Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Little Rock fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.5%. 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 3.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.0% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Little Rock unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Arkansas	3.8%	+0.1	0.0
Little Rock	3.5%	0.0	+0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 February 2011 at 25,936. There are now 13,337 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 10,627 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,972. Little Rock employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Little Rock, Arkansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Little Rock	12,599	-95	+413

Number of Unemployed Persons

Little Rock, Arkansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arkansas Unemployment Rate	Little Rock Unemployment Rate	Little Rock Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.7%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	3.5%	12,599
January 2019	4.0%	3.7%	3.5%	12,694
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.5%	12,523
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.4%	12,286
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.3%	11,936
September 2018	3.7%	3.6%	3.1%	10,926
August 2018	3.8%	3.6%	3.0%	10,627
July 2018	3.9%	3.6%	3.0%	10,695
June 2018	4.0%	3.7%	3.3%	11,660
May 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.3%	11,873
April 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.6%	12,617