Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Little Rock fell 1.0 percentage points in May 2020 to 10.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Arkansas rate. The unemployment rate in Little Rock peaked in April 2020 at 11.2% and is now 1.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Little Rock unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Arkansas	9.6%	-1.2	+6.1
Little Rock	10.2%	-1.0	+7.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 2020 at 38,622. There are now 2,583 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	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Little Rock	36,039	-2,583	+24,701

Number of Unemployed Persons

Little Rock, Arkansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arkansas Unemployment Rate	Little Rock Unemployment Rate	Little Rock Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	8.0%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.6%	10.2%	36,039
April 2020	14.7%	10.8%	11.2%	38,622
March 2020	4.4%	5.0%	4.6%	16,395
February 2020	3.5%	3.5%	3.2%	11,636
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	3.3%	11,708
December 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.3%	11,728
November 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.3%	11,751
October 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.3%	11,751
September 2019	3.5%	3.6%	3.3%	11,737
August 2019	3.7%	3.6%	3.3%	11,686
July 2019	3.7%	3.6%	3.2%	11,582