Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Little Rock fell 0.5 percentage points in July 2021 to 4.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Arkansas rate. The unemployment rate in Little Rock peaked in April 2020 at 10.8% and is now 6.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Little Rock unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.4% | -0.5 | -4.8 |
| Arkansas | 4.3% | -0.1 | -2.8 |
| Little Rock | 4.3% | -0.5 | -3.7 |
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 38,733. There are now 23,441 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 | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock | 15,292 | -1,955 | -12,795 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Little Rock, Arkansas Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Arkansas Unemployment Rate |
Little Rock Unemployment Rate |
Little Rock Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 |
5.2% | — | — | — |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 15,292 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 17,247 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 17,221 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 17,364 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 17,423 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 17,615 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 17,857 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 18,314 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.3% | 5.5% | 18,966 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 19,840 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 23,157 |
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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