Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Little Rock fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2019 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Arkansas rate. The unemployment rate in Little Rock peaked in January 2011 at 7.4% and is now 4.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in December 2016, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Little Rock unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	0.0	-0.2
Arkansas	3.7%	-0.1	-0.1
Little Rock	3.4%	0.0	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2019 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 25,936. There are now 13,949 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 11,480 in March 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 507. Little Rock employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Little Rock, Arkansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Little Rock	11,987	-194	-204

Number of Unemployed Persons

Little Rock, Arkansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arkansas Unemployment Rate	Little Rock Unemployment Rate	Little Rock Unemployed
April 2019	3.6%	3.6%	—	—
March 2019	3.8%	3.7%	3.4%	11,987
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
June 2018	4.0%	3.7%	3.3%	11,753
May 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.4%	11,898