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 2021 to 4.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Arkansas rate. The unemployment rate in Little Rock peaked in April 2020 at 11.2% and is now 6.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.5% in December 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Little Rock unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
Arkansas | 4.5% | -0.1 | +0.7 |
Little Rock | 4.9% | 0.0 | +1.7 |
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 38,622. There are now 21,129 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 15,859 in December 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,634. Little Rock employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Little Rock, Arkansas) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Little Rock | 17,493 | +43 | +5,857 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Little Rock, Arkansas Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Arkansas Unemployment Rate |
Little Rock Unemployment Rate |
Little Rock Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
February 2021 |
6.2% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 17,493 |
January 2021 |
6.3% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 17,450 |
December 2020 |
6.7% | 4.9% | 4.5% | 15,859 |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.3% | 6.9% | 23,477 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.6% | 6.9% | 23,733 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 5.9% | 8.0% | 28,087 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 6.5% | 8.4% | 29,633 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 7.1% | 8.1% | 27,534 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 7.8% | 8.9% | 30,662 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 8.5% | 10.3% | 36,478 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 10.0% | 11.2% | 38,622 |
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. ↩