in March 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.3 percentage points. You can also compare Little Rock unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.4%	+0.9	+0.6
Arkansas	5.0%	+1.5	+1.5
Little Rock	4.4%	+1.2	+1.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2020 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 2011 at 25,981. There are now 10,060 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 11,301 in April 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 4,620. Little Rock employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Little Rock, Arkansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Little Rock	15,921	+4,285	+4,569

Number of Unemployed Persons

Little Rock, Arkansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arkansas Unemployment Rate	Little Rock Unemployment Rate	Little Rock Unemployed
April 2020	14.7%	10.2%	—	—
March 2020	4.4%	5.0%	4.4%	15,921
February 2020	3.5%	3.5%	3.2%	11,636
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	3.3%	11,708
December 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.3%	11,728
November 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.3%	11,751
October 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.3%	11,751
September 2019	3.5%	3.6%	3.3%	11,737
August 2019	3.7%	3.6%	3.3%	11,686
July 2019	3.7%	3.6%	3.2%	11,582
June 2019	3.7%	3.6%	3.2%	11,446
May 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.2%	11,338