Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Little Rock fell 0.1 percentage points in May 2019 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Arkansas rate. The unemployment rate in Little Rock peaked in January 2011 at 7.4% and is now 4.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Little Rock unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	0.0	-0.2
Arkansas	3.6%	0.0	-0.1
Little Rock	3.2%	-0.1	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2019 data as June 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 25,936. There are now 14,585 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Little Rock employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Little Rock, Arkansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Little Rock	11,351	-319	-547

Number of Unemployed Persons

Little Rock, Arkansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arkansas Unemployment Rate	Little Rock Unemployment Rate	Little Rock Unemployed
June 2019	3.7%	—	—	—
May 2019	3.6%	3.6%	3.2%	11,351
April 2019	3.6%	3.6%	3.3%	11,670
March 2019	3.8%	3.7%	3.4%	11,989
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	3.4%	12,181
January 2019	4.0%	3.7%	3.4%	12,070
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.3%	11,885
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.3%	11,886
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.3%	11,836
September 2018	3.7%	3.6%	3.3%	11,738
August 2018	3.8%	3.6%	3.3%	11,657
July 2018	3.9%	3.6%	3.3%	11,664