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 2018 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 May 2017, 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 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Arkansas	3.8%	+0.1	+0.2
Little Rock	3.5%	0.0	+0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 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 25,815. There are now 13,495 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 10,642 in June 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,678. Little Rock employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Little Rock, Arkansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Little Rock	12,320	-147	+421

Number of Unemployed Persons

Little Rock, Arkansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arkansas Unemployment Rate	Little Rock Unemployment Rate	Little Rock Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	3.8%	3.5%	12,320
January 2018	4.1%	3.7%	3.5%	12,467
December 2017	4.1%	3.7%	3.5%	12,572
November 2017	4.1%	3.7%	3.4%	12,197
October 2017	4.1%	3.7%	3.3%	11,958
September 2017	4.2%	3.7%	3.2%	11,479
August 2017	4.4%	3.7%	3.1%	11,127
July 2017	4.3%	3.7%	3.0%	10,659
June 2017	4.3%	3.7%	3.0%	10,642
May 2017	4.3%	3.6%	3.0%	10,650
April 2017	4.4%	3.6%	3.1%	10,892